Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena Time Path Path Number of Estimated June 1996 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm ALABAMA, North Central Madison County Hazel Green 03 1444CST 0 0 15K 2K Hail (1.75) Golf ball size hail was reported at Hazel Green. Lauderdale County Elgin 07 1015CST 0 0 12K 2K Hail (1.75) Golf ball size hail was reported at Elgin. Lauderdale County Elgin 07 1015CST 0 0 25K 2K Thunderstorm Wind (G55) Thunderstorm wind did minimal to moderate damage to three houses, two metal sheds were destroyed, and trees and power lines were blown down. Cullman County 6 E Cullman 07 1315CST 0 0 15K 2K Hail (1.00) Hail the size of quarters was reported by the Cullman County EMA on Highway 278 near Berlin. Talladega County Sylacauga 07 1405CST 0 0 10K 2K Thunderstorm Wind (G50) A few trees were downed across Highway 280 in the Sylacauga area. Talladega County Talladega 07 1410CST 0 0 20K 0 Thunderstorm Wind (G50) A few large trees were downed in Talladega. Talladega County 5 S Fayetteville 07 1410CST 0 0 25K 0 Thunderstorm Wind (G40) A church under construction collapsed. The church was about 5 miles south of Fayetteville near the Talladega/Coosa county line. Montgomery County 5 W Montgomery 07 1623CST 0 0 5K 2K Hail (0.75) Marble to dime size hail was reported in the western parts of Montgomery County. Montgomery County Montgomery 07 1630CST 0 0 20K 0 Thunderstorm Wind (G50) Trees and power lines were downed near the Montgomery fire station. Winston County Haleyville 11 1236CST 0 0 5K 0 Lightning Lightning struck a house but no major damage was reported. Marion County Guin 11 1240CST 0 0 10K 1K Thunderstorm Wind (G50) Several trees were reported down on the north side of Guin. Marion County Guin 11 1240CST 0 0 5K 0 Hail (0.75) Dime size hail was reported at Guin. Blount County Hayden 11 1420CST 0 0 10K 1K Hail (0.75) Dime size hail was reported along Highway 160 at Hayden. Cullman County Good Hope 11 1430CST 0 0 15K 2K Hail (1.75) Golf ball size hail was reported at Good Hope. Jefferson County Morris to 11 1440CST 0 0 25K 0 Hail (0.88) 3 W Trussville 1505CST Nickel size hail was reported at Morris and dime size hail 3 miles west of Trussville. St. Clair County Moody 11 1545CST 0 0 10K 0 Thunderstorm Wind (G50) Trees were reported downed in Moody. St. Clair County Argo 11 1600CST 0 0 10K 0 Thunderstorm Wind (G50) Trees were downed in the Argo area. St. Clair County Pell City 11 1613CST 0 0 15K 0 Thunderstorm Wind (G50) Trees and power lines were downed in Pell City. Winston County Haleyville 12 0745CST 0 0 15K 0 Lightning Lightning struck a house causing minor damage. Dekalb County Fort Payne 12 0840CST 0 0 40K 0 Lightning Lightning struck a house starting a fire that caused extensive damage. Dekalb County Fort Payne 12 0845CST 0 0 10K 0 Flash Flood 1045CST A heavy downpour caused street flooding in a number of locations around Fort Payne. Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena Time Path Path Number of Estimated June 1996 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm ALABAMA, North Central Winston County Haleyville 13 0650CST 0 0 30K 0 Lightning Lightning struck a house causing damage to at least half of the house. Elmore County 2 NE Wetumpka 13 1745CST 0 0 10K 1K Hail (0.75) A storm spotter reported three-quarter inch hail just northeast of Wetumpka. Dallas County Selma 13 1800CST 0 0 15K 0 Lightning Lightning struck the E-911 communications system knocking it off the air for about 15 minutes. Russell County Phenix City 15 1700CST 0 0 10K 0 Hail (0.75) Hail ranging from marble to dime size was reported at Phenix City. Russell County Seale 15 1725CST 0 0 20K 2K Thunderstorm Wind (G50) Several trees were downed near the fire department and the post office in Seale. Several power lines were also downed. Jefferson County Birmingport 19 1400CST 0 0 10K 0 Flash Flood 1500CST Heavy rain created localized flooding including the flooding of some streets in the Birmingport area. Winston County Natural Bridge 20 1545CST 0 0 20K 0 Thunderstorm Wind (G50) A roof of a mobile home came apart and a fireworks stand was damaged. Lee County 14 NW Phenix City 20 1600CST 0 0 25K 0 Thunderstorm Wind (G50) A few trees were downed and a boat house was damaged at Lake Harding. Lee County Smiths 23 1138CST 0 0 10K 0 Hail (0.75) Three-quarter inch hail was reported at Smiths in southeast Lee County. Lee County Auburn 23 1318CST 0 0 15K 0 Lightning Lightning struck a house causing damage that was described as light. Lee County