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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
353 PM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026

...NWS Damage Survey for 6/1/2026 Thunderstorm Wind Event...

Peak Wind /E/: 80 mph 
Path Length /statute/: 2.2 miles 
Path Width /maximum/: 1000 yards 
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 2

Start Date:             06/01/2026
Start Time:             1:18 PM CDT
Start Location:         Tanglewood, AL
Start Lat/Lon:          34.485/-86.206

End Date:               06-01-2026
End Time:               1:20 PM CDT
End Location:           1 mi NE of Five Points, AL
End Lat/Lon:            34.459/-86.184

At approximately 118 PM CDT, a downburst with top wind speeds of
80 mph developed on the western shore of Lake Guntersville in 
the Tanglewood area. Just downslope from the ridgeline and along 
Highway 79, numerous large hardwood trees were snapped and 
uprooted on both the western and eastern sides of the highway. 
This type of tree damage continued southeast along Pine Island 
Circle. The downburst then crossed the lake, emerging on the 
opposite side at the Mountain Lakes Resort. Here, large trees were
primarily uprooted.  As one tree uprooted, it lifted a small home
fixed to a trailer foundation, tilting the home partly onto its 
side.  As the downburst moved inland along Murphy Hill Rd, it 
uprooted several trees and damaged a single-family residence. The 
damage path along the downburst measured approximately 2.2 miles, 
qualifying it as a microburst.  While snapped hardwood trees are 
traditionally quantified at 93 mph or more, wet antecedent 
conditions had occurred in the area, with thirteen days in a row 
of measurable rainfall, producing weakened soils and trees.  This 
led us to skew toward lower estimated wind speeds. The maximum 
wind gust measured by a surface station during these storms was 51
mph.  Thank you to Marshall and Jackson County EMA for their 
assistance with this survey.

White/Magee


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NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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