| Event |
Strong Wind |
| Magnitude |
35 kts. |
| State |
ALABAMA |
| County/Area |
COLBERT |
| WFO |
HUN |
| Begin Date |
05/11/2008 14:56:00 CST-6 |
| End Date |
05/12/2008 00:00:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
1/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
1/0 |
| Property Damage |
25.00K |
| Crop Damage |
|
| Episode Narrative |
A tight pressure gradient behind a strong, departing cold front caused winds to increase to around 20 mph with gusts between 35 and 40 mph across northern Alabama. These strong winds caused a large tree limb to fall on a truck killing one person and injuring another in Colbert county. |
| Event Narrative |
Strong gradient winds caused a large tree limb to fall 70 feet onto a truck carrying two people (including the driver) and traveling along 6th Street in Tuscumbia on May 11th at 10 am. Tragically, Daryl Sizemore was killed and his brother were injured when this occured. |
