Severe Thunderstorms - April 7th and 8th, 2006
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
406 PM CDT WED APR 12 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM FUNNEL CLOUD WESTON 34.16N 88.03W
04/07/2006 MARION AL PUBLIC
0845 PM HAIL 2 N BEXAR 34.22N 88.15W
04/07/2006 M1.00 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0848 PM FUNNEL CLOUD WESTON 34.16N 88.03W
04/07/2006 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SR19 AND GAS PLANT ROAD.
0855 PM TORNADO 6 N HAMILTON 34.23N 87.98W
04/07/2006 F1 MARION AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 INJ *** SEVERAL TREES TWISTED AND BLOWN DOWN.
DAMAGE TO A CHURCH AND SEVERAL OTHER STRUCTURES. DAMAGE
PATH LENGTH 1/2 MILE LONG AND 50 YARDS WIDE. ONE PERSON
WAS INJURED BY A FALLEN TREE. ONE WOMAN FROM HAMILTON
DIED WHEN SHE RAN INTO TREES THAT WERE ALREADY DOWN ALONG
HIGHWAY 187.
0900 PM TSTM WND DMG W HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W
04/07/2006 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0901 PM FUNNEL CLOUD HACKLEBURG 34.27N 87.83W
04/07/2006 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED IN HACKLEBURG.
0905 PM TORNADO HACKLEBURG 34.27N 87.83W
04/07/2006 MARION AL AMATEUR RADIO
PUBLIC REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO JUST NORTHEAST OF
HACKLEBURG.
0938 PM FUNNEL CLOUD W HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W
04/07/2006 MARION AL PUBLIC
FUNNEL CLOUD JUST WEST OF HAMILTON.
0939 PM HAIL WESTON 34.16N 88.03W
04/07/2006 E0.88 INCH MARION AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZED HAIL IN WESTON.
0944 PM HAIL 1 W HACKLEBURG 34.27N 87.85W
04/07/2006 E1.75 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL IN WIGINTON.
0950 PM TSTM WND DMG HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W
04/07/2006 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN AND AROUND
HAMILTON. POWER OUTAGES ARE WIDESPREAD.
0959 PM FUNNEL CLOUD BEAR CREEK 34.26N 87.72W
04/07/2006 MARION AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED NEAR LYNNELL AVENUE IN BEAR CREEK.
1000 PM TORNADO HALEYVILLE 34.24N 87.62W
04/07/2006 F1 WINSTON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
F1 TORNADO PRODUCED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDWOOD HOTEL
AND A GAS STATION IN HALEYVILLE. NUMEROUS TELEPHONE POLES
AND TREES DOWN BLOCKING 4 LANES OF HWY 13. DAMAGE PATH
LENGTH 4 MILES AND WIDTH 150 YARDS.
1005 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE HALEYVILLE 34.25N 87.61W
04/07/2006 WINSTON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POSSIBLE TORNADO NEAR THE NEEDMORE COMMUNITY NORTHEAST OF
HALEYVILLE.
1007 PM TSTM WND DMG HALEYVILLE 34.24N 87.62W
04/07/2006 WINSTON AL AMATEUR RADIO
ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOTEL AND DAMAGE TO A GAS STATION.
1007 PM HAIL HALEYVILLE 34.24N 87.62W
04/07/2006 E1.00 INCH WINSTON AL PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN HALEYVILLE.
1010 PM HAIL HALEYVILLE 34.24N 87.62W
04/07/2006 M1.75 INCH WINSTON AL CO-OP OBSERVER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED IN HALEYVILLE.
1010 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S HALEYVILLE 34.22N 87.62W
04/07/2006 WINSTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES BLOWN DOWN SOUTH OF HALEYVILLE ALONG HIGHWAY 13.
1015 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N DOUBLE SPRINGS 34.22N 87.40W
04/07/2006 WINSTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND MOBILE HOME DAMAGED.
1045 PM HAIL BEAVERTON 33.93N 88.02W
04/07/2006 E0.75 INCH LAMAR AL PUBLIC
1057 PM HAIL 3 S BRILLIANT 33.97N 87.78W
04/07/2006 E0.75 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL.
