Power Outage in Huntsville, AL

A power line was reported down near Oakwood Avenue SE and Minor Road.

A power line was reported down along St Clair Avenue SE.

A power line was reported down along Lowe Avenue.

A power line was reported down at the intersection of University Drive and Pulaski Pike.

Trees were reported down on powerlines at this location.

A tree was reported down and a power pole down near School House Road and Buddy Williamson Road.

A tree and power pole was knocked down near School House Road and Buddy Williamson Road.

Trees were knocked down on power lines along Eastview Drive between Highland Drive and Slaughter Road.

According to Huntsville Utilities alone, 59 power poles were knocked down or damaged, 110 power lines were downed, and 64 trees were knocked down. These are likely conservative estimates for the entire county.

According to Huntsville Utilities alone, 59 power poles were knocked down or damaged, 110 power lines were downed, and 64 trees were knocked down. These are likely conservative estimates for the entire county.

Windy conditions developed ahead of and immediately behind a line of severe thunderstorms. Sustained wind speeds of 25-35 mph gusted frequently from 40-55 mph at times. One individual was killed while picking up debris in their yard after the line of thunderstorms. A utility worker was electrocuted while working to restore power and was transported to a hospital. Additional power poles and lines were knocked down, but it is too difficult to determine exact numbers separated from the severe thunderstorms. Thus, those numbers are posted within the severe thunderstorm entry for this day.

Power poles were snapped near Highway 231 and Walker Lane. Time estimated by radar.

A peak wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at the Huntsville International Airport at 356 PM CST. A large power outage was reported in south Huntsville due to power lines being knocked down.

Large tree branches were snapped. Also, a power flash was observed about two miles north of this location, followed by intermittent power outages. Time was estimated from radar.

A tree and power lines were knocked down near Huntsville Hospital. Time estimated by radar.

Power lines were knocked down on Highway 431 near Hayes Nature Preserve.

Several power lines were knocked down on Green Mountain.

Power lines were reported down on the 700 block of Andrew Jackson Way.

Trees and power lines were knocked down near the Five Points area.

Downed power line reported at 203 Orvil Smith Road.

A power pole was reported down at this location.

One power pole down across the roadway and 2 others damaged and leaning at this location.

Sustained winds of 25 to 40 mph with some gusts between 50 and 55 mph occurred. The highest sustained wind of 38 mph (7:25 PM) and gust up to of 53 mph (7:53 PM) were measured at the Huntsville International Airport. Two people were injured by flying debris, one in the Five Points area (fallen branch) and another at Hays Nature Preserve (hit by a 2 by 4). Some trees and numerous power lines were knocked down. Four utility poles were also blown down. Some fence damage was reported.

Four power poles were knocked down across the road at McCrary Road and Wall Triana Highway.

Sustained gradient winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts between 40 and 50 mph produce power outages in portions of the county, including the Huntsville community.

Power lines were knocked down near Moores Mill Road and Darwin Road.

A large tree was knocked down onto a power line near the corner of Burwell Road and Carters Gin Road. Time estimated by radar.

A tree and power lines were knocked down at McKinley Road at Maysville Road. Time estimated by radar.

A tree was knocked down onto a power line at Ready Section Road at Bolden Hughey Road. Power outages were reported in this area. Time estimated by radar.

A tree was knocked down on Esslinger Drive near Cherry Tree Road. The tree caught fire and the transformer blew knocking the power out.

A power pole was bent over and power lines knocked down on Cleghorn Drive, closing the road for about two hours. This is just off the I-565/Wall Triana Highway interchange.

A tree was knocked down onto a power line at Beard Street and Fairbanks Street.

Thunderstorm winds broke 3-inch diameter tree limbs. Power poles were also broken. Reported via mPING.

A large tree was uprooted and knocked over onto power lines. Video relayed via social media.

Trees and a power transformer were knocked down on Bob Wallace Avenue.

Madison Public Works reported a tree and power pole were knocked down on Rainbow Drive.

A power pole was snapped near Bob Wallace Avenue. Photo relayed through social media.

Lightning struck a power pole that fell onto a vehicle in a grocery store parking lot. Time estimated.

Trees were knocked down onto power lines and a home on Valerie Avenue between Euclid and Laverne. Time estimated by radar.

Power lines were knocked down at Carters Gin Road and Ginnery Road. Time estimated by radar.

Trees and power lines were knocked down on Baywood Drive and Johnson Drive. Time estimated by radar.

A power line was snapped on Helena Drive NW with transformers hanging off the ground.

Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down in north Huntsville, including the Moores Mill area.

A microburst produced significant damage along Church Street between Pratt Avenue and Oakwood Avenue and west to just west of Memorial Parkway. There were multiple trees knocked down onto power lines and utility poles knocked down. An awning at a gas station collapsed onto a vehicle. The roof of a furniture store was blown off. A greenhouse sustained damage with several items knocked over.

A tree was knocked down onto a power line on Governors Drive. Large tree limbs down in the area.

A tree was knocked down onto a power line on Floyd Hardin Lane near Highway 231. | This caused a brief power outage in the area. Small hail was reported by the Madison County Sheriff in the same general area. Time estimated by radar.

A tree was knocked down onto a 3 phase power line knocking out power to portions of northeast Huntsville.

A tree was knocked down onto a power line at Southern Oaks at Linda in Moores Mill.

Sporadic twig, limb and Bradford Pear branch debris was seen as the survey team tracked damage from a supercell east-northeast from near Harvest. This was from winds estimated around 40 MPH. On Walt Campbell Road in Hazel Green, several large trees in a line were all snapped facing the same direction with an estimated peak wind speed of 80 mph. A power pole also had to be replaced at this location. This was the worst damage seen on the storm survey but extremely isolated.

Power lines were knocked down near the corner of Carriger Road and Boles Road. Time estimated from radar.

Trees and a power pole were knocked down along Walt Campbell Road. Time estimated from radar.

Sporadic twig, limb and Bradford Pear branch debris was seen as the survey team tracked damage from a supercell east-northeast from near Harvest. This was from winds estimated around 40 MPH. On Walt Campbell Road in Hazel Green, several large trees in a line were all snapped facing the same direction with an estimated peak wind speed of 80 mph. A power pole also had to be replaced at this location. This was the worst damage seen on the storm survey but extremely isolated.

Multiple trees and power lines were knocked down near South Shawdee Road and Nature Trail Road.

A power pole was snapped near the intersection of Monroe Road and Pulaski Pike.

A tree was knocked down across a power line on Todd Mill Road, causing a fire.

Strong and gusty winds of 30-35 mph with gusts around 50 mph occurred during the evening hours of the 22nd into the early morning hours of the 23rd. A wake low event enhanced the winds and wind gusts between 10 pm and 1 am in Madison County. Peak winds of 48 mph were reported at the Huntsville International Airport at 1153 pm. Winds gusted over 40 mph in the higher elevations of Madison County from 5 pm through 1 am. A peak gust of 52 mph was registered at a CWOP weather station on Monte Sano mountain at 1003 pm. Several trees and power lines were knocked down. Power poles were snapped on Drake Avenue. Power outages were reported at many locations.

A power pole and lines were knocked down on a fence on Brown Street in Huntsville.

A tree was knocked down onto power lines on Broadmor Road.

Several trees were reported knocked down in the Blossomwood neighborhood in Huntsville. Power was out for over one day.

A broken power pole and transformer was down near Leeman Ferry Road and the Memorial Parkway.

Power lines and multiple tree were knocked down near Incline Street and Purdy Drive.

A tree was knocked down onto power lines.

A tree was knocked down onto power lines.

Power lines were knocked down just east of Ardmore. A tree was also knocked down blocking a medical vehicle in the same area.

A power pole was knocked down along Oakwood Avenue in Huntsville.

A tree and power lines were knocked down on White Street. Time estimated from radar.

A tree and power lines were knocked down on Biscayne Street. Time estimated from radar.

A large tree limb was knocked down at the corner of Green Acres Drive and Holmes Avenue. The limb was on power lines and partly blocking Green Acres Drive. Time estimated from radar.

Power lines and poles were knocked down. Time estimated from radar.

Power lines were knocked down and a roof was blown off at Winter Park Apartments.

A power line was knocked down by thunderstorms winds about 1/2 mile east of the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds at Knight and Johnson Roads. The road intersection was closed.

Several trees and a few power lines were downed and a couple of buildings had some tin peeled back from their roofs due to thunderstorm winds.

