Local Storm Reports from April 15, 2011
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1100 AM HAIL 2 SSE BIRMINGHAM 33.50N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
DIME SIZED HAIL ON RED MOUNTAIN.
1102 AM HAIL BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM.
1215 PM TORNADO E NANAFALIA 32.11N 87.98W
04/15/2011 F1 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR NANAFALIA. THIS SMALL
DAMAGE PATH CONSISTED OF MAINLY TREE
DAMAGE...HOWEVER...THE DAMAGE PATH WAS COMPLETELY
OBSCURED BY THE NANAFALIA 2 TORNADO THAT OCCURED AROUND
639 PM. THERE WERE SEVERAL EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE
TREE AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE...WHERE SEVERAL HARDWOOD TREES
WERE UPROOTED. THE TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS 0.5 MILES LONG
AND WAS 60 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE MAX WIND
WAS 100 MPH.
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG HIGHTOGY 33.69N 88.09W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FEW TREES DOWN FROM FERN BANK TO HIGHTOGY.
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG HIGHTOGY 33.69N 88.09W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FEW TREES DOWN FROM FERN BANK TO HIGHTOGY.
1234 PM HAIL 2 N BLOUNTSVILLE 34.12N 86.58W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH BLOUNT AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ALONG HWY 49.
1243 PM HAIL CLAY 33.70N 86.60W
04/15/2011 E0.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZE HAIL ALONG HAPPEY HOLLOW ROAD.
0118 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW UNIONTOWN 32.39N 87.56W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWW 3 WSW OF FREETOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0132 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER ABERDEEN ROAD IN THREE LOCATIONS CLOSING ROAD.
2 OTHER ROADS IN THE AREA ALSO CLOSED.
0145 PM TORNADO GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 F3 SUMTER AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-3 TORNADO CONTINUED FROM KEMPER COUNTY MS MOVING
JUST SOUTH OF GEIGER TRAVELING EAST NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE
TOMBIGBEE RIVER. ONE HOUSE WAS DESTROYED OTHERS WERE
DAMAGED. AT ITS WIDEST...THE PATH WAS A MILE WIDE EAST OF
GEIGER WHERE THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.
THE PATH LENGTH WAS 8.6 MILES. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS WERE
ESTIMATED AT 150 MPH.
0150 PM TORNADO GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 F3 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HOUSES DAMAGED ON PAYNE STREET.
0150 PM TORNADO GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 F3 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL HOMES AND CHURCHES DAMAGED.
0150 PM TORNADO GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 F3 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE FALLING ON HOME CAUSED ROOF AND CEILING TO
COLLAPSE...PINNING HOME OWNER.
0156 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 S GEIGER 32.84N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CUBA VFD REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING OLD
BODKA ROAD NEAR GEIGER. WINDS ESTIMATED 90 MPH.
0156 PM TSTM WND DMG GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PROBABLE TORNADO. MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED, SEVERAL
DEMOLISHED. PAYNE STREET, OLD BAXTER ROAD, KIRKLAND
AVENUE, AND MARTIN LUTHER KING CIRCLE ALL HAVE DAMAGE.
0203 PM TSTM WND DMG GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CUBA VFD REPORTS MANY TREES DOWN IN THE GEIGER AREA...
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0220 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HEAVY FLOODING ON ABERDEEN ROAD IN VERNON.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON SPRINGFIELD ROAD...TOWER ROAD...AND STEELY
ROAD IN VERNON.
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HWY 17 SOUTH OF VERNON AT STEEDLEY ROAD FLOODED ALONG
WITH NUMEROUS OTHER STREETS AND ROADS FLOODING ACROSS THE
COUNTY.
0302 PM FLASH FLOOD WINFIELD 33.93N 87.80W
04/15/2011 MARION AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
WINFIELD PD REPORTS HWY 118 FLOODED UP TO A FOOT DEEP IN
SPOTS.
0303 PM TORNADO 6 WSW GAINESVILLE 32.78N 88.25W
04/15/2011 F2 SUMTER AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTH OF STATE ROUTE
116...SIX MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE...AND MOVED
EAST TO NEAR STATE ROUTE 39...ONE MILE SOUTH OF
GAINSVILLE. DOZENS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND
SEVERAL HOUSES SUSTAINED DAMAGE. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT
115 MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS 4.5 MILES WITH A PATH WIDTH OF
200 YDS.
0305 PM FLASH FLOOD JASPER 33.85N 87.27W
04/15/2011 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
25TH STREET IN DOWNTOWN JASPER FLOOED UP TO A FOUR DEEP.
