Clear skies and diabatic heating during the late morning and afternoon hours over northern Alabama helped to strengthen a boundary stretching across central Alabama.  Along this boundary, severe thunderstorms producing multiple bow echoes with damaging winds between 60 and 70 mph developed quickly during the late afternoon and evening hours. As this boundary pushed north ahead of an approaching cold front across northern Alabama, many locations east of of interstate 65 were impacted by these damaging winds.  The counties hardest hit by these storms were:  Cullman, Morgan, and Madison, and Jackson counties.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, ALABAMA
From 30-JUL-09 18:35:00 to 30-JUL-09 18:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: TUPELO
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Several trees were blown down south of Skyline.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, ALABAMA
From 30-JUL-09 18:55:00 to 30-JUL-09 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: GRAYS CHAPEL
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Several trees were blown down on Little Cumberland Mountain.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARSHALL, ALABAMA
From 30-JUL-09 17:56:00 to 30-JUL-09 18:06:00 (CST-6)
Location: MOUNTAINVIEW
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 3.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A tree was blown down on Jack Morrow road near the intersection of Pleasant Grove road.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLBERT, ALABAMA
From 30-JUL-09 18:10:00 to 30-JUL-09 18:20:00 (CST-6)
Location: MT HESTER
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 8.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Trees were blown down in southwestern portions of Colbert county near Mt. Hester.

Thunderstorm Wind in CULLMAN, ALABAMA
From 30-JUL-09 17:30:00 to 30-JUL-09 17:35:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARKADELPHIA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Bow echoes pushed north across Cullman county, producing widespread wind damage across the county. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. Wind gusts were estimated to be around 65 mph. Particularly hard hit were the Cullman and West Point communities.

Thunderstorm Wind in JACKSON, ALABAMA
From 30-JUL-09 18:35:00 to 30-JUL-09 18:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: SKYLINE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A Tree was blown down onto a car at the intersection of Highway 79 and CR 107 in Skyline. The driver of the car received minor injuries.

Thunderstorm Wind in MADISON, ALABAMA
From 30-JUL-09 18:33:00 to 30-JUL-09 18:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: TRIANA
Magnitude: 61.00 EG
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

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.

Thunderstorm Wind in MORGAN, ALABAMA
From 30-JUL-09 17:50:00 to 30-JUL-09 17:55:00 (CST-6)
Location: COLE SPGS
Magnitude: 56.00 EG
Property damage: 30.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Morgan county.  The hardest hit areas were Danville, Somerville, Hartselle, Morgan City, and Cullman.  In the city of Hartselle, a tin roof was blown off a building under construction.