1058 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 N WINFIELD 33.97N 87.80W
04/07/2006 MARION AL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTED FUNNEL CLOUD 3 MILES NORTH OF WINFIELD ON
HIGHWAY 129.
1115 PM HAIL 7 NE FAYETTE 33.77N 87.75W
04/07/2006 E0.75 INCH FAYETTE AL PUBLIC
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN HUBBERTVILLE.
1124 PM HAIL 6 E DOUBLE SPRINGS 34.15N 87.30W
04/07/2006 E1.75 INCH WINSTON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOUBLE SPRINGS 911 REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN THE
LAKESHORE COMMUNITY NEAR US 278 AND COUNTY ROAD
73...BETWEEN ADDISON AND DOUBLE SPRINGS.
1125 PM HAIL 6 SW ADDISON 34.14N 87.25W
04/07/2006 E1.00 INCH WINSTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE HOUSTON
COMMUNITY.
1129 PM HAIL 2 N WINFIELD 33.96N 87.80W
04/07/2006 E0.75 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON HIGHWAY 129.
1130 PM TSTM WND DMG BERRY 33.66N 87.61W
04/07/2006 FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE...CONCENTRATED NEAR BERRY. ONE HOME
DAMAGED IN BERRY.
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/08/2006 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 9 IN VERNON.
1213 AM HAIL 3 E GUIN 33.97N 87.86W
04/08/2006 E0.75 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL BETWEEN WINFIELD AND GUIN.
1221 AM HAIL 5 N CARBON HILL 33.97N 87.53W
04/08/2006 E0.75 INCH WALKER AL POST OFFICE
1235 AM HAIL BERRY 33.66N 87.61W
04/08/2006 E0.25 INCH FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL IN BERRY.
1235 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW BERRY 33.68N 87.63W
04/08/2006 FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 93 BETWEEN BANKSTON AND THE
CLEVELAND COMMUNITY.
1236 AM HAIL 8 E LYNN 34.04N 87.41W
04/08/2006 E0.75 INCH WINSTON AL POST OFFICE
1236 AM HAIL REFORM 33.38N 88.02W
04/08/2006 E0.75 INCH PICKENS AL PUBLIC
1239 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW FAYETTE 33.71N 87.86W
04/08/2006 FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS AL18 AND COUNTY ROAD 21.
1243 AM TSTM WND DMG 10 W SAMANTHA 33.41N 87.75W
04/08/2006 TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 171 IN THE MAYFIELD COMMUNITY.
1255 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 NE SAMANTHA 33.47N 87.50W
04/08/2006 TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR WILEY ON BRANDON SCHOOL
ROAD.
0100 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW SYLVAN SPRINGS 33.54N 87.11W
04/08/2006 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE IN THE ALLIANCE AND GILMORE
AREAS. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN OFF OF LAKE
ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD 23/ALLIANCE ROAD.
0105 AM HAIL 8 N TUSCALOOSA 33.35N 87.54W
04/08/2006 E0.88 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZE HAIL NEAR LAKE TUSCALOOSA.
0106 AM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 NW MINOR 33.56N 86.98W
04/08/2006 JEFFERSON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS FUNNEL CLOUD ON BIRMINGPORT ROAD MOVING
TOWARD MINOR.
0107 AM TSTM WND DMG SYLVAN SPRINGS 33.51N 87.03W
04/08/2006 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE OBSERVED. OVERHANG OF GAS
STATION DAMAGED AND KNOCKED DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 269. A
CHURCH SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE. SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0110 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N PLEASANT GROVE 33.52N 86.98W
04/08/2006 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OBSERVED. TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
NEAR HIGHWAY 269/BIRMINGPORT ROAD. ROOF DAMAGE OBSERVED.
0113 AM TSTM WND GST PLEASANT GROVE 33.49N 86.98W
04/08/2006 M79.00 MPH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
79 MPH WINDS WERE MEASURED IN THE PLEASANT GROVE AREA.
0116 AM TORNADO 5 SW TRUSSVILLE 33.58N 86.65W
04/08/2006 F1 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
F1 TORNADO IN ROEBUCK. NUMEROUS LARGE HARDWOOD TREES
UPROOTED. SEVERAL PINE TREES SNAPPED OFF 10 TO 25 FEET
OFF THE GROUND. TORNADO PATH WAS MAINLY THROUGH VERY
HEAVILY FORESTED NEIGHBORHOODS. NUMEROUS HOMES AND
STRUCTURES RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, AND SEVERAL HOMES
RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE DUE TO FALLEN TREES. DAMAGE PATH
WAS 3.25 MILES LONG AND 200 YARDS WIDE.
