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Butler Power Outages Caused by Weather

Events

March 26, 2023 - Thunderstorm Wind

High winds downed powerlines on Riderwood Drive at Scott Mountain Road.

Riderwood - Riderwood
March 26, 2023 - Thunderstorm Wind

High winds downed multiple tree across the county with several power outages.

Butler - Butler
March 26, 2023 - Thunderstorm Wind

High winds downed trees and powerlines.

Isney - Isney
March 30, 2022 - Tornado

This is the second segment of an EF1 tornado that began just southwest of Southern Choctaw High School snapping multiple hardwood and softwood trees.|The beginning point is estimated just southwest of the high school|due to limited road access. Strong damaging winds accompanied the|rear flank downdraft associated with the tornado resulting in|damage to outdoor bleachers and small outbuildings by the sports|field. A bus was also overturned in the parking lot with minor|structural damage to the backside of the school. The tornado|continued tracking northeast, both widening and strengthening|impacting several homes and snapping/uprooting multiple trees and|snapping powerlines as it crossed Highway 17. This was the|strongest point along the tornado path with near 110mph winds. The|tornado continued tracking northeast causing more sporadic EF0 to|EF1 damage along the rest of its path to the Marengo County|border with damage generally limited to a few snapped/uprooted|softwood and hardwood trees, along with minor roof damage to a few|homes. The tornado began to strengthen and widen again as it|approached the Tombigbee River with the last accessible damage|point on Ararat Road where there was notable snapped|softwood/hardwood trees. The tornado crossed into Marengo County before briefly crossing back into Choctaw County before again moving back into Marengo County.

Ararat - Ararat
March 30, 2022 - Tornado

An EF1 tornado began approximately 3 miles southwest of Southern Choctaw High|School snapping multiple hardwood and softwood trees.|The beginning point was determined through analysis of Sentinel Satellite data. Strong damaging winds accompanied the rear flank downdraft associated with the tornado resulting in damage to outdoor bleachers and small outbuildings by the sports|field. A bus was also overturned in the parking lot with minor structural damage to the backside of the school. The tornado continued tracking northeast, both widening and strengthening impacting several homes and snapping/uprooting multiple trees and|snapping powerlines as it crossed Highway 17. This was the strongest point along the tornado path with near 110mph winds. The tornado continued tracking northeast causing more sporadic EF0 to EF1 damage along the rest of its path to the Marengo County border with damage generally limited to a few snapped/uprooted|softwood and hardwood trees, along with minor roof damage to a few homes. The tornado began to strengthen and widen again as it approached the Tombigbee River with the last accessible damage point on Ararat Road where there was notable snapped|softwood/hardwood trees. The tornado crossed into Marengo County before briefly crossing back into Choctaw County before again moving back into Marengo County.

Souwilpa - Ararat

Episodes

March 25, 2021

Another in a series of powerful storm systems moved across the region during the day and through the evening. A very unstable airmass developed across the area. This system produced a tornado outbreak just north of the area, however one tornado developed in Choctaw and caused damage.

January 6, 2009

A thunderstorm produced high winds that downed trees and power lines in portions of southwest Alabama.

