Power Outage in Ozark, AL

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in Dale county.

A tree was blown down in the Lake Front Road area and resulted in a power outage as reported by Alabama Power.

A power line was blown down near County Road 15 and County Road 50.

A power pole was snapped on County Road 112 at Old Town Road.

A tree was blown down onto a power line along Skipperville Road, closing the road.

A power line was blown down onto Stuart Tarter Road.

Trees were blown down onto a power line.

A tree was blown down onto a powerline.

Hurricane Sally made landfall early on the morning of September 16 across Gulf Shores Alabama. The greatest impacts to the tri-state area came in the form of very heavy rain and significant flooding on and away from area rivers. However, some tropical storm force winds also occurred across the area and resulted in some trees and power lines blown down.

A tree was down on a power line on CR521.

Trees and power lines were down with structural damage in the Echo area.

Power lines were blown down along County Road 112 as well as a railroad crossing gate down.

A power line was blown down along Highway 134 near the Dothan airport.

A power line was blown down.

Several trees and power lines were blown down.

A tree blew down on a residence and a power pole was snapped.

Trees and power lines were blown down on County Road 113.

Trees were blown down at Boykin Ave and Don Circle with a power line down as well.

Trees and power lines were blown down on South County Road 59.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

There were widespread reports of trees and power lines down across Dale county.

There were widespread reports of trees and power lines down across Dale county.

Trees were blown down onto power lines in County Road 239.

There were widespread trees and power lines blown down in Dale county as reported by the Ozark-Dale County E-911 facebook page.

There were widespread trees and power lines blown down in Dale county as reported by the Ozark-Dale County E-911 facebook page.

Several large pine trees were snapped with a power line also blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. The preliminary damage estimate is $347,500.

Trees and power lines were blown down around Ozark.

A tree was blown down onto a power line in the back yard of a residence in Level Plains.

A power line was blown down on Megan Road.

Trees were blown down onto power lines on CR 709 near Level Plains near the Dollar General Store.

A tree blew down onto a power line on Laurel Ct.

A tree blew down onto a power line on Mixon School Road.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Monetary damage was estimated.

Additional trees and power lines were blown down with a second round of thunderstorms across Dale county. Monetary damage was estimated.

Additional trees and power lines were blown down with a second round of thunderstorms across Dale county. Monetary damage was estimated.

The Dale County 911 call center reported that at least two trees were blown down in Level Plains and power was out in the area. Monetary damage was estimated.

Law enforcement received a couple of reports of tree limbs blown into power lines in Ozark.

A few trees and power lines were blown down around Ozark. Monetary damage was estimated.

Trees and power lines were blown down in the Logan Road area around Ozark. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.

Trees and power lines were blown down in southwest Ozark. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Ewell. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Echo along with roof damage to a chicken house. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.

Two residences had minor damage with trees down and a power line snapped on County Road 20 just off of Highway 27 near Ewell. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.

A few trees were blown down and several power outages were reported. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.

Maximum snowfall of 4 was measured in Ariton resulting in power outages along with road and school closures around the county.

Several trees and power lines were down east of Ozark.

Trees and power lines were down. A house on Coby Drive house in southwest Ozark was severely damaged from a fallen tree.

Trees and power lines were down. A house on Coby Drive house in southwest Ozark was severely damaged from a fallen tree.

There were scattered reports of downed trees and power lines throughout the county.

A 59-mph wind gust was recorded at Napier Field. Straight-line winds damaged a home. Numerous trees and power lines were down. 75 residents were without power for five hours.

A fallen tree caused roof damage to a home. A few trees were blown down on power lines.

A tornado touched down on County Road 38 producing minor damage to a barn. It then traveled east across Marley Mill Road and destroyed a barn, shed and greenhouse. A residential gable collapsed and several pines were snapped. A few homes on Hawridge Road in the Post Oak community suffered moderate damage. Also, a carport and shed were destroyed. A portion of County Road 50 was closed due to debris. Also, a home on Robin Parker Road was damaged when several pines snapped, with one landing on the roof. Several areas, especially along Roy Parker Road, were without power for several hours until crews could repair lines taken down by fallen trees.

Straight-line winds tore the canopy off a gas station. There were several reports of downed trees and power lines.

The Dale County EMA reported several trees and power lines down. The entrance to the U.S. Post Office was damaged.

Numerous trees and power lines down throughout the county. Several homes were damaged by fallen trees. Midland City was hardest hit, with several buildings damaged along 4th Street. Two homes and a gazebo in front of the town hall were damaged. There were extensive power outages throughout the city, which lasted up to nine hours. Three miles east of Midland City, the Napier Field Police reported many trees and power lines down. A tree fell onto a roof of a home off State Highway 134 and the skirt of a single-wide trailer was blown off. In Pinckard, Alabama Power reported three major high voltage power lines down.

A severe thunderstorm spawned a weak tornado which heavily damaged four chicken houses. It also damaged a rental house on the northeast side of Dale County 1. Debris was strewn across a field east of Dale County 1. Power lines were down across U.S. Highway 84. Residents along Joe Bruer Road, northeast of the chicken houses, reported broken limbs. Reported by the Dale County EMA.

The Dale County EMA reported numerous trees and power lines down in Ozark. Power was out in the downtown area for several hours. The 911 operations center was on backup generator.

Numerous downed trees and power lines along County Roads 95 and 209, as well as State Highways 123 and 167. Reported by the Dale County EMA.

Numerous downed trees and power lines at Newton, Echo, Ozark and Napier Field. Reported by a commercial pilot.

Downed trees and power lines countywide. Roads surrounding Fort Rucker, including the Enterprise Gate, were closed due to fallen trees. Reported by the Dale County EMA.

Numerous downed trees and power lines. A sport utility vehicle was blown off the road. Many auto accidents due to fallen debris on roadways. Reported by the Dale County EMA.

Trees and power lines down. Reported by the Dale County EMA.

Downed trees and power lines on U.S. Highway 27 near the Dale-Henry county line.

Minor roof damage to a residence. Downed trees and power lines. Reported by the Dale County EMA.

A strong cold front moved through the area, accompanied by a line of strong to severe storms with impacts to trees and power lines.

Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms occurred across the area during the June 2-4 period. As is typical with summer storms in this part of the country, some of the storms were marginally severe with impacts to trees and power lines.

A squall line swept across portions of the tri-state area during the evening hours of March 3rd with some reports of damaging wind gusts, mainly in the form of trees and power lines blowing down.

On the Monday morning of January 10, 2011, freezing rain fell across portions of southern Georgia and southeast Alabama. Amounts generally ranged from a trace to a quarter of an inch, but a few areas had half an inch of total ice accumulation. In southern Georgia, the main impacts from the ice storm were hazardous road conditions and power outages. In southeast Alabama, where there was less ice, the impact was limited to slippery roads. This was a very rare event for the region, and warning criteria ice accretion at the time was defined locally as any measurable ice accretion of greater than a trace. Ice accretion reports first started to come in around 5 am EST /4 am CST/ with freezing rain ending around 9 am EST /8 am CST/. The highest amount reported was in Terrell County, GA with around a half inch of accretion. The counties of Turner, Worth, Randolph, and Lee in Georgia reported around a quarter inch of accretion. The rest of the counties reported less than a quarter inch of accretion. Many schools were closed for the day on Monday. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate that only includes the Alabama counties which saw the least freezing rain and tree and power line damage. For the estimate on the Georgia counties, please see that entry.

An afternoon thunderstorm on the 29th downed several trees and power lines east of Ozark.