HWY 78 JUST NORTH OF BRIDGE PARTIALLY FLOODED.
0316 PM TORNADO 3 SE RALPH 33.01N 87.73W
04/15/2011 F3 GREENE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-3 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR RALPH IN NORTHEAST
GREENE COUNTY AND MOVED NORTHEAST TO NEAR 1.5 MILES EAST
OF UNIVERSITY MALL IN TUSCALOOSA. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE
SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND A POWER TRANSMISSION TOWER WAS
CRUSHED. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES WERE DAMAGED. WINDS
WERE ESTIMATED AT 140 MPH. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 19 MI AND
PATH WIDTH AT ITS WIDEST WAS 500 YDS.
0331 PM TORNADO 2 NNW GREENSBORO 32.73N 87.61W
04/15/2011 F2 HALE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 14 AND
LIFTED NEAR STATE HIGHWAY 69. THERE WERE NO KNOWN
INJURIES...BUT ONE PERSON WAS TRAPPED IN AN OVERTURNED
MOBILE HOME FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO WINDOWS AND THE ROOF OF A CHURCH AND MODERATE
ROOF DAMAGE OCCURED TO SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES.
SEVERAL HUNDRED TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. THE
DAMAGE PATH WAS 2.2 MILES AND THE MAX WIDTH WAS 700
YARDS. THE MAX WIND SPEEDS WERE 115 MPH.
0338 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
OLD DAYCARE CENTER ON HWY 69 SOUTH RECIEVED MAJOR
STRUCTUAL DAMAGE. HILLCREST CENTER RECIEVED STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE TO SIGNS.
0338 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES ON LOOP
ROAD IN THE CIRCLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH VICINITY. HEAVY
SMELL OF NATURAL GAS IN THE AIR.
0339 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL PUBLIC
DAMAGE AT THE TOKYO RESTAURANT ON 69 SOUTH. SEVERAL
TRAILER HOMES AT A DEALERSHIP TURNED OVER AND SPEEDY OIL
CHANGE NORTH OF DEALERSHIP WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. ON 82
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND MOTEL 6 WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.
0342 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
STUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES IN THE BEACH HILL AREA.
0345 PM TORNADO 9 N GREENSBORO 32.83N 87.59W
04/15/2011 HALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PUBLIC REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND CROSSING HIGHWAY 25
NORTH OF GREENSBORO. AT LEAST 50 HOMES DAMAGED AND 10
DESTROYED PER EMA.
0348 PM TORNADO 2 SW WATEROAK 32.84N 87.48W
04/15/2011 HALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO CROSSED RTE 69 AND CR 53...TREES DOWN OR
SNAPPED...POWER LINES DOW.
0358 PM TORNADO 3 E CUBA 32.44N 88.33W
04/15/2011 F2 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR US HIGHWAY 80 AROUND
MILE MARKER 3 MOVING NORTHEAST TO NEAR 7 MILES SOUTH OF
LIVINGSTON. SEVERAL HUNDRED HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES WERE
EITHER SNAPPED...UPROOTED...OR SHEARED. TWO HOMES WERE
SEVERELY DAMAGED AND TWO OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED.
WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 115 MPH...THE MAX WIDTH WAS 200
YDS...AND THE PATH LENGTH WAS 8.9 MILES.
0359 PM TORNADO 1 E MERTZ 32.90N 87.36W
04/15/2011 F1 BIBB AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 25...3
MILES WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 16...WHERE THOUSANDS OF TREES
WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. THERE WAS SOME
STRUCTURE DAMAGE AS THE TORNADO CROSSED HIGHWAY 5 SOUTH
OF WEST BLOCTON. THERE WAS MODERATE ROOF DAMAGE TO
SEVERAL HOMES AND TREES ON A MOBILE HOME. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED NORTHEAST LIFTING ALONG COUNTY ROAD 24...3
MILES EAST OF WEST BLOCTON. THE TRACK LENGTH WAS 21.8
MILES WITH A WIDTH OF 880 YARDS. THE MAX WIND SPEED WAS
105 MPH
0403 PM HAIL YORK 32.50N 88.30W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0403 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SKYLAND PARK AREA. TREES DOWN.
HOUSES IMPACTED ON 10TH AVENUE EAST.
0405 PM FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON COUNTY LAKE RD. MOLLOY FIRE HAS BEEN
DISPATCHED TO CLOSE ROAD.