A tree and a few power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds on Bell Factory road and St. Claire lane in Moores Mill, extending northeast to Melbourne Avenue in Huntsville, Alabama.

A tree and a few power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds on Bell Factory road and St. Claire lane in Moores Mill, extending northeast to Melbourne Avenue in Huntsville, Alabama.

Trees and power lines were knocked down.

A tree was blown onto power lines on Timberland Avenue in northwest Huntsville. This caused a brief power outage.

A few powerlines were downed by thunderstorm winds.

A gust front from a cluster of strong thunderstorms moved northeast through southeastern Madison County. The winds were high enough to knock down tree limbs into power lines resulting in a brief power outage in parts of Hampton Cove, Owens Crossroads and Green Mountain. Time estimated by radar.

The same storm that spawned the Lily Flagg area tornado previously in Madison County, Alabama, caused an additional short-lived tornado that touched down along Dug Hill road near the Cheval Boulevard (Cheval neighborhood). At this location, several hardwood trees were uprooted and several power poles were snapped. In addition, large cedar trees and other smaller softwood trees were snapped and twisted further down Dug Hill road. Further east-northeast, a large swath of cedar trees and other hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted, with several snapped off near the base, which was consistent with EF-1 damage. A roof was also ripped off a barn on the east side of Dug Hill road. The tornado then lifted just north of Raintree road in Madison County, Alabama.

A tornado touched down on the southeast area of Redstone Arsenal near the intersection of Redstone Road Southwest and Patton Road Southwest. Damage was seen just northeast of this location as several small to medium-sized trees were snapped along Magazine road. About a half mile northeast, off Sandpiper road, minor structural damage occurred to a medium-sized metal building system with two portions of a west facing wall blown out. Debris from the walls and small portions of the roof were thrown to the northwest, perpendicular to the storm motion and track. Several pine trees were snapped and uprooted in this area as well. The tornado continued its track northeast toward the eastern edge of the Arsenal perimeter, where several larger trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado continued its track northeast and connected with the damage beginning around Craigmont road. ||The tornado continued to track toward the west side of Memorial Parkway (Highway 231), in the 9000 block of Craigmont drive. In this area, several large trees were snapped or uprooted with at least one falling onto the back of a house. The tornado moved northeast, crossing Highway 231, with several trees snapped along Oldfield road. Extensive power line and power pole damage was also noted at the intersection of Whitesburg Drive and Lily Flagg road. Several wooden poles were snapped near the base and a street light was snapped at the base as well. Several business signs were blown out in the area. The tornado was likely at its strongest point in this area, reaching EF-1 intensity. ||The tornado then moved across several residential neighborhoods, snapping and uprooting both soft and hardwood trees. Minor damage to roofs, mainly from falling trees, was also noted. A large tree fell on a house on Valley View drive, causing major damage to the home. The tornado crossed Hickory Hill road, snapping trees and eventually causing minor tree damage in the Valley Hill Country Club area. The tonrado finally lifted near Haven Street, just west of Bailey Cove road.

A tornado touched down on the southeast area of Redstone Arsenal near the intersection of Redstone Road Southwest and Patton Road Southwest. Damage was seen just northeast of this location as several small to medium-sized trees were snapped along Magazine road. About a half mile northeast, off Sandpiper road, minor structural damage occurred to a medium-sized metal building system with two portions of a west facing wall blown out. Debris from the walls and small portions of the roof were thrown to the northwest, perpendicular to the storm motion and track. Several pine trees were snapped and uprooted in this area as well. The tornado continued its track northeast toward the eastern edge of the Arsenal perimeter, where several larger trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado continued its track northeast and connected with the damage beginning around Craigmont road. ||The tornado continued to track toward the west side of Memorial Parkway (Highway 231), in the 9000 block of Craigmont drive. In this area, several large trees were snapped or uprooted with at least one falling onto the back of a house. The tornado moved northeast, crossing Highway 231, with several trees snapped along Oldfield road. Extensive power line and power pole damage was also noted at the intersection of Whitesburg Drive and Lily Flagg road. Several wooden poles were snapped near the base and a street light was snapped at the base as well. Several business signs were blown out in the area. The tornado was likely at its strongest point in this area, reaching EF-1 intensity. ||The tornado then moved across several residential neighborhoods, snapping and uprooting both soft and hardwood trees. Minor damage to roofs, mainly from falling trees, was also noted. A large tree fell on a house on Valley View drive, causing major damage to the home. The tornado crossed Hickory Hill road, snapping trees and eventually causing minor tree damage in the Valley Hill Country Club area. The tonrado finally lifted near Haven Street, just west of Bailey Cove road.

A period of sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph, with gusts potentially up to 50 mph produced mostly minor wind damage, especially concentrated in central and eastern sections of the Huntsville metro area. At least 9 reports of damage were received in Madison county, including several areas of trees and power lines being knocked down, some onto roadways. One tree was knocked down onto a truck at a residence near the intersection of Oakwood Avenue and Orba Drive.

Strong winds, estimated at around 45 mph, produced non-thunderstorm wind damage, with a few powerlines downed from the intersection of Derwent Lane and Bob Wade road to the intersection of Mount Lebanon road and Bob Wade road. These locations were isolated from Madison, Alabama to about three miles south of Meridianville, Alabama.

Light freezing rain was occurring with ice glazing and accumulating on elevated surfaces, power lines and estimated to be at around a tenth of an inch.

A few power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds just southwest of Huntsville.

A couple of power poles were blown down by thunderstorm winds in Huntsville.

A few trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds at Pulaski Pike and Macedonia road.

A tree was knocked down onto a power line near the intersection of South Green Mountain Road and Joel Drive.

A tornado of EF-2 intensity with a peak wind speeds of 130 mph crossed portions of north central into northeast Madison County. The tornado began it's path just south of the Meridianville-Madison County Executive Airport off Meridianville Bottom Road where several trees were snapped. The tornado continued it's path eastward to Buckhorn High School before lifting at a farm across from the school on Winchester Road.||The tornado snapped power poles and lines along Moores Mill Road just north of Darwin Road. The tornado then intensified and destroyed a silo just east of that location before snapping trees and collapsing a barn on Macon Lane. The EF-2 tornado continued east causing significant tree damage and structural loss to residences along Rube Robinson Road and Morning Mist Drive. Most residences experienced roof damage, including loss of shingles and windows blown out. One home on Morning Mist Drive completely collapsed and was torn off it's foundation. The tornado was at it's peak width of about 220 yards at this point, before narrowing to 50 to 100 yards as it re-crossed Rube Robinson Road. The tornado collapsed a roof and barn in this area, then crossed fields for about 1 mile before reaching residents adjacent to Buckhorn High School on Shady Oak Lane ad Maysville Lane. A residence experienced significant damage, with brick walls buckled and a large portion of the roof torn off. A nearby cinder block wall of a garage collapsed.||The tornado then tracked through the Buckhorn High School campus at a width of up to 100 yards. A block building used by the ROTC students adjacent to the stadium collapsed. Several portions of the roof of the high school were torn off. Several cars in the parking lot were moved, twisted, and damaged with some windows blown out. The tornado then crossed Winchester Road and severely damaged a farmhouse, snapped and uprooted trees and strewn debris downwind across an adjacent cotton field where the tornado is believe to have lifted.

A tornado crossed from Limestone into Madison County just north of Orville Smith Road where a single wide modular home lost much of its roof and tree were snapped around it. Major structural damage occurred at the intersection of Yarbrough Road and Old Railroad Bed Road. This was one of the worst hit areas around the Harvest community. Damage to homes, mostly collapsed roofs and some exterior wall damage continued east along Yarbrough Road across Bridges Drive and Bedford Lane, just before Wall Triana Blvd. Also in this area, power poles were snapped near the base. Damage continued across State Highway 53 just south of Jeff Road. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees along Quarter Mountain Road, Carters Gin Road, and Beaver Dam Road just before Pulaski Pike. More significant damage bean to be seen along Patterson Lane, between Mount Lebanon Road and Harwell Lane where wood power poles were snapped, numerous trees uprooted and several homes had roof loss. A large metal barn/shed lost it's roof and some of it's walls were collapsed inward. Damage continued along U.S. Highway 231 at Meridianville Middle School where a concrete power pole was snapped an minor roof damage occurred to nearby buildings.||The tornado then strengthened between Hubert Road and Walker Lane along Mitzi Drive. In this area, EF-2 to low end EF-3 damage was found as several single story homes were destroyed with a loss of all walls. Other homes received significant damage with complete loss of roof and failure of exterior walls. Estimated path width in this area was 200-250 yards. Just northeast of this location along Charley Patterson Road, EF-3 damage occurred as 3 brick veneer/cinder block houses were reduced to rubble. The tornado continued to produce significant damage along Butler Road just south of Walker Lane where additional concrete power pols were snapped and large oak trees were snapped and uprooted. The damage path continued north of New Market, near Hillsboro, with additional trees snapped and uprooted and some roof shingles were lost to some residences. Damage here suggests the tornado was beginning to weaken. Along Davis Road, just south of Moe Road, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted with severe shingle loss to a house about 200 yards away from the road. Beyond this, the tornado appeared to weaken and lift as it moved across the higher plateau region of extreme northeast Madison County.

