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Lots of Wind Damage Reports

| May 4, 2017 @ 8:35 am

There have been numerous reports of wind damage from the very strong winds across Central Alabama this morning from a wake low that developed behind our ran area overnight.

Here are a few reports:

…Several reports of trees down around Bluff Park around 7 am. this morning. Several large trees were reported down on cars along Valley Street.

…Several reports of trees down across the city of Montevallo.

…A tree fell onto a boat dock at Logan Martin Lake around 7 a.m.

…Tree snapped around 740 a.m. in Indian Springs in northern Shelby County.

…Tree down at 720 .am. on Ridge Road in Homewood.

…Trees down at 720 a.m. along Sims Road and along 5th Avenue in Blount County near Oneonta.

…Tree down blocking park of Richard Arrington near Vulcan in South Birmingham at 715 a.m.

…Tree blocking part of Redmont Road at 720 a.m. in Mountain Brook.

…Trees down at 4th Avenue and 5th Street in Clanton at 6 a.m.

…Tree down across Grants Mill Road near Lake Purdy at 6 a.m.

…Trees down near the Bibb/Shelby County line along Alabama 25 near Six Mile at 6 a.m.

…Trees down at 610 a.m. in Piedmont along Gadsden Street.

…Trees down along Zeigler Road between Rex Lake and Alabama 119 around 645 a.m.

…Tree onto vehicle near Fultondale at 645 a.m.

…Tree down near Rock Mountain Lake at 645 a.m.

…Tree down on vehicle along Graymont Avenue in Birmingham at 5 a.m.

Trees were also reported down in Brighton, Midfield, Maytown, Irondale and McCalla.

A wind advisory continues until 7 p.m. this evening as a low pressure system tracks just to our northwest and a decent pressure gradient continues to produce brisk winds. But the strongest winds should be over now that the wake low has passed.

Storms will develop later today ahead of a cold front. It appears they will start forming around noon in the I-65 corridor. Instability and shear will be too low for severe storms but we will be watching for any surprises.

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