06/02/2026
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville
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 1:18 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 51mph.
Thank you to Marshall, Jackson County EMA and Marshall County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance with this survey.
NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.
