Damage survey shows straightline winds

A damage survey team from the National Weather Service in Mobile has completed an initial damage assessment of the storms that oved through the Robertsdale and Elsanor communities of central Baldwin County Friday morning.

The team found evidence of damaging winds that occurred along the leading edge of a severe bow echo that moved through the Robertsdale and Elsanor areas between 4:00 a.m. and 4:15 a.m. Friday morning.

The team found a path of straight line wind damage from 200 to 400 yards wide and was near two miles long. the worst damage along the path occurred near the County Road 85 area just north of US Highway 90 where six single family homes of varying construction techniques experienced significant structural damage to roofs, and walls.

Damage survey shows straightline winds