National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
Local Storm Reports from February 28th, 2011
..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0148 PM     HAIL             1 NE BLOUNTSVILLE       34.11N 86.56W
02/28/2011  M0.75 INCH       BLOUNT             AL   PUBLIC

            IN THE AREA OF ROCK SPRINGS

0221 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SARDIS CITY             34.17N 86.12W
02/28/2011                   ETOWAH             AL   PUBLIC

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW TABOR ROAD        34.18N 85.90W
02/28/2011                   ETOWAH             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN AND TIN BLOWN OFF ROOF.

0225 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 N GADSDEN            34.15N 86.01W
02/28/2011                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AT DUCK SPRINGS ELEMENTARY.

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MOUNTAINBORO            34.15N 86.13W
02/28/2011                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWNM AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A GARAGE ROOF.

0230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW TABOR ROAD        34.18N 85.90W
02/28/2011                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF OFF BARN ON BLACKWELL ROAD.

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     S LEESBURG              34.18N 85.77W
02/28/2011                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BARN COLLAPSE OFF COUNTY ROAD 167 AND POSSIBLE HOME
            DAMAGE IN THE SAME AREA. TREES WERE ALSO BLOWN DOWN IN
            THE AREA. NO INJURIES.

0240 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CENTRE                  34.15N 85.67W
02/28/2011                   CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN CENTRE.A FEW TREES LANDED ON
            HOMES. ONE AUTO ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS A VEHICLE WAS BLOWN
            AROUND IN THE HIGH WIND. NO INJURIES.

0241 PM     HAIL             MORRIS                  33.75N 86.81W
02/28/2011  E1.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS

0245 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FULTONDALE              33.62N 86.80W
02/28/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN. WALKERS CHAPEL ROAD AND LACEYS CHAPEL RAOD.

0250 PM     TSTM WND GST     FAIRFIELD               33.47N 86.92W
02/28/2011  E52.00 MPH       JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED JUST OVER 50 MPH. SMALL HAIL
            ALSO FELL AT THIS LOCATION.

0255 PM     TSTM WND DMG     10 E CENTRE             34.15N 85.50W
02/28/2011                   CHEROKEE           AL   PUBLIC

            METAL FLAGPOLE SNAPPED IN HALF.

0300 PM     HAIL             E BIRMINGHAM            33.53N 86.80W
02/28/2011  M1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            IN AVONDALE AREA.

0301 PM     HAIL             BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W
02/28/2011  E1.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HAIL AS LARGE AS GOLF BALLS ON RED MOUNTAIN.

0302 PM     HAIL             2 S IRONDALE            33.51N 86.71W
02/28/2011  E0.75 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            THREE QUARTER INCH DIAMETER HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR
            IRONDALE.

0305 PM     HAIL             1 N CHELSEA             33.34N 86.64W
02/28/2011  E1.50 INCH       SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            HAIL AS LARGE AS PING PONG BALLS IN BROOK HIGHLAND.

0326 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MONTEVALLO              33.11N 86.85W
02/28/2011                   SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            LARGE OLD OAK TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO A HOME.

0336 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSE VINCENT           33.36N 86.40W
02/28/2011                   SHELBY             AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AT LEAST 5 TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED NEAR
            VINCENT. SOME TREE DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED NEAR VINCENT
            ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ONE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN AT HIGHWAY
            25 AT LOW ROAD AND MYRTLEWOOD DRIVE. THERE WAS NO
            EVIDENCE OF A TORNADO AT THIS LOCATION.

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FORT MCCLELLAN          33.72N 85.79W
02/28/2011                   CALHOUN            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN FORT MCCLELLAN.

0350 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JACKSONVILLE            33.81N 85.76W
02/28/2011                   CALHOUN            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER POLE DOWN ON GEORGE DOUTHIT DRIVE. TREES WERE ALSO
            BLOWN DOWN IN THE AREA.

0350 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WEAVER                  33.76N 85.81W
02/28/2011                   CALHOUN            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR CEDAR SPRINGS ROAD.

0350 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ANNISTON                33.66N 85.81W
02/28/2011                   CALHOUN            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND TOWN.

0353 PM     TORNADO          S ALPINE                33.35N 86.22W
02/28/2011  F0               TALLADEGA          AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            A WEAK BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG CR 46 GRIST MILL
            ROAD. THE TORNADO MOVED EASTWARD AND ENDED JUST AFTER IT
            CROSSED REYNOLDS MILL ROAD. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED
            OFF OR WERE UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS
            SUSTAINED DAMAGE. PATH LENGTH 0.4 MILES AND 50 YARDS
            WIDE.