0117 AM HAIL GRAYSVILLE 33.63N 86.97W
04/08/2006 E1.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN
GRAYSVILLE.
0119 AM HAIL 2 S GRAYSVILLE 33.60N 86.97W
04/08/2006 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN THE
ADAMSVILLE...SHADY GROVE AREA.
0119 AM HAIL MORRIS 33.75N 86.81W
04/08/2006 E1.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN MORRIS.
0120 AM HAIL CEDAR BLUFF 34.22N 85.60W
04/08/2006 E0.50 INCH CHEROKEE AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN CEDAR BLUFF.
0120 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW GRAYSVILLE 33.58N 87.03W
04/08/2006 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN IN BIRMINGPORT.
0122 AM TSTM WND DMG HUEYTOWN 33.44N 87.00W
04/08/2006 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREE ON HOUSE IN HUEYTOWN.
0122 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 NE SUMITON 33.82N 86.96W
04/08/2006 WALKER AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN CORNER ON CORNER SCHOOL
ROAD.
0123 AM TORNADO GARDENDALE 33.67N 86.80W
04/08/2006 F1 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 INJ *** F1 TORNADO. LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN ON HOUSE
RESULTING IN ONE INJURY. TWO LARGE COMMERCIAL AIR
CONDITIONING UNITS BLOWN OFF ROOF OF K-MART. DOZENS OF
BUSINESSES AND HOMES DAMAGED IN THE VICINITY OF HWY 31.
DAMAGE PATH WAS 2.4 MILES LONG AND 75 YARDS WIDE.
0126 AM HAIL SAND ROCK 34.23N 85.77W
04/08/2006 E0.75 INCH CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN SAND ROCK.
0130 AM TSTM WND DMG BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/08/2006 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FULTONDALE-3 HOMES DAMAGED. MT OLIVE ROAD-DOWNED POWER
LINES CAUSED AUTO ACCIDENT. OAK GROVE-POWER LINES DOWN.
CROSS CREEK COURT APARTMENTS-6 UNITS DAMAGED WITH 30
PEOPLE DISPLACED.
0130 AM TSTM WND DMG HUEYTOWN 33.44N 87.00W
04/08/2006 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** TREE DOWN ON HOME. INJURED PERSON
TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.
0132 AM HAIL 2 E PINSON 33.68N 86.62W
04/08/2006 E0.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN CLAY.
0133 AM HAIL TRUSSVILLE 33.64N 86.59W
04/08/2006 E0.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN TRUSSVILLE.
0134 AM HAIL UNION 32.99N 87.91W
04/08/2006 E1.00 INCH GREENE AL PUBLIC
0135 AM HAIL 1 NNW LEEDS 33.56N 86.57W
04/08/2006 E0.50 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
HALF INCH HAIL ON I-20 ON JEFFERSON...ST. CLAIR COUNTY
LINE.
0143 AM TSTM WND GST INVERNESS 33.40N 86.72W
04/08/2006 M59.00 MPH SHELBY AL BROADCAST MEDIA
59 MPH WIND GUST IN INVERNESS.
0145 AM HAIL 1 S LEEDS 33.53N 86.56W
04/08/2006 E0.25 INCH JEFFERSON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL ON HIGHWAY 78 JUST SOUTH OF LEEDS.
0145 AM TSTM WND DMG 8 NW VINCENT 33.47N 86.51W
04/08/2006 SHELBY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
STRAIGHT LINE WIND EVENT IN DUNAVANT. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN
AND SHINGLES OFF OF SEVERAL HOMES. FRONT DOOR AND PORCH
DAMAGED TO ONE HOME.
0148 AM TSTM WND DMG OHATCHEE 33.78N 86.02W
04/08/2006 CALHOUN AL NWS STORