Thunderstorm Wind — Houston, Alabama
January 2, 2017 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$100K
Magnitude
74 EG
Area
Houston
Event narrative (NOAA)
An NWS Survey Team determined that some damage in the Rehobeth area was caused by strong straight line winds on the southern flank of a tornado just to the north. Damage consisted of numerous large trees snapped or uprooted. One mobile home was split by a large tree, resulting in four fatalities. The damage pattern along this path was not convergent and was noticeably south of the path of the tornado vortex. Damage cost was estimated.
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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.