0422 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HOLLINS                 33.12N 86.14W
02/28/2011                   CLAY               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.

0422 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NNW LINEVILLE         33.39N 85.79W
02/28/2011                   CLAY               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE SHINBONE AREA.

0430 PM     TSTM WND DMG     W ASHLAND               33.28N 85.84W
02/28/2011                   CLAY               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN.

0505 PM     TORNADO          10 S MOUNTAIN CREEK     32.57N 86.49W
02/28/2011  F0               AUTAUGA            AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST TO THE WEST OF INTERSTATE
            65 IN AUTAUGA COUNTY AND TRACKED TO THE SOUTHEAST AND
            LIFTED NEAR THE TOWN OF ELMORE IN ELMORE COUNTY. NUMEROUS
            SOFTWOOD TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. THE MOST
            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED ON HARRIS ROAD WHERE DOZENS
            OF TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED...THERE WAS PARTIAL
            ROOF DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS HOMES IN THE SAME AREA AND A
            SINGLE-WIDE MOBILE HOME WAS OVERTURNED. PATH LENGTH/WIDTH
            8.95 MILES AND 200 YARDS, WIND SPEED 80 MPH.

0518 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WNW ELMORE              32.54N 86.32W
02/28/2011                   ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON JACKSON ROAD AND ALSO ON MERCER ROAD.

0518 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NW ELMORE             32.58N 86.36W
02/28/2011                   ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND MOBILE HOME OVERTURNED AT HARRIS AND CHAD
            ROADS. NO INJURIES

0520 PM     TSTM WND DMG     N PRATTVILLE            32.46N 86.45W
02/28/2011                   AUTAUGA            AL   PUBLIC

            POSSIBLE TORNADO. HIGHWAY 31 AND COUNTY ROAD 107 NORTH OF
            PRATTVILLE. TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TREES ON HOMES.

0529 PM     TORNADO          4 SSW STROUD            33.01N 85.37W
02/28/2011  F0               CHAMBERS           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG CR160 NORTH OF
            LAFAYETTE. AT LEAST 6 HOMES SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE AND
            SEVERAL AUTOS WERE DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES. POSSIBLE
            TORNADO. TORNADO PATH WAS 1.9 MILES LONG AND 30 YARDS
            WIDE.

0537 PM     TORNADO          4 ENE HAYNEVILLE        32.21N 86.51W
02/28/2011  F1               LOWNDES            AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST TO THE WEST OF THE
            INTERSECTION OF DEER TRACE ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD 37 AND
            TRAVELED SOUTHEAST FOR ALMOST 5 MILES LIFTING JUST TO THE
            WEST OF INTERSTATE 65. ALONG THE PATH, 5 GRAIN ELEVATORS
            WERE DESTROYED...3 CHICKEN HOUSES WERE DAMAGED OR
            DESTROYED...AND ONE HOME HAD NEARLY TOTAL ROOF REMOVAL.
            NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED...INCLUDING A HEALTHY LIVE
            OAK SNAPPED AT THE BASE. PATH LENGTH/WIDTH 4.96 MILES AND
            200 YARDS, WIND SPEED OF 110 MPH.

0550 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 E HAYNEVILLE          32.18N 86.49W
02/28/2011                   LOWNDES            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AT COUNTY ROAD 37 AND DEER
            TRAIL ROAD. A FEW VEHICLES OVERTURNED, ONE HOME DAMAGED,
            AND SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED.

0628 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DAVISVILLE              32.33N 85.67W
02/28/2011                   MACON              AL   UTILITY COMPANY

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN IN THE
            DAVISVILLE COMMUNITY ON US HIGHWAY 29 SOUTH, AND COUNTY
            ROADS 47, 46, AND 45.

0654 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NW SEALE              32.34N 85.25W
02/28/2011                   RUSSELL            AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            THREE TREES REPORTED DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF DUSTY
            ROAD AND SANDFORT ROAD...WITH ONE LARGE TREE BLOCKING THE
            ROADWAY.

0736 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW BAKER HILL         31.73N 85.36W
02/28/2011                   BARBOUR            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING ROADWAY...VIA EMA