A tornado crossed from Limestone into Madison County just north of Orville Smith Road where a single wide modular home lost much of its roof and tree were snapped around it. Major structural damage occurred at the intersection of Yarbrough Road and Old Railroad Bed Road. This was one of the worst hit areas around the Harvest community. Damage to homes, mostly collapsed roofs and some exterior wall damage continued east along Yarbrough Road across Bridges Drive and Bedford Lane, just before Wall Triana Blvd. Also in this area, power poles were snapped near the base. Damage continued across State Highway 53 just south of Jeff Road. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees along Quarter Mountain Road, Carters Gin Road, and Beaver Dam Road just before Pulaski Pike. More significant damage bean to be seen along Patterson Lane, between Mount Lebanon Road and Harwell Lane where wood power poles were snapped, numerous trees uprooted and several homes had roof loss. A large metal barn/shed lost it's roof and some of it's walls were collapsed inward. Damage continued along U.S. Highway 231 at Meridianville Middle School where a concrete power pole was snapped an minor roof damage occurred to nearby buildings.||The tornado then strengthened between Hubert Road and Walker Lane along Mitzi Drive. In this area, EF-2 to low end EF-3 damage was found as several single story homes were destroyed with a loss of all walls. Other homes received significant damage with complete loss of roof and failure of exterior walls. Estimated path width in this area was 200-250 yards. Just northeast of this location along Charley Patterson Road, EF-3 damage occurred as 3 brick veneer/cinder block houses were reduced to rubble. The tornado continued to produce significant damage along Butler Road just south of Walker Lane where additional concrete power pols were snapped and large oak trees were snapped and uprooted. The damage path continued north of New Market, near Hillsboro, with additional trees snapped and uprooted and some roof shingles were lost to some residences. Damage here suggests the tornado was beginning to weaken. Along Davis Road, just south of Moe Road, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted with severe shingle loss to a house about 200 yards away from the road. Beyond this, the tornado appeared to weaken and lift as it moved across the higher plateau region of extreme northeast Madison County.

Trees and power lines were knocked down in a swath from Oakwood University through the Rutledge Heights area, and across Jordan Lane to Meridian Street in northwest and north Huntsville.

A female in her 30s was indirectly struck by lightning while on a corded telephone and attempting to disconnect power on a home computer during a prolific lightning storm. The person began feeling a tingling in her arm when lightning struck her through the telephone and knocked her to the ground. No apparent injuries were noted. The computer was also damaged by the lightning strike. During this enormous lightning storm, the Madison City school bus system brought students back to school to wait out the lightning storm.

Multiple trees were knocked down on power lines on McMullen Road near Gurley.

A tree fell onto power lines creating power outages on Blevins Gap Road. Also, three power poles were damaged on Four Mile Post road. Another tree fell onto some power lines on Big Cove Road.

Trees were knocked down onto power lines.

A power pole was snapped.

A four inch in diameter tree limb fell onto a power line at the 4000 block of Wall Triana.

Large trees were blown down on Minor Street between Pratt Avenue and Ward Street. Power lines were also knocked down.

A tornado of EF-1 intensity produced peak wind speeds of up to 110 mph. The tornado continued its track from Limestone County near the intersection of Capshaw Road and Old Railroad Bed Road. The tornado snapped trees and removed shingles off homes. The most intense damage occurred between Sam Thomas Road and Wall Triana Highway, producing high end EF-1 damage including numerous snapped power poles, sheared off hardwood trees, and roof and gutter damage.||The tornado crossed State Highway 53 near Douglas Road, snapping numerous hardwood trees and removing shingles. The track continued to the east-northeast across U.S. Highway 231 near Bob Wade Lane producing more roof and tree damage. Several large hardwood trees were snapped in a convergent pattern between Moores Mill Road and Macon Lane before dissipating to the east of Winchester Road in Deposit.

Thunderstorms winds knocked power lines down in a swath along 8th Avenue, Cypress Avenue, Whitesburg Drive, Governors Drive, and California Street.

Thunderstorms winds knocked power lines down in a swath along 8th Avenue, Cypress Avenue, Whitesburg Drive, Governors Drive, and California Street.

Thunderstorm winds knocked trees onto a home and onto power lines in the vicinity of the 500 block of Old Gurley Road near Townsend Road.

Damaging straight-line winds knocked trees down at Wall Triana Highway and Ready Section Road.||Power outages were reported to have affected 100 customers in Madison County.

Power lines were knocked down on Oscar Patterson Road in Moores Mill.

Trees and powerlines were blown down near the intersection of Green Cove Road and Highway 231.

A tree was blown down on a power line on Cornfield Lane west of Meridianville. Time was estimated from radar.

A power outage was reported at the intersection of Sam Thomas and Pine Grove Roads in Harvest. Power was knocked out in the Magnolia Springs subdivision.

Power lines were knocked down along Old Railroad Bed Road.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Grizzard road in northwest Huntsville.

A tree fell on a power line on Adrian road off of Shield's road near Winchester road in Moores Mill.

High winds knocked down trees and power lines in several locations across the county. Locations affected included: Five Points, Hazel Green, 6 miles SSE of Moores Mill, and 1 mile NNE of Huntsville. One tree fell on to an apartment building on 13th street in Huntsville. Wind gusted at times to around 50 mph.

Power lines were knocked down on Bailey Cove road near Grissham High School.

Powerlines and a large tree were knocked down on Blake Bottom Road near Highway 53 and onto two cars. Miraculously no serrious injuries were reported. The extent of the damage to the cars is unknown.

A bow echo producing widespread wind damage with gusts up to 70 mph moved northeast from Morgan county into Madison county during the evening hours. Numerous trees were blown down across the county and 6,000 utility customers were without power overnight across southeast Huntsville. Wind gusts to 70 mph were recorded for 10 minutes from a station on top of Monte Sano Mountain. Winds were also estimated to reach the 60 to 70 mph range at the Ice Plex in Huntsville. In New Hope, a tree also was blown down on a trailer on Cameron road. Luckily no one was injured in New Hope.

A bow echo producing widespread wind damage with gusts up to 70 mph moved northeast from Morgan county into Madison county during the evening hours. Numerous trees were blown down across the county and 6,000 utility customers were without power overnight across southeast Huntsville. Wind gusts to 70 mph were recorded for 10 minutes from a station on top of Monte Sano Mountain. Winds were also estimated to reach the 60 to 70 mph range at the Ice Plex in Huntsville. In New Hope, a tree also was blown down on a trailer on Cameron road. Luckily no one was injured in New Hope.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Richard Branum Drive.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Wilson Mann road.

A power pole was blown down at the intersection of County Line Road and Highway 72.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees and power lines in north Huntsville on Cedar Hill Road and at the intersection of Harris Road and Force Drive.

Power lines were knocked down on Buddy Williamson Road. Time was estimated from radar.

Trees and power lines were knocked down between Hazel Green and New Market along Greeville Pike and Joe Quick Road.

Trees and power lines were knocked down between Hazel Green and New Market along Greeville Pike and Joe Quick Road.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down powerlines along Lynn Drive and Slaughter Road.

A trained spotter estimated winds up to 65 mph. High winds knocked a tree onto a roof on Bailey Cove Road in Huntsville. Shingles and a roof vent were blown off of a house on Catskill Circle in Madison. Emergency Management also reported trees blown down on Valley View Road and south of Lily Flag Road. The canopy of a carousel was toppled at the Bridge Street Town Center in Huntsville. About 1200 utility customers in the county lost power for about an hour. Other smaller outages were also reported.

Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down onto power lines on Opp Reynolds Road necessitating it's temporary closure. Time estimated.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees and caused power outages in the Edgewater subdivision.

