Thunderstorm Wind — Colbert, Alabama
March 24, 2023 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
A bow echo from an embedded supercell within a line of thunderstorms intensified and produced a long-lived and at times wide swath of wind damage as it entered the Shoals, including Tuscumbia, Sheffield and Muscle Shoals, to the northeast part of the county before crossing the Tennessee River. Wind speeds were measured over 60 mph at multiple locations, and gusts may have reached up to 80-90 mph when a brick wall of a two story building collapsed and a large part of roofing was taken off another portion of the building. Trees, power poles and power lines were taken down in numerous locations. According to utilities in Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals, over 60 power poles were knocked down or snapped and over 25 transformers were knocked out resulting in widespread power outages. Num
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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.