0409 PM FLASH FLOOD NORTHPORT 33.27N 87.56W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
BRIDGE CLOSED ON HUNTER CREEK ROAD NEAR 28TH STREET DUE
TO WATER OVERFLOWING IT.
0423 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON HWY 82.
0424 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL TRAINED SPOTTER
LINES AND TREES SNAPPED AND SHREDDED. HWY 82 BLOCKED.
0424 PM TORNADO MAGNOLIA 32.14N 87.67W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE STRUCTURAL DAMGE IN MAGNOLIA AREA AND SOUTH
RIDGE.
0438 PM TORNADO 3 S WEST BLOCTON 33.10N 87.13W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HWY 5.
0438 PM HAIL W VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0440 PM HAIL W VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0444 PM TORNADO 1 ESE FORKLAND 32.64N 87.85W
04/15/2011 F2 GREENE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
ABOUT 2.2 MILES EAST OF FORKLAND ALONG COUNTY ROAD 20.
THE TORNADO MAINLY TRAVELED IN FOREST LAND SNAPPING AND
UPROOTING THOUSANDS OF TREES. JUST NORTH OF GREENSBORO
THE TORNADO SEVERELY DAMAGED THREE MOBILE HOMES ALONG
COUNTY ROAD 21. THE TORNADO LIFTED NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY
25...2.4 MILES WEST OF THE BIBB COUNTY LINE. THE TRACK
WAS 24 MILES WITH A WIDTH OF 880 YARDS. THE MAX ESTIMATED
WIND SPEED WAS 130 MPH.
0450 PM HAIL HELENA 33.29N 86.85W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN ROCKY RIDGE AT JCT HWYS 17 AND 58.
0458 PM TSTM WND DMG HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE MAGNOLIA TREE DOWN ALONG AL HWY 150 NEAR THE HOOVER
MET.
0458 PM TORNADO 5 SW MYRTLEWOOD 32.19N 88.01W
04/15/2011 F3 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 FATAL, 4 INJ *** AN EF-3 TORNADO WAS SURVEYED WHERE
SEVERAL DOZEN SINGLE FAMILY AND MOBILE HOMES WERE HEAVILY
DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. ONE MAN WAS KILLED IN HIS DOUBLE
WIDE MOBILE HOME AS IT WAS TOSSED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET
ACROSS STATE HIGHWAY 69. TWO INJURIES OCCURED IN HILLTOP
AS A TWO STORY HOME HAD THE ENTIRE ROOF AND SEVERAL WALLS
DESTROYED. ADDITIONAL INJURIES OCCURED IN MOBILE HOMES AS
THEY ROLLED AND WERE TOSSED ALONG THE PATH. THE TORNADO
DAMAGE PATH/WIDTH/SPEED WAS 11.8 MILES/800 YARDS/150 MPH.
0459 PM TORNADO ALABASTER 33.25N 86.82W
04/15/2011 F0 SHELBY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN ALABASTER NEAR EVANGEL
CHURCH ON THOMPSON RD LIFTING A FEW MINUTES LATER NEAR
CITY HALL ON HWY 31. SEVERAL TREES WERE KNOCKED
DOWN...SOME ON HOMES. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 1.36 MILES LONG
WITH A MAX WIDTH OF 50 YDS. MAX ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS
70 MPH.
0500 PM HAIL MYRTLEWOOD 32.25N 87.95W
04/15/2011 E4.25 INCH MARENGO AL BROADCAST MEDIA
0505 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENSBORO 32.70N 87.59W
04/15/2011 HALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POSSIBLE TORNADO. 20 TO 25 HOMES DAMAGED. ROADS CLOSED
DUE TO MAJOR DAMAGE NORTH OF GREENSBORO. SEVERAL HUNDRED
TREES DOWN IN THE COUNTY.
0506 PM FUNNEL CLOUD PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
HAM ALERT TEAM MEMBER REPORTS A FUNNEL OVER HY 11 IN
PELHAM.
0510 PM HAIL ALABASTER 33.25N 86.82W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN ALABASTER.
0511 PM HAIL HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
0517 PM FLASH FLOOD HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROAD FLOODING AT 1777 CHASE DRIVE IN HOOVER.
0517 PM HAIL PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL PUBLIC
0517 PM HAIL MYRTLEWOOD 32.25N 87.95W
04/15/2011 E2.75 INCH MARENGO AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0517 PM HAIL 2 NW HALF ACRE 32.21N 87.94W
04/15/2011 E2.50 INCH MARENGO AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0520 PM HAIL PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL OFF CR 52 IN DEERING DOWNS SUBDIVISION.