Severe thunderstorm winds knocked down a large tree onto the intersection of Governor's Drive and California street. The tree knocked down a few power lines, which shorted a transformer. This sparked a fire. Power was out in portions of the Medical district for a short time.

A large tree top was snapped off on Beirne Street and fell across power lines, resulting in power outages in northern and northeastern Huntsville.

A large tree and a few power lines were blown down.

A few power lines were blown down along highway 72 and Moores Mill road.

A few trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of Drake Ave and Mcvay street.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed trees onto power lines at the intersection of Triana and Holmes Ave.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down multiple trees and power lines at the intersection of Pulaski Pike and Carters Grove Road.

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees and power lines onto Matthews Street resulting in a power outage.

Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees onto power lines along Cherry Tree Road.

High winds of at least 45 mph with gusts over 50 mph blew down numerous trees and power lines across the county leaving power outages. A wind gust of 52 mph was measured at the Huntsville International Airport ASOS at 2017 LST.

A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines near Mount Lebanon Road in Meridianville.

A line of severe thunderstorms knocked down power lines at the intersection of Bob Wade and Kelly Springs Road.

Strong winds sustained around 40 mph with gusts to around 50 mph, knocked down several trees and powerlines across the county. Locations particularly hard hit included: Moutain Gap Road 7 miles SSE of Huntsville, the intersection of Rock Cut Road and U.S. Highway 72 in Gurley, and other locations in eastern Madison county.

Winds from a severe thunderstorm knocked down several trees and powerlines, which produced widespread power outages in the cities of Madison and Triana.

Lightning struck a power substation on Chaney Thompson Road causing a power outage affecting 1900 customers. Lightning also struck a substation in downtown Huntsville affecting 300 customers. Time was estimated.

Estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were reported near the intersection of University Drive and North Memorial Parkway. A utility company reported that power for up to 3000 Huntsville residents was knocked out by the thunderstorm winds.

Strong straight-line winds associated with a squall line knocked down numerous trees and power lines across the northern half of Madison County. This resulted in some homes being damaged by and about 7200 without electricity for several hours during the night.

Strong straight-line winds associated with a squall line knocked down numerous trees and power lines across the northern half of Madison County. This resulted in some homes being damaged by and about 7200 without electricity for several hours during the night.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees were blown down on power lines resulting in a power outage affecting up to 700 utility customers.

A roof was partially torn off of a carport in Hampton Cove. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down due to strong winds throughout the city of Huntsville. Up to 3000 residents were without power as a result.

Power lines were blown down.

Power lines were blown down along Pulaski Pike north of Sparkman Drive.

Thunderstorm winds knocked down power lines along Highway 72.

A tree was blown over onto power lines.

A few power lines were blown down.

A tree and a few power lines blown down by thunderstorm winds.

A few power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

A few power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds.

A F1 tornado touched down in New Sharon along Charity Lane and moved eastnortheast to the Tennessee state line. Several buildings sustained roof damage. In addition, widespread tree and power line damage occurred.

several trees and power lines down and two apartment buildings sustained major roof and structural damage.

several trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Several large tree limbs and power lines were knocked down just south of Elkwood. Southeast of Elkwood on Charity Lane, several homes were damage by falling trees. One of the homes had its roof removed and some others had fallen trees land on them.

A few trees and power lines were blown down in the western part of Huntsville.

Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down across the northern parts of Huntsville. Additional trees fell down in Chase.

Trees and power lines were blown down from Huntsville into the southeast parts of Madison County. Several trees blocked roadways. Lightning strikes and downed power lines caused numerous power outages.

A few locations in and around the city of Huntsville reported power lines blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down across the city of Huntsville.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. One tree fell on a college fraternity house causing considerable damage. Many roads were temporarily closed because of downed trees. Several homes received roof damage.

A few trees were blown down across Madison County. Most of the trees fell between New Market and south Huntsville and some of them temporarily blocked roads. A few thousand customers were without power due to falling trees and lightning.

A few trees and power lines were knocked down across the southeast part of Madison County, near Owens Crossroads.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down throughout the county. At least 40,000 customers were without power for several hours. In Huntsville, a man fell into a rain swollen creek and was swept away. The swift water rescue squad saved the man with only minor injuries. At the NASA Space Flight Center in Huntsville, a young boy was injured when a tree fell on him.

A downburst event began around 7:28 pm and continued about 4 minutes until 7:32 pm. Minor damage occurred just west of Huntsville Park with damage at Joe Davis Stadium and a shopping area known as Stadium Place. Several businesses sustained significant damage including an NTB store where the wind collapsed an exterior wall and threw roofing materials across Memorial Parkway. A number of other businesses in the immediate area sustained damage, too. Two people were apparently slightly injured as they sought shelter when the wind struck while eating at one of the restaurants that was damaged. After crossing Memorial Parkway, the downburst worked its way eastward blowing down numerous trees and power lines. The wind damage extended up the west side of a ridge running north from Garth Mountain. Significant damage ends near the top of the ridge. Most homes that were damaged had roof damage that consisted mainly of shingles being removed. One tree fell on a car and severely damaged it. One man was killed as he was walking across the Tennessee River Bridge in Madison County and fell off. County authorities were unsure whether it was directly related to the high wind or he jumped.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Rigby Lane and on Polaski Pike. Trees were also knocked down on Knight Road at Elmore. Trees blocked the intersection of 7th Street and 6th Avenue downtown.

A left-moving thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of baseballs and produced narrow swaths of wind damage from southern Madison County into west central Jackson County from late evening of the 18th into the early morning of the 19th. The winds also resulted in at least 1500 without power.

A broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms dropped southeast through the Tennessee Valley during the evening hours of the 11th. A thunderstorm in Madison County produced numerous reports of wind damage, resulting in power outages across central and north Huntsville.

A severe line of thunderstorms rolled through north Alabama during the late evening hours of the 24th into the early morning hours of the 25th, producing 7 tornadoes. An embedded supercell thunderstorm with a history of tornadoes in Mississippi moved east-northeast across northwest Alabama, yielding another two tornadoes in Lauderdale County in Florence and near Anderson. Associated with this line, multiple narrow swaths of intense damaging winds of 60 to 90 mph occurred across the Shoals metro area, including Sheffield, Tuscumbia, Muscle Shoals and Florence. The winds caused widespread power outages, damaged numerous structures, and toppled or snapped numerous trees, power poles and power lines. A few trees and power poles were dropped onto residences and vehicles, either destroying or heavily damaging them. Roof damages were reported at many locations as well. All told, an estimated #### million in damages occurred, the majority in northwest Alabama in Colbert and Lauderdale Counties. As the line continued east, additional tornadoes were spawned in Lawrence, Morgan, Jackson and DeKalb Counties.

A prolonged damaging gradient wind event combined with an intense squall line during the daylight hours of the 3rd to produce widespread wind damage and impacts to the region. Numerous power outages resulted from power poles being snapped and power lines being brought down. All told, thousands were without power in north Alabama for at least for a couple of hours, and in some cases lasting into the next two to three days. Hundreds of reports of trees or limbs being knocked down were received, in many cases on homes, vehicles and other structures. Sadly, two people were killed outside their homes from fallen trees while picking up debris after the line of thunderstorms went through and additional high winds developed. Other minor injuries were also reported including one utility worker who was working to restore power.||A powerful low pressure system intensified rapidly as it moved northeast from Texas through Arkansas, southeast Missouri into western Kentucky. In doing so, very windy conditions developed across the Tennessee Valley ahead of an associated cold front and squall line. South winds increased to 35-45 mph, with gusts of 55-60 mph at times. An intense squall line moved in from Mississippi during the mid morning hours, sweeping east across the rest of the area through the midday hours. Peak wind gusts of 50-60 mph were reported frequently, with one gust up to 77 mph at Pryor Field in Decatur (Morgan County) and 69 mph at the Huntsville International Airport (Madison County). Also, at least two tornadoes were spawned by the line in Jackson County. Behind the line of thunderstorms, the sky cleared out rapidly, but southwest winds intensified as well, with 35-45 mph sustained winds, gusting at 55-65 mph. The winds finally subsided quickly near sunset, but not after additional damage occurred.

Southwest to west winds behind a cold front increased to 25 to 35 mph, with gusts over 50 mph in a few locations. A peak gust of 58 mph was reported at Huntsville at 356 pm and 52 mph at Muscle Shoals at 202 pm. Power outages were reported in south Huntsville and a string of traffic lights were knocked down in Decatur on Beltline Road.

A powerful upper level low pressure system moved northeast through southern Alabama into central Georgia during the morning hours of the 12th. Widespread rainfall changed to wet snow for a brief period, mainly in the higher elevations above 1000 ft AGL elevation. This resulted in minor snow accumulations under one inch, mainly in grassy areas, of Jackson, DeKalb, Marshall and eastern Madison Counties.

A quasi-linear convective system progressed east through north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee from the late morning through the middle afternoon hours. A supercell within the line produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County northwest of Russellville. Damaging winds were reported at times along this line, knocking down trees, power lines, and producing damage to some homes. A second area of thunderstorms arrived during the mid to late evening hours in northwest Alabama, producing excessive rainfall and flooding in the Florence area.

A highly anticipated strong Arctic Cold front arrived during the evening hours, which not only brought the onset of an intense bitterly cold wave for the next few days, but also produced a surge of strong and damaging wind gusts along the front. The wind gusts and damage were much like occurs along a warm season squall line. But in this case, a line of showers and a significant atmospheric pressure rise with the passage of the cold front contributed to the strong and gusty winds. In some cases, the winds exceeded 55 mph in northwest into north central Alabama. Wind gusts subsided into the 30 to 35 mph range as the front entered northeast Alabama. In Lauderdale and Colbert County in northwest Alabama alone, the winds knocked down dozens of trees and power lines, resulting in numerous power outages, including the Quad Cities metro area. Power outages were also reported elsewhere in north Alabama, including Madison County.

A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms dropped south from middle Tennessee into north Alabama. Strong winds associated knocked down a few trees. Power outages (up to 20,000 people affected) were reported over a large part of central and northwest Madison County. At least one foot of flood water was reported on one northern Madison County roadway.

A powerful low pressure system moved northeast from the central Plains into the Great Lakes, bringing a strong cold front through the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Very windy conditions developed during the morning and extended into the early evening hours of the 30th, producing sustained speeds of 25-35 mph and gusts of 45 to 55 mph. These winds knocked down numerous tree limbs and trees, some power lines and some power poles This resulted in power outages in portions of northern Alabama. Significant roof damage also occurred.||A squall line which originated during the early morning of the 30th over Arkansas reached northwest Alabama around 5-7 PM, and tracked east across the remainder of north Alabama during the evening hours. The line of thunderstorms also produced sporadic wind damage, the most severe being in western and central Lauderdale County, where a narrow swath of damage included homes being destroyed and a church experiencing heavy damage. Several trees were snapped or toppled in the path.

A line of thunderstorms produced brief gusty winds of 30-40 mph, with localized higher gusts of 40-50 mph. One such surge of wind knocked down power poles in west central Madison County.

A strong pressure gradient in advance of a cold front helped to produce strong and gusty south winds on the 18th. This resulted in multiple trees and power lines being knocked down across the area, causing a few spotty power outages. Wind gusts as high as 52 mph were measured in north Alabama.

Isolated but intense thunderstorms erupted during the midday hours, and lingered into the early evening hours. A few of the thunderstorms became severe, producing damaging winds. A particularly strong downburst affected the southeast portion of Decatur, where dozens of homes were damaged, including fallen trees and power lines. The Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge sustained significant tree fall damage.

During the afternoon hours, a band of thunderstorms produced a lightning strike causing damage in a residential neighborhood of Madison. During the evening hours, a second broken line of thunderstorms, along with clusters of thunderstorms moved through north Alabama and and southern middle Tennessee during the late afternoon through mid evening hours. The line of thunderstorms produced pockets of higher winds that produced sporadic damage to trees and power lines. Power outages resulted in parts of the area, including northern Madison County.

A wake low developed on the back side of a complex of showers that moved through during the overnight and early morning hours of the 24th. From approximately 7:30 AM through 9:30 AM, easterly winds increased into the 25-30 mph range with gusts of 35 to 40 mph reported from parts of northwest through north central Alabama. The winds knocked down a few trees in Colbert, Morgan and Madison Counties, and knocked over tents that were being set up for the Panoply Art Festival in downtown Huntsville. Power outages were also reported in southwest Huntsville. In Morgan County at Decatur, the Morgan County Rescue Squad assisted fishing tournament participants on Wheeler Reservoir including several boats that tipped over by the gusty winds and rough water and three foot waves.

Isolated supercell thunderstorms developed during the middle to late afternoon hours. These thunderstorms produced large hail and damaging winds in a few locations, including Madison and Jackson Counties. Powerlines were knocked down off I-565 at Wall Triana Highway, closing a road in the area for two hours. Hail up to ping pong ball sized was reported. A funnel cloud was photographed in southwest Huntsville and relayed via social media.

Widespread freezing rain, moderate to heavy at times, moved into northwest and north central Alabama after 6 am LST. In northwest Alabama, a period of moderate freezing rain occurred during the late morning into the midday hours when several tenths of an inch of ice and liquid equivalent were measured. Ice accumulations of 0.25-0.50 inches were observed in northwest Alabama. Very hazardous travel conditions were reported in northwest Alabama. ||In north central Alabama, near the I-65 corridor, freezing rain changed to rain at times from late morning into the mid afternoon. The freezing line wavered west and back east across north central Alabama, so some areas received more ice accumulation than others. Ice accumulations ranged from 0.25-1.0 inch in north central Alabama. Rapid refreezing of any melted liquid occurred during the early evening as a sharp cold front arrived. Impacts included a few power outages, especially in northwest Alabama west of the I-65 corridor, and very hazardous travel conditions.

A long-lived complex of thunderstorms which originated over Kansas during the early morning hours, moved through southern Missouri, northern Arkansas and eventually into Tennessee and far north Alabama during the late afternoon and early evening hours. The thunderstorms produced a gust front that pushed south and southeast away from the rain area into far north Alabama. Winds gusted at 40 to 60 mph at many locations, and in few spots, exceeded 60 mph. The winds knocked down trees, power lines, and produced other mostly minor structural damage.

A 'wake low' pressure area developed at the back end of rainfall that had moved east through north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee during the evening hours. This wave increased winds from near calm to over 40 mph between Midnight LST and 2 AM LST, but no damage reports were received. Another wake low occurred between 5 and 7 AM LST in north central into northeast Alabama. This also resulted in a similar increase in winds with gusts of 40 mph or higher. The second event resulted in several trees being knocked down or uprooted, some onto power lines, across portions of north central and northeast Alabama. It is possible that the combination of both wind events could have resulted in the number of reports received after the second wave of gusty winds.

Multiple supercell clusters developed in northern Mississippi during the late afternoon hours, which moved east across north Alabama during the early to mid evening hours. An EF-1 tornado was produced by a storm in Colbert County, while other reports of wind damage were received. Some of the wind damage reports consisted of trees being knocked down. Ten wooden power poles were knocked over onto a road in Limestone County. A few reports of flash flooding were reported. During the past 72 hours, some areas have received 4-6 inches of rainfall. These storms produced a quick 1-1.5 inches which resulted in flash flooding.

A long-lived quasi-linear convective system moved into northwest Alabama between 6 and 9 AM, and gradually tracked east across the remainder of north Alabama through the midday and early afternoon hours. In advance of the line, strong southerly winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts over 45 mph were reported. In some cases, trees and power lines were knocked down with these non-thunderstorm winds. The line of thunderstorms yielded numerous reports of thunderstorm wind damage, including trees and power lines being knocked down, along with some structural damage. A few weather stations measured wind gusts of 58 mph or higher as well. Storm surveys revealed 3 separate tornadoes: 1 EF0 and 1 EF1 in Cullman County, and 1 EF2 in Marshall County. Intense rainfall in a short period of time resulted in a few reports of brief flash flooding in northwest Alabama.

Strong to severe thunderstorms developed in southwestern portions of middle Tennessee during the early evening hours and dropped south into northwest and north central Alabama by mid to late evening. This resulted in numerous reports of wind damage in northwest Alabama/Shoals area, including trees being knocked down and some structural damage. Thunderstorms further east produced damage in Decatur in Morgan County. Up to 17,000 residents lost power for several hours due to the thunderstorms in Limestone County.

A cluster of thunderstorms developed during afternoon peak heating. One of these knocked a tree, power pole and power lines down in east central Madison County.

Thunderstorms that originated in northeast Texas during the afternoon of the 19th, evolved into a larger complex sped east-northeast during the evening and overnight hours through northern Louisiana, southern Arkansas, northern Mississippi and southwest Tennessee. The complex pushed through middle Tennessee and north Alabama between Midnight and 4 am. The gust front along the leading edge of the showers and thunderstorms produced measured wind gusts of 35-51 mph. The highest measured gust was in Trinity in Morgan County. Several reports were received of large limbs and trees being knocked down. This resulted in a few minor power outages.

A strong thunderstorm knocked a tree down onto a power line during the mid morning hours in northern Madison County. This resulted in a brief power outage in the area.

A line of heavy showers produced gusty winds during the evening hours in north Alabama. As the gust front moved through northeast Huntsville, a tree was blown down, knocking power out over portions of northeast Huntsville for a period of time.

An isolated thunderstorm produced a microburst over Green Mountain in Huntsville during the early evening hours. The winds knocked down multiple trees and powerlines in the area.

The combination of a strong pressure gradient and a wake low produced strong and gusty southeast winds during the mid to late evening hours. Frequent gusts over 40 mph were reported on area wind gages, including a 48 mph gust at the Huntsville International Airport during the wake low. Atop Monte Sano mountain in Huntsville, a gust of 52 mph was reported. The result were several trees and power lines being knocked down across several north Alabama counties.

A squall line of strong to severe thunderstorms pushed rapidly east at 50 mph across northern Alabama between 8 pm and Midnight. Numerous reports of wind damage were reported, including trees and power lines being knocked down, and some structural damage. The heaviest damage occurred in several narrow swaths where winds exceeded 70 mph across Lauderdale and Colbert Counties including the Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia and Florence area, and Morgan County, including the city of Decatur where damage was quite extensive. Power outages resulted in several of these locations as well. Other swaths of tree and power line damage occurred in Cullman, Madison, Jackson, Marshall and DeKalb Counties.

A broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms pushed southeast through the Tennessee Valley during the early to mid-afternoon hours. Many of the storms produced strong outflow winds of 40 to 55 mph knocking down numerous tree limbs and small trees. A few pockets of higher winds of 55 to 60 mph knocked larger trees and power lines down. This resulted in scattered power outages.

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms tracked from central through north central and northeast Alabama during the late afternoon and early evening hours. One segment of the thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage to Madison County, including the Huntsville area. At least 20,000 were without power as a result of the thunderstorms. A funnel cloud was observed in the Hampton Cove area.

A band of thunderstorms developed around midday and dropped southeast through north Alabama. The strongest storm occurred in eastern and central portions of Madison County, including the city of Huntsville. Damaging winds and power outages were reported. Pea to dime size hail was reported as well.

A strong thunderstorm knocked down a powerline in west Huntsville near the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

A line of low-topped showers and thunderstorms produced scattered wind damage in Limestone and Madison Counties, including a tree and large tree limbs. In at least one location, power lines were knocked down as a result closing a road intersection.

A strong cold front swept across the region late on the 13th into the 14th across Ohio, Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys and interacted with a moist and unstable air mass. This led to two waves of severe thunderstorms for northern Alabama. During the early evening hours, one cluster of thunderstorms raced northward from central Alabama at speeds of 50 to 60 mph, and produced areas of significant wind damage, snapping power poles, and large trees. A couple of discrete supercells developed in northeast Mississippi ahead of a squall line and tracked across northwest Alabama. This was followed by the squall line which slowly migrated across the area producing one EF-1 tornado in Colbert County. Sporadic wind damage, and heavy rainfall accompanied this secondary wave which also led to isolated flash flooding.

North winds gusted from 30 to 40 mph behind an Arctic cold front during the afternoon hours of the 12th. A tree was blown down onto power lines in northwest Huntsville causing a brief power outage.

Clusters of thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon and moved northeast across north Alabama. While most of the storms produced winds associated with a gust front of 30 to 40 mph that knocked down small tree limbs, a couple of severe storms knocked down multiple trees resulting in a few power outages. One storm produced up to quarter inch hail in Madison.

An active severe weather episode was produced by two quasi-linear convective systems. The first developed during the midday hours across middle Tennessee into northwest Alabama, while another which originated as a small convective cluster in central Arkansas rapidly intensified and raced eastward through northern Mississippi into north Alabama during the afternoon hours. Numerous reports of wind damage, large hail and four tornadoes. Two of the tornadoes injured ten people and produced significant damage to mobile homes, trees, and power poles.

A moist and unstable air mass lead to another afternoon of scattered to numerous thunderstorms, some of which were strong to severe. Up to 3000 were without power temporarily in the Athens area as a result of the storms. Very heavy rainfall of 1 to 3 inches in less than an hour resulting in significant ponding of water and isolated brief flash flooding. Many of the storms produced frequent lightning as well sparking a few house fires.

An isolated strong thunderstorm developed during the early afternoon and downed a tree on a power line in Madison County.

A powerful and cold upper level low tracked northeast across the Tennessee Valley during the late evening of the 10th and early morning of the 11th. Numerous showers and thunderstorms produced an initial 1 to 2 inches of rain from the evening of the 10th into the overnight hours of the 11th. A few of the stronger storms produced small hail. One line segment produced wind damage as well in northeastern Cullman County. A lightning strike sparked a blaze in Scottsboro. Minor street flooding was reported in parts of northern Madison County during this period.||As the low moved across during the mid to late morning hours, another round of heavy rainfall and strong thunderstorms occurred. The strong storms produced prolific amounts of small hail, in some cases coating the ground, and very frequent lightning strikes. The strikes knocked power out in Gurley and in portions of Huntsville. The secondary area of rain produced another 1 to 3 inches of rainfall, producing urban flash flooding in central and northeast Huntsville, and submerging at least one vehicle and pushing flood waters into a few homes. The runoff also created rapid rises on creeks and streams in the area.

A powerful upper level trough moved swiftly through the region during the morning and early afternoon hours of the 7th. A batch of rain mixed with snow changed to all snow on the Cumberland Plateau by late morning (around 10 am). The snow ended abruptly by early afternoon. Snowfall of a half inch or less occurred on grassy areas and elevated surfaces as temperatures remained near or just above freezing during the snowfall.

A high shear-low CAPE (instability) environment supported the development of strong to severe thunderstorms during the morning hours across north Alabama. These storms were in advance of a sharp cold front dropping southeast. Ahead of the front, very moist air was flowing northward from the Gulf of Mexico with dew point temperatures climbing into the lower to mid 60s during the overnight hours of the 15th into the morning of the 16th. A broken line (QLCS) of thunderstorms moved rapidly eastward through northern Alabama after sunrise. One of the line segments in this system became strong to severe in Franklin moving into Lawrence County where the first report of damage was received. The storm produced a narrow downburst of damaging winds in northern Madison and northwest Huntsville in Madison County. A 74 mph wind gust was measured at the 911 center in Madison County. Trees and power lines were taken down in a narrow swath across northwest Huntsville.

Multi-cell clusters of thunderstorms erupted quickly during the early to mid afternoon hours in northwest Alabama, and moved east and southeast through the late afternoon hours. The storms produced frequent lightning and gusty winds associated with the outflow winds and gust fronts associated with the storms. Power was knocked out in a few isolated areas, with a few Madison and Huntsville area traffic lights out during the early part of the evening rush hour period.

A series of severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage. One of the storms knocked a tree down onto a mobile home, killing one occupant. Wind speeds up to 110 mph knocked a series of power poles down as well. Several power outages were reported due to lightning or trees being knocked down onto power lines.

A long-lived mesoscale convective system which originated in the lower Missouri Valley during the early morning of the 26th, tracked south-southeast into the Tennessee Valley during the afternoon hours. The storms fed upon a moist and unstable airmass across the region. An earlier outflow boundary also had pushed into the area during the morning, serving as a secondary focus mechanism for additional thunderstorms and storm mergers. A gust front emerged from the storms during the afternoon, producing widespread gusty winds of 30 to 50 mph, with winds exceeding 60 mph in many locations, resulting in numerous reports of wind damage. Numerous trees were knocked down onto power lines, resulting in loss of power, especially across Franklin and Cullman Counties. In Cullman County, widespread wind damage was reported, with trees down across many locations. In addition, a barn was destroyed and blown onto an adjacent roadway, and a couple of metal porch rooftops were torn off.

Numerous thunderstorms developed during the mid afternoon hours in a very moist and moderately unstable air mass with moderate low to mid level wind shear. Many of the storms produced gusty to damaging winds, some in excess of 60 mph, knocking down several trees and power lines.

