| Event |
Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude |
61 kts. |
| State |
ALABAMA |
| County/Area |
MARSHALL |
| WFO |
HUN |
| Begin Date |
10/26/2010 16:27:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
2 |
| Begin Azimuth |
NE |
| Begin Location |
LAKEVIEW |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
34.35/-86.3 |
| End Date |
10/26/2010 16:35:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
1 |
| End Azimuth |
ENE |
| End Location |
LAKEVIEW |
| End Lat/Lon |
34.34/-86.31 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
40.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
A potent upper level trough of low pressure and strong upper jet streak pushed through the Tennessee Valley on the 26th. Unseasonably high temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s and dew points in the upper 60s to near 70 produced an unstable environment. Deep layer shear was sufficient for supercell thunderstorms, while low level shear was quite strong as well. As a result, numerous supercell thunderstorms, many of them low topped, erupted in multiple bands across northern Alabama as early as late morning and lasted into the early evening hours. The storms brought the potential for severe weather for around eight hours. Many of the storms contained meso-cyclones, but only four produced brief weak tornadoes. Others produced wind damage associated with the rear flank downdrafts of the storms or with bowing segments. |
| Event Narrative |
Trees and powerlines were blown down in many locations in the central portion of Guntersville. These locations included: along Gunter Avenue near the intersection of Highway 79/431, in front of the Guntersville Museum on Rayburn Avenue, the corner of Rayburn and Loveless Street, and on Greenwood Street just off of Gunter Avenue. Additionally, other damage including an metal awning being ripped off of the RSVP building near May Street. |