0522 PM TORNADO 4 W LINDEN 32.31N 87.87W
04/15/2011 F2 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR PINHOOK.THE MAJORITY OF
DAMAGE SUSTAINED WAS TO HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES BEING
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. ONE BRICK HOME HAD THE ENTIRE ROOF
AND SEVERAL EXTERIOR WALLS DESTROYED. SEVERAL OTHER HOMES
SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE...AS WELL. THE TORNADO
DAMAGE PATH WAS 5.4 MILES LONG AND WAS 575 YARDS WIDE AT
ITS WIDEST POINT. THE MAX ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS WERE 130
MPH.
0525 PM HAIL 2 S ALABASTER 33.22N 86.82W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE SCOTTSDALE
SUBDIVISION.
0527 PM TSTM WND DMG CHELSEA 33.33N 86.64W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO SIDING ON FIRE STATION BUILDING.
0530 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE ON HOUSE ON RAGLAND ROAD. POWER LINE DOWN ON HWY 82
AND LINE DOWN ON RAGLAND ROAD. TREES DOWN ON HOUSE ON
EOLINE ROAD. TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON TRUMAN ALDRICH.
0530 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF OFF OF HOUSE ON TRUMAN ALDRICH. TREE ON HOUSE
DESTROYED HALF OF ROOF ON TRUMAN ALDRICH.
0530 PM HAIL CHELSEA 33.33N 86.64W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
0534 PM HEAVY RAIN BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 E0.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
I65 NORTHBOUND AT ALFORD AVE, 6 INCHES DEEP WATER CAUSING
TRAVEL PROBLEMS
0534 PM FLASH FLOOD HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
US 31, BRADDICK DRIVE HAS 8 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS
ROADWAY.
0536 PM TORNADO 4 ESE LINDEN 32.29N 87.74W
04/15/2011 F2 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR DAYTON. THE MOST
CONCENTRATED DAMAGE OCCURED TO SEVERAL HOMES THAT HAD
SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE. THERE WERE SEVERAL HUNDRED HARD
AND SOFTWOOD TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. THE TORNADO
DAMAGE PATH WAS 10.9 MILES LONG AND WAS 600 YARDS WIDE AT
ITS WIDEST POINT. THE MAX ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS 125
MPH.
0540 PM TORNADO 3 NW LINDEN 32.33N 87.84W
04/15/2011 F1 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR A SECOND TIME NEAR
PINHOOK. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR STATE HIGHWAY
28...RIGHT AT THE CHICKASAW BOGUE...OR 2 MILES NORTHWEST
OF LINDEN. THE TORNADO DID SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE...BY
EITHER UPROOTING OR SNAPPING LARGE HARDWOODS. THE ENTIRE
DAMAGE PATH REMAINED IN SWAMP LAND. THE TORNADO DAMAGE
PATH WAS 1.5 MILES LONG AND WAS 150 YARDS WIDE AT ITS
WIDEST POINT. THE MAX ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS 105 MPH.
0540 PM HEAVY RAIN BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 U0.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
18 WHEELER HYDROPLANED...JACK KNIFED AND LEFT THE ROAD ON
SOUTHBOUND I-65 IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM AT MILE MARKER
258.
0545 PM TORNADO 2 NW WILSONVILLE 33.26N 86.50W
04/15/2011 F1 SHELBY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOOUCHED DOWN NEAR ON LARGIN
ROAD...LIFTING JUST NORTH OF HWY 25 NEAR LAY LAKE INLET.
SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AND THERE WAS
ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOME ALONG WITH A HORSE TRAILER. THE
PATH LENGTH/WIDTH...4.25 MILES/100 YDS AND THE MAX
ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH.
0554 PM HAIL AUBURN 32.59N 85.48W
04/15/2011 E1.75 INCH LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
UNIVERSITY DRIVE
0558 PM HAIL OPELIKA 32.65N 85.38W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH LEE AL PUBLIC
PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN OPELIKA AND SOME MINOR STREET
FLOODING.
0600 PM TORNADO 3 S UNIONTOWN 32.41N 87.51W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-0 TORNADO. WINDS WERE
AROUND 95 MPH. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF
COOPER ROAD OFF HIGHWAY 65 TRAVELING EAST-NORTHEAST TO
JUST SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 80 OFF OF TAYLOE ROAD. THIS
TOUCHDOWN UPROOTED AND SNAPPED NUMEROUS TREES AND DID
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO 2 OUTBUILDINGS. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS
4.6 MILES LONG AND WAS 150 YARDS WIDE.
0620 PM TORNADO ALPINE 33.36N 86.22W
04/15/2011 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ACROSS RENFROE ROAD.