A severe mesoscale convective system (MCS) that originated in central Kansas on the 17th progressed east and southeast into the Tennessee Valley during the afternoon of the 18th. Several small scale bow echoes produced the strongest wind damage, while a larger scale gust front produced widespread sub-severe winds of 30 to 50 mph. These winds still knocked large tree limbs and small trees down. Power was knocked out for about 12,000 utility customers in Madison County. Heavier damage occurred in northern Jackson County where numerous trees and power line were knocked down.

Thunderstorms developed during the late morning hours along and ahead of a cold front in northwest into north central Alabama. One of the more severe storms produced hail up to golf ball sized. Trees and power lines were knocked down in a few areas.

A powerful storm system roared across the Southeast United States on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. In the wake of this system, hundreds of people were left injured and/or homeless, along with approximately 100 people who lost their lives in the northern Alabama area alone. Some of the devastation was literally unimaginable with countless homes, neighborhoods and even portions of cities or towns either partially or completely destroyed. This storm system would be responsible for one of the largest and deadliest tornado outbreaks to ever impact much of the southeastern region.| |The powerful storm system that affected the National Weather Service, Huntsville service area would actually occur in three separate waves of severe weather that day. The first occurred during the early morning hours of April 27, 2011 roughly between the hours of 2 AM and 8 AM CDT, while the second occurred during the late-morning to early afternoon period. The third and most devastating wave occurred during the afternoon hours on Wednesday, with some of the most violent and destructive tornadoes to affect the central Tennessee Valley area in recent decades.| |The worst areas impacted by these storms included the towns of Phil Campbell and Oak Grove in eastern Franklin County Alabama, Mt. Hope in western Lawrence County and the Tanner Community in eastern Limestone County. Along a line connecting these areas tracked an EF5 tornado with peak winds around 210 mph, the strongest and most violent on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. ||Other areas impacted by the storms include the city of Cullman, where extensive damage occurred to buildings in the downtown area, and to the town of Fairview, both of which are located in Cullman County. Downstream, further significant damage occurred to the Ruth and Oak Grove communities in Marshall County. In addition, the communities of Rainsville and Sylvania along with the towns of Henagar and Ider in DeKalb County were severely impacted. Fatalities in DeKalb County alone numbered at least 33 people. Furthermore, the towns of Flat Rock, Higdon and Pisgah in Jackson County sustained incredible damage. The tornadoes that affected these areas were rated as an EF4 with maximum winds near 190 mph.||In most of these areas alone, numerous people lost their lives. These represent just several of the communities and towns impacted by the events of April 27, 2011. While the majority of the analysis and survey work conducted by the National Weather Service, Huntsville and its partners have been completed, there will undoubtedly be countless research studies conducted by both academia and operational personnel in order to further evaluate and understand the complex processes associated with this near unprecedented severe weather outbreak.

A powerful cold front and upper level system combined with a weakly unstable, moist and highly sheared environment to produce severe thunderstorms and a tornado. A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) developed during the morning hours across the mid South and raced eastward at 50 to 60 mph. The storms arrived in northwest Alabama during the mid morning, weakened, then reintensified during the midday hours in north central Alabama. The storms continued tracking east and exited the state by late afternoon. One of the storms produced an EF-1 tornado that tracked near the Tennessee state line in Madison County. Other storms produced wind damage and large hail reports.

An intense fast moving squall line tracked east at 50 to 60 mph across north Alabama. Ahead of the line, southerly winds accelerated to 30 to 40 mph with a few gusts around 60 mph. The winds knocked some trees and power lines down.||The QLCS produced several reports of wind damage mainly to trees and powerlines, causing sporadic power outages. A poorly fastened, but large chicken barn was destroyed near Battleground in northwest Cullman County.

A very moist and unstable environment was in place as a weak frontal boundary dropped southward toward northern Alabama. Two waves of thunderstorms resulted, one during the early to mid afternoon and another during the late afternoon and early evening hours. Isolated damaging winds were reported that downed trees and power lines. Rainfall of 2 to 3.25 inches were observed in eastern Limestone and west central Madison Counties.

Extreme instability in northwest Alabama interacted with an outflow boundary from earlier thunderstorms to produce another cluster of severe thunderstorms that tracked east through all of north Alabama. The storms produced moderate damage to trees and power lines along with isolated flash flooding. Local rainfall amounts exceeded 3.5 inches in northern portions of Madison County.

A vigorous winter storm that moved from the southern Plains into the upper Midwest produced a strong pressure gradient across the mid South and Tennessee Valley. Southeast winds of 30 to 40 mph developed during the late afternoon hours and lasted through the evening. By late evening, wind gusts over 50 mph, and in some cases around 60 mph, knocked down numerous trees and power lines. A fire department building under construction was partially destroyed in Athens, Alabama. A squall line of showers associated with a pre-frontal trough further enhanced the damaging winds during the late evening hours.

A second MCS within 24 hours pushed southeast across northern Alabama. This system downed trees in portions of Lauderdale, Madison, and Marshall counties in Alabama. Intense rainfall rates combined with previous rainfall from an early morning MCS, caused isolated flash flooding to occur in portions of downtown Huntsville. Intense and frequent lightning helped cause extensive power outages in Madison and eastern Lauderdale counties. At one point, about 2,500 homes and businesses had power outages.

A cluster of supercell thunderstorms developed in western Tennessee during the afternoon hours, dropping southeast into northwestern and north central Alabama during the early to middle evening hours. These storms produced copious amounts of large hail, some of it over 3 inches in diameter in the Decatur area. Damaging winds of 65 to 95 mph were estimated, knocking down numerous large trees in the path of these storms. The strongest estimated winds up to 95 mph occurred in a 16 square mile area affecting portions of Eva, Center Dale, and Gum Pond. Flash flooding became a problem due to intense rainfall of 1 to 3 inches, particularly in Decatur and Hartselle in Morgan County. Nearly continuous lightning was reported with these storms. Observers noticed spectacular anvil crawler and cloud to ground lightning strikes. Numerous power outages were reported due to power lines being knocked down or due to lightning strikes.

A small but intense complex of thunderstorms tracked east-southeast into northern Alabama during the late morning and early afternoon of the 10th. Frequent lightning occurred with the strongest storms, sparking a house fire, a telephone pole fire, and knocking a power pole down. A bow echo developed with the cluster of storms as it entered Limestone and Madison Counties, producing winds of 50 to 60 mph which caused isolated damage in northern Madison County.

A wave of damaging winds produced widespread and signficant damage to portions of north central and northeast Alabama during the late evening hours of the 12th into the early morning hours of the 13th. These winds have been attributed to wake low / gravity wave combination on the northwest edges of a decaying mesoscale convective system (MCS) across central Alabama into northern and central Georgia. Sustained wind speeds of 40 to 50 mph were common over a period of one to two hours, especially across Morgan, Cullman, Marshall and Jackson Counties. Damages were most severe in the communities of Guntersville and Scottsboro where widespread damage was reported, and power was knocked out as numerous large trees were knoccked down. Schools were closed in both communities for up to three days. Many roads became impassible on the morning of the 13th due to the tree damage. Trees were knocked down onto homes, vehicles and trailers, entrapping one individual in a camper in Scottsboro. In Scottsboro, power was out for no less than three days in some cases.

A powerful low pressure system tracked from Arkansas into the Ohio Valley, lifting a warm front north during the afternoon, and pushing a cold front during the evening hours. Two quasi-linear convective systems (QLCS) tracked east through the Tennessee Valley, resulting in two waves of severe thunderstorms that produced four tornadoes of EF0 and EF1 intensity, wind damage, and several short duration flash floods, mainly in urban areas of Huntsville and Decatur. Damaging non-thunderstorm winds occurred behind the cold frontal passage, enhanced by a possible gravity wave.

Low-topped supercell thunderstorms developed along a powerful cold front during the late afternoon of the 28th across the eastern half of north Alabama. The storms evolved into a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) with embedded mesocyclones, one of which became tornadic. There were also a few reports of large hail and damaging winds.

A strong low pressure center lifted northeast from the southern Plains into the Great Lakes. A tight pressure gradient resulted in strong southerly winds ahead of an associated dry line and pressure trough which pushed eastward through the Tennessee Valley. A broken line of showers and isolated thunderstorms developed along the dry line during the late morning hours, and swept rapidly east across the Tennessee Valley during the early afternoon hours. Although a couple of reports of wind damage occurred with the showers and thunderstorms, the more prominent impact was due to damaging non-thunderstorm winds ahead of and immediately behind the dry line passage. Numerous trees were blown down resulting in sporadic power outages. There were also a few reports of minor roof damage and a couple of car accidents due to the high winds.