Auburn 23 1348CST 0 0 15K 0 Lightning Lightning struck a tree next to a house. The tree fell onto the chimney and caught the roof on fire. Damage was reported as minor. Lauderdale County Florence 23 1400CST 0 0 35K 0 Lightning Lightning struck a house causing considerable damage. Lauderdale County Florence 23 1400CST 0 0 10K 0 Flash Flood 1500CST Heavy rain caused street flooding. A woman was trapped inside her car when water started rising and the car stalled. Walker County Carbon Hill 23 1523CST 0 0 10K 2K Thunderstorm Wind (G50) Thunderstorm wind downed several trees in the Carbon Hill area. Tuscaloosa County Samantha 23 1615CST 0 0 8K 2K Hail (0.75) Dime size hail was reported at Samantha. Tuscaloosa County Samantha 23 1615CST 0 0 18K 0 Thunderstorm Wind (G50) A roof on a house was damaged and several trees were downed in the Samantha area. Madison County Gurley 23 1955CST 0 0 20K 0 Lightning Lightning struck a power station causing approximately 4800 homes to lose power. Chilton County 6 NE Maplesville 27 1840CST 0 0 10K 2K Thunderstorm Wind (G50) Trees were reported downed between Jemison and Maplesville. Bibb County Lawley 27 1845CST 0 0 10K 0 Thunderstorm Wind (G50) Numerous trees were reported downed across Highway 82 at Lawley. ALABAMA, Southeast Coffee County Enterprise 26 1430CST 1 2 0 0 Lightning Three children playing on an unfinished soccer field next to a YMCA were struck by lightning. One child was fatally injured while the 2 other children received only minor injuries. M10BF Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena Time Path Path Number of Estimated June 1996 Local/ Length Width Persons Damage Location Date Standard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of Storm ALABAMA, Southwest Crenshaw County Luverne07 1700CST 0 0 1K Thunderstorm Wind (G50) SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOW DOWN NEAR LUVERNE. Choctaw County Womack Hill07 1730CST 0 0 1.5K Thunderstorm Wind (G50) SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 25 NEAR WOMACK HILL. Conecuh County Lyeffion13 1630CST 0 0 1.5K Thunderstorm Wind (G50) TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 30 NEAR LYEFFION. Baldwin County Orange Beach15 1120CST 0 0 Waterspout A WATERSPOUT WAS REPORTED NEAR ORANGE BEACH JUST OFFSHORE OF SEVERAL CONDOMINIUMS. NO DAMAGE WAS REPOPRTED. ALASKA, Northern NONE REPORTED. ALASKA, Southeast AKZ015 Coastal Southeast Alaska 29 2100AST 0 0 High Wind (G61) 30 0900AST An unseasonably strong low pressure system moved northward along the coastline of Southeast Alaska June 29-30. Saturday evening (June 29), winds gusted to 61 kt at Hydaberg and to 51 kt at Cape Decision. As the low continued northward overnight, stations in central Southeast Alaska reported gusty winds including 32 kt at Petersberg, 36 kt at Sitka, and 49 kt in downtown Juneau. ALASKA, Southern AKZ019 Central Gulf Coast 01 0000AST 0 0 Temperature Record 2359AST High temperature record 76 set at the Valdez city site. AKZ011 Bristol Bay Coastal 01 0000AST 0 0 Temperature Record 2359AST High temperature record 79 at King Salmon airport. Ck Inlt Susitna(C) / Homer(C) Big Lake02 0000AST 0 0 10M Wild/Forest Fire 12 0000AST Apparent fire works touched off one of the most expensive fires to affect the state. On June 2nd, a small fire began. It "blew up" on Sunday at around 1030 pm as brisk north winds developed (very unusual for this time of year). Gusty north winds turned to the northeast then southeast during the next several days. The fire burned across 37,330 acres of land...much of it in the Big Lake area where many recreational homes, cabins and businesses are/were located. The fire was named "Miller's Reach", however due to its proximity to the Lake, quickly became known as the "Big Lake" fire. It was finally contained late on Monday, June 10th...after causing an estimated 10 million dollars damage to structures. AKZ023 St. Paul Island 03 0000AST 0 0 Temperature Record 2359AST High temperature record 54 at Saint Paul. AKZ021 Western Alaska Peninsula 03 0000AST 0 0 Temperature Record 2359AST Record high of 59 reported at Cold Bay...beating old record of 58 (1990). AKZ019 Central Gulf Coast 05 0300AST 0 0 High Wind (G49) Wind gusts reached 56 mph...which was the highest recorded in the month of June for 20+ years. This broke the previous record of 38 mph by a "long shot". Ck Inlt Susitna(C) / Homer(C) Tustumena Lk07 0000AST 0 0 Wild/Forest Fire 12 0000AST Another fire of unknown origins, developed near Tustumena Lake on the Kenai Peninsula on June 7.