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG AUBURN 32.59N 85.48W
04/15/2011 LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF REMOVED FROM MOBILE HOME. TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0627 PM TORNADO 5 SSE MARION 32.57N 87.29W
04/15/2011 F2 PERRY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2.7 MILES NORTH OF HAMBURG
JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 45. THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE TO THE
ROOF OF A BARN AND SEVERAL DOZEN HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. THE TORNADO CROSSED COUNTY ROAD 45
WHERE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF HARDWOOD TREES WERE ALSO
UPRROTED AND SNAPPED. THE LENGTH OF THE DAMAGE PATH WAS 1
MILE WITH A MAX WIDTH OF 500 YARDS. THE MAX ESTIMATED
WIND SPEED WAS ESTIMATED AT 115 MPH.
0632 PM TORNADO TALLADEGA 33.43N 86.10W
04/15/2011 TALLADEGA AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TALLADEGA RESCUE SQUAD REPORTED A TORNADO ON HWY 77 FROM
TALLADEGA FIRE STATION.
0636 PM TORNADO S MARION 32.63N 87.32W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL PUBLIC
POWER LINES DOWN. CR 45 CLOSED.
0639 PM TORNADO 2 NNW SURGINER 32.08N 87.73W
04/15/2011 F2 MARENGO AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN FOR THE SECOND TIME NEAR
NANAFALIA. TWO DOZEN HOMES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED DUE
TO FALLEN TREES AND LARGE SECTIONS OF ROOFING MATERIAL
WERE REMOVED BY THE TORNADIC WINDS. THE MOST CONCENTRATED
DAMAGE OCCURED IN NANFALIA...ALONG HIGHWAY 7 NORTH OF
SWEET WATER...AND IN THE OCTAGON/CALVARY AREAS. THE
TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS 20.9 MILES LONG AND WAS 800 YARDS
WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. THE MAX WIND WAS 135 MPH.
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E HAMBURG 32.53N 87.20W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL AMATEUR RADIO
SPOTTER OBSERVED 75 MPH WINDS ON A HAND HELD ANEMOMETER 1
MILE SOUTHEAST OF SUTTLE...WITH SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0705 PM TORNADO 6 NNW VALLEY GRANDE 32.60N 87.01W
04/15/2011 F1 DALLAS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD
272 UPROOTING SEVERAL SOFT AND HARDWOOD TREES.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO A MOBILE HOME FROM
UPROOTED TREES. THE DAMAGE PATH LENGTH WAS 0.1 MILES AND
THE MAX WIDTH WAS 75 YARDS WIDE. THE MAX ESTIMATED WINDS
WERE 90 MPH.
0726 PM TSTM WND DMG MARION 32.63N 87.32W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON BALLARD ROAD.
0737 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MONTGOMERY 32.35N 86.28W
04/15/2011 MONTGOMERY AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OVER MONTGOMERY AIRPORT.
0748 PM TORNADO 4 WNW CAHABA RIVER AT M 32.47N 87.23W
04/15/2011 F1 DALLAS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NORTH OF MARION JUNCTION
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 58 TRAVELING NORTHEAST TO COUNTY ROAD
944. HEAVY DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE ROOF AND WALLS OF
A METAL WAREHOUSE. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 0.2 MILES AND MAX
WIDTH WAS 100 YARDS. THE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH.
0804 PM TORNADO 5 SSE CAHABA RIVER AT M 32.38N 87.16W
04/15/2011 DALLAS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
DAMAGE NORTH OF BELOIT WAS CONSISTENT WITH AN EF-1
TORNADO. WINDS WERE AROUND 105 MPH...TOUCHED DOWN EAST OF
COUNTY RD 189 AND NORTH OF COUNTY RD 205 TRAVELING
EAST-NORTHEAST FOR A PATH LENGTH OF 1.6 MILES OVER
PASTURE LAND. IT UPROOTED AND SNAPPED HUNDREDS OF
HARDWOOD TREES AND DESTROYED A LARGE CATTLE FEEDER. THE
PATH WIDTH WAS 250 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT.
0812 PM HAIL SELMA 32.42N 87.02W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH DALLAS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DOWNTOWN SELMA
0813 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WSW SELMA 32.38N 87.09W
04/15/2011 DALLAS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL TREES DOWN INCLUDING ONE ON A HOUSE. DAMAGE TO
AWNING OF OLD GAS STATION.
0817 PM HAIL VALLEY GRANDE 32.52N 86.98W
04/15/2011 E0.88 INCH DALLAS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0850 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSW VIDA JUNCTION 32.51N 86.71W
04/15/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AT HWY 82 AND CR 40 IN INDEPENDENCE. POSSIBLE
TORNADO.
0915 PM TSTM WND DMG MARBURY 32.70N 86.47W
04/15/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AT CR56 AND CR43. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0928 PM TORNADO 1 NNE TITUS 32.72N 86.31W
04/15/2011 F0 ELMORE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF GRAYS FERRY
RD...0.7 MILES NORTHEAST OF TITUS. FROM THERE IT TRAVELED
NORTHEAST CROSSING GRAYS FERRY ROAD LIFTING IN A WOODED
AREA ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. FOUR BARNS WERE
DAMAGED. HARDWOOD TREES HAD LARGE LIMBS SNAPPED
OFF...ALTHOUGH NO TREES WERE TOTALLY SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.
A CARPORT WAS ALSO DESTROYED ALONG WITH THE CARS
UNDERNEATH. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS 0.36 MILES AND 50 YARDS
WIDE. THE MAX ESTIMATED WIND SPEED WAS 75 MPH.
0934 PM TORNADO WSW MULBERRY 32.46N 86.78W
04/15/2011 F1 AUTAUGA AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO WAS SURVEYED NEAR MULBERRY. THE TORNADO
TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 14 AND LIFTED NORTHEAST OF CR
9. SEVERAL DOZEN HARDWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED. THE
TORNADO PATH LENGTH/WIDTH WAS 2.0 MILES AND 300 YDS WIDE.
THE MAX WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 90 MPH.
1049 PM TORNADO 4 S NEW PROSPECT 32.61N 86.54W
04/15/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND HOME DAMAGED AT CR 57 SOUTH OF CR 49.
1050 PM TORNADO 6 N BOOTH 32.59N 86.57W
04/15/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDOWS BROKEN...PORCHES TORN...AND TREES DOWN IN MOBILE
HOME PARK ON CR94.
1055 PM TORNADO 6 NW PRATTVILLE 32.52N 86.52W
04/15/2011 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 3 FATAL, 4 INJ *** CR 40 SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. HOMES
DESTROYED. EMA REPORTS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THE ENTIRE
AREA.
1117 PM TORNADO 3 NE TEN CEDAR ESTATES 32.69N 86.21W
04/15/2011 F2 ELMORE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 6.4 MILES WEST OF CENTRAL
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 334 IN NORTHERN ELMORE COUNTY.THE
TORNADO TRAVELED NORTHEAST CROSSING STATE HIGHWAY 9 IN
SOUTHERN COOSA COUNTY CAUSING STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO AT
LEAST ONE HOME IN EQUALITY...WHERE THE ROOF AND REAR WALL
WERE DESTROYED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST INTO
TALLAPOOSA COUNTY WHERE TREES WERE SNAPPED IN WIND CREEK
STATE PARK. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 22.4 MILES WITH A WIDTH
OF 800 YARDS. THE MAX ESTIMATED WINDS WERE 130 MPH.
1142 PM TORNADO 5 SE ALEXANDER CITY 32.87N 85.88W
04/15/2011 F1 TALLAPOOSA AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN A WOODED AREA ON THE EAST
SIDE OF LAKE MARTIN...OR 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF JACKSONS
GAP. MOST OF THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF UPROOTED AND SNAPPED
HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES. AS THE TORNADO CONTINUED
NORTHEAST AND CROSSED HIGHWAY 280...3 HOMES WERE DAMAGED
DUE TO FALLING TREES AND A TRAMPOLINE WAS TOSSED 30 FEET.
THE TORNADO LIFTED NORTH OF HIGHWAY 280...3.1 MILES NORTH
OF JACKSONS GAP. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 6.4 MILES WITH A
WIDTH OF 200 YARDS. THE MAX WINDS WERE 100 MPH.
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNE DAVENPORT 32.09N 86.39W
04/15/2011 MONTGOMERY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR HWY 31.
1213 AM TSTM WND DMG WADLEY 33.12N 85.57W
04/16/2011 RANDOLPH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SIGNS IN A SHOPPING CENTER BLOWN DOWN IN THE WADLEY AREA.
1227 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W ROANOKE 33.15N 85.39W
04/16/2011 RANDOLPH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREE FELL ON HOME. |
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