Unstable conditions and dry air aloft aided widely scattered and strong thunderstorm developement during the afternoon hours. These strong storms moved northward across Marshall, Jackson, and De kalb counties in northern Alabama. The strongest storm affected Madison county and produced some minor wind damage, which led to power outages in north Huntsville.

A strong low pressure system tracking northeast into the Great Lakes brought a powerful cold front through the region. Thunderstorms and showers were followed by gusty and at times damaging non-thunderstorm northwest winds behind the front during the evening hours.

Damaging non-thunderstorm winds, likely caused by what is known in meteorological terms a gravity wave, occurred in two main swaths in north central and northeast Alabama. Sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph were observed, with gusts around 50 mph. The sustained winds and gusts downed numerous trees onto power lines resulting in multiple power outages. Lawn furniture and Christmas ornaments were thrown about, and a couple of outbuilding roofs were also torn off. In a couple of cases, telephone and power poles were snapped. One swath of damage tracked from southern Lawrence County through northern Morgan and southern Madison counties, including the southern portion of Huntsville. Another widespread swath of damaging winds tracked through Cullman into southern Marshall and DeKalb counties.

An organized complex of strong to severe thunderstorms tracked southeast through north Alabama during the early through mid afternoon hours. Several of the thunderstorms produced damaging winds taking down trees and power lines. In northeast Alabama, a cluster of thunderstorms merged over the town of Fort Payne dumping up to around 4 inches of rain on the Big Wills Creek basin producing the fourth highest crest to date and significant flash flooding and damage. In addition, there were two reports of large hail.

A complex of thunderstorms tracked east across Tennessee into northwest Alabama. This produced a gust front that sliced into far north Alabama producing widespread gusty winds resulting in numerous reports of damage to trees and power lines.

Multiple bands of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the afternoon hours ahead of an approaching upper level trough of low pressure. Many of the storms produce strong and damaging winds downing trees and power lines.

An intense squall line, including one or more bow echoes, tracked into the Tennessee Valley producing fairly widespread wind damage across several northwest Alabama counties. Up to 2,000 residents were without power for several hours due to power lines being blown down. In addition, embedded mesocyclones developed in association with a particularly intense bow echo, producing two weak intensity tornadoes in Limestone County.

The remnants of Hurricane Katrina moved northward along the Alabama/Mississippi state line. Katrina was still a strong tropical storm as the center passed just west of North Alabama during the evening hours of August 29th. Most of North Alabama experienced tropical storm force wind gusts for several hours with a few wind gusts as high as 60 mph being reported. While structural damage was very limited, a few homes did receive minor roof damage due to the loss of a few shingles. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the entire area and thousands of people lost power. Katrina moved relatively quickly to the north and thus rainfall was limited. Rainfall amounts were around four to five inches near the Alabama/Mississippi line but tapered off significantly farther to the east with locations near the Alabama/Georgia line only seeing a half inch or less.

The remnants of tropical storm Dennis moved northward from the Gulf Coast and into the Tennessee Valley during the evening of July 10th. Gusty winds in excess of tropical storm force resulted in some minor tree damage across north Alabama along with several power outages. The winds and rain diminished during the early morning hours of July 11th.

Tropical Storm Isidore moved inland along the Louisiana Coast during the early morning hours. The large scope of this storm affected areas in north and central Alabama. Total rainfall amounts averaged from 3 to 5 inches. No significant flooding was reported because the rain fell over a long enough period of time. But the ground across the area became saturated. Wind gusts associated with this tropical system ranged from 25 to 50 miles an hour. The higher wind gusts mainly occurred at the higher elevations of north Alabama. The saturated ground conditions, in combination with the wind gusts, knocked several trees down in the mentioned counties. A few power lines also were knocked down leaving many customers temporarily without power. Some rain totals (in inches) from Isidore; Wright 5.27 Fayette 4.30 Russellville 4.30 Muscle Shoals 4.18 Falkville 4.01 Oakland 4.00 Alexander City 4.00 Some wind gusts (miles an hour); Red Mountain 48 Montgomery 38 Huntsville 37 Birmingham 33 Tuscaloosa 31

Several trees and power lines were blown down in south Huntsville. One lumber shed was destroyed and two trucks were damaged by the flying debris. Quarter size hail was also reported with this storm.

Several trees and power lines were blown down around the city of Huntsville. Dime size hail was also reported in many locations throughout the city.

A weak winter storm occurred across northern Alabama mainly during the early morning hours of February 6th. The precipitation began as rain during the evening of February 5th and changed over to a mixture of freezing rain, sleet, and snow just after midnight in many locations. The precipitation changed back to rain before ending the afternoon of the 6th. One quarter inch of ice accumulated on many elevated surfaces such as trees, bridges, and power lines as the temperatures dipped below freezing. Most of the western counties received only a brief accumulation of ice and snow before the temperature rose above freezing. The hardest hit areas included Jackson, Dekalb, and Cherokee counties where the freezing precipitation lasted longer at higher elevations. In these counties, one quarter inch of ice accumulated on many elevated surfaces along with an inch of snow. Several tree limbs, trees, and power lines fell due to bearing the extra weight of the ice. Many elevated road surfaces and bridges were iced over briefly causing several accidents. Around 11:50 PM, a 21 year old woman was killed in Morgan County when she was ejected from a vehicle and thrown into the Tennessee River. The accident occurred when vehicles lost control on the icy roads. The impact of this winter event was not extensive because it lasted only a short period of time and the icy conditions occurred during the late night hours in most locations.

A line of severe thunderstorms entered northern Alabama just after noon CDT and moved through mainly the eastern two thirds of north and central Alabama. The storms exited southeast Alabama just after 6 pm CDT. Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued for 27 separate counties with a total of 31 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued during the event. During each of the 31 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, damaging wind gusts occurred. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across north and central Alabama. Several locations received more concentrated damage than others, but generally the damage occurred in a sporadic manner where varying storm intensity concentrated higher wind gusts. No injuries were reported during this event with respect to the wind damage.

The first day of spring brought a mixed bag of precipitation to Alabama. An upper level low pressure system caused a steady heavy rain to fall late on the 19th and into the morning of the 20th. Most locations received 2 to 4 inches of rainfall during the overnight hours. Minor urban flooding was reported with the heavy rains and caused area rivers to rise. Toward the end of the event, the rain changed to a mixture of rain, sleet, and snow in many areas. The heavy wet snow accumulated in several locations, mainly on grassy and elevated surfaces, with depths reaching up to 10 inches at some higher elevations. The snow quickly melted in a majority of the locations and was completely gone by late morning. Many of the counties affected reported heavy accumulating snow while some parts of these same counties received no snow at all. Elevation differences across the region did not appear to play a part in where snow fell or in the accumulation. Elevation differences contributed to the snow last on the ground for a longer period. Throughout the event, temperatures across the region remained above 32 degrees, except for a few higher elevations in northeast Alabama where temperatures fell to near 30 degrees. Some heavy wet snow did accumulate on roadways. Blount, St. Clair, Morgan, Jackson, Dekalb, and Etowah counties reported brief snow accumulations on the roads with many slick spots. The heavy snow knocked down some trees and power lines in Blount and Morgan counties. Many areas surrounding the counties listed did see a rain and snow mixture, but no significant accumulations were reported. Some maximum snowfall total reports included: Blount 4 to 7 inches Morgan 2 to 8 inches St. Clair 4 to 10 inches Jackson 4 to 10 inches Dekalb 4 to 10 inches Shelby 3 to 5 inches Jefferson 3 to 5 inches Talladega 3 to 5 inches Limestone, Cherokee, Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Randolph, Chambers, Tallapoosa, Coosa, Chilton, Autauga, Dallas, Elmore, Montgomery, Bullock, Macon, Lee, and Russell counties reported snowfall with accumulations less than 2 inches.

Strong winds developed mainly across the northeast quadrant of the state during the late afternoon and early evening hours of November 24th. A strong ridge of high pressure was located along the mid-Atlantic coast and a developing low pressure system was approaching Alabama from the west. The combination of these two pressure systems caused strong, damaging, gradient winds to develop. Wind speeds during the event were generally 20 to 35 miles an hour, but isolated locations could have experienced damaging wind gusts up to 70 miles an hour. Several trees were blown down in all of the counties, many of these trees knocked down power lines, and a few blocked roadways. Therefore, numerous locations were temporarily without power. A television station in Huntsville reported wind gusts as high as 55 miles an hour. One tree fell on a vehicle in Rosalie and a roof was blown off a mobile home in Section, both in Jackson County.