August 27, 2005

For the fourth time this season, the area was threatened by a tropical event. Major Hurricane Katrina impacted portions of the area during the day of August 29th. The storm made landfall over southeast Louisiana around sunrise on August 29. The center of Katrina tracked north northeast near I-59 across southeast Mississippi. Katrina had a large eye and the wind field was also very large. Gusts to hurricane force were felt as far east as the Alabama and Mississippi state line. Wind damage from Katrina decreased as you got farther east of the center of the storm. However, high storm surge values were observed as far east as Destin in Okaloosa county. The storm surge with Katrina was one of the highest ever recorded as far east as Mobile Bay. Coastal counties in Alabama were put under a Hurricane Watch at 300 PM CST on August 27, then a Hurricane Warning at 900 PM CST on August 27. The coastal counties in northwest Florida were put under a Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch at 900 PM CST on August 27. The Hurricane Watch was dropped for the coastal counties in northwest Florida at 900 AM CST on August 29. The Tropical Storm Warning for northwest Florida was dropped at 300 PM CST on August 29. The Hurricane Warning for coastal Alabama was changed to a Tropical Storm Warning at 300 PM CST on August 29. All tropical warnings were dropped for the entire area at 900 PM CST on August 29 as Katrina moved rapidly inland. An inland Hurricane Warning was issued for southeast Mississippi and parts of southwest Alabama on August 27 and August 28. All inland tropical warnings were dropped the evening of August 29.Some of the wind reports from across southwest Alabama on August 29 were as follows: Mobile Regional Airport, sustained wind of 57 knots with a peak gust of 72 knots. Brookley Field, sustained wind of 58 knots with a peak gust of 73 knots. Evergreen, sustained wind of 32 knots with a peak gust of 42 knots. Dauphin Island, sustained wind of 64 knots with a peak gust of 89 knots. USS Alabama, peak gust 90 knots. Semmes, peak gust of 57 knots. Fairhope, peak gust 54 knots. Middle Bay Lighthouse, peak gust of 72 knots. Wind reports across northwest Florida: Pensacola Regional Airport, sustained wind of 49 knots with a peak gust of 60 knots. Pensacola Naval Air Station, sustained wind of 49 knots with a peak gust 62 knots. Pensacola (WEAR-TV), peak gust 50 knots. Valpariaso (Eglin Air Force Base), sustained winds of 33 knots with a peak gust of 46 knots. Destin airport, sustained winds of 30 knots with a peak gust 44 knots. Mary Esther, sustained wind of 38 knots with a peak gust of 52 knots. Wind gusts across southeast Mississippi were estimated to be between 70 and 80 knots.Some of the lowest sea level pressures recorded with Katrina on August 29 were as follows: Mobile Regional Airport, 983.4 MB. Brookley, 985.8 MB. Dauphin Island, 986.1 MB. Semmes, 982.7 MB.The highest 48 hour rainfall totals (ending at midnight on August 29). In Alabama: Mobile Regional Airport, 3.80 inches. Semmes, 5.70 inches. Coden, 7.26 inches. Thomasville, 3.17 inches. Daphne, 4.97 inches. In Florida: Pensacola (WEAR), 3.06 inches. Philpot, 7.80 inches. Milton, 4.50 inches. Molino, 5.00 inches. Oak Grove, 6.00 inches. In Mississippi: Flint Creek Water Park, 8.20 inches.The highest storm tides from Katrina occurred at: Mobile State Docks with 11.45 feet. USS Alabama with 12.0 feet. Dauphin Island with 6.63 feet. Perdido Pass with 5.81 feet. Pensacola with 5.37 feet. Santa Rosa Sound with 4.10 feet. Destin with 4.56 feet. Some other estimated values: Bayou La Batre with 11-14 feet. Dog River area 10-13 feet. Baldwin county with 9-11 feet. Escambia county with 7-9 feet. Santa rosa with 5-8 feet. Okaloosa county with 4-6 feet. The surge values in Mobile Bay were among the highest ever recorded for the area. Over 20 million dollars in damage was done to the Alabama State Docks due to the high surge.Major beach erosion occurred from Dauphin Island to east of Destin. The west end of Dauphin Island was completely under water with most of the homes on the west end washed away. Flash flooding occurred throughout the day as Katrina moved inland. High winds from Katrina caused significant tree and power line damage to the counties that border the Mississippi and Alabama state line. Stone and Perry counties in Mississippi received the most damage. The damage in those two counties resembled the inland damage that hurricane Ivan produced in Alabama last year. Highway 98 in Okaloosa county again had some of the lanes damage due to surge. I-10 bridge across Pensacola Bay was closed for several hours due to high winds. The Wallace Tunnel was closed due to high water from the surge. Most of the businesses on the Causeway over Mobile Bay were damaged or destroyed by the high water. An oil rig being worked on broke free and floated up Mobile Bay and became lodged underneath the Cochran-Africatown Bridge. The bridge had to be closed for several hours until it could be inspected for damage. Several weak tornadoes occurred across the area.No direct deaths were reported with Katrina in southeast Mississippi, southwest Alabama and northwest Florida.

News

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Nov 11, 2022

Power Restored: South Huntsville, Hazel Green Share on Facebook Email This Link Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn

Two power outages have been reported in south Huntsville and Hazel Green areas in result of a thunderstorm.

Oct 12, 2022

Actions to avert power outage generates recognition for senior operator > Nashville District > News Stories lock

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (July 29, 2022) – The senior operator at Cordell Hull Dam Powerplant is the Nashville District Employee of the Month for May 2022 for actions taken to avert power outages in several rural communities in Kentucky and Tennessee., The News Stories page

Jul 29, 2022

Alabama power outage map: See outages after central Alabama tornadoes

Thousands of households in central Alabama are without power after a line of storms that sparked multiple tornado warnings crossed the state.

Apr 5, 2022

One death, power outages widespread after Hurricane Zeta, damage reported

Hurricane Zeta made landfall about 4 p.m. in Cocodrie, Louisiana and brought rain and intense winds to Alabama in the hours after.

Oct 29, 2020

Gulf Power Outage Map as Hurricane Sally Leaves 450,000 in Alabama and Florida Without Power

Baldwin County and Mobile County are the worst-affected in Alabama, with more than a combined 260,000 without power.

Sep 16, 2020

Alabama Power: 1,650 power outages in Montgomery County after Thursday storms

There were more than 10,000 outages statewide Friday morning.

Jun 28, 2018

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Power is out on Lucille lane here in Butler. Not sure when it went out, was kind of hoping for an estimate on when it will be back.

Penny T | September 11, 2022  

My power is out. I rent and the electric is in the landlords name. So because I don't have the account number, phone number associated with the account or the meter number I can let them know. How unsafe is this. Why can I use the address. This is so unsafe. But it's no big deal I'm only a single dad with one child in the house.

David | February 03, 2022  

Power out in Butler

Michelle M | October 23, 2021  

My power is out in butler

Tom | October 21, 2021  

Power went out again at 4 PM, Water and Park street affected.

William Schmid | January 01, 2021  

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Power Outage FAQs

What is Power Outage?

Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.

What Causes Power Outages?

  • Severe weather (high winds, lightning, winter storms, heat waves, rain or flooding can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
  • Other damage to electric transmission lines (vehicle accidents, trees, and animals can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
  • Repairing, maintenance or upgrades on power lines and equipment.

What are the Top Outage Safety Tips?

  • Stay away from the downed power lines, park vehicles in protected areas;
  • Unplug appliances and electronics, limit cell phone use to conserve battery life;
  • Use portable generators outdoors only, well away from open windows and doors;
  • Pack perishable foods into a cooler, keep refrigerator and freezer doors shut as much as possible.

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Butler, Alabama

City Butler
County Choctaw
State Alabama (AL)
Country United States
Zip Codes 36904

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