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Thunderstorm WindFayette, Alabama

May 20, 2001 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
3
Property damage
$35K
Magnitude
55 E
Area
Fayette

Event narrative (NOAA)

A thunderstorm moving from the southern portion of Fayette County northward downed trees and caused power outages. One tree fell onto a mobile home on the north side of the city of Fayette killing a 36-year-old man and injuring three other people in the mobile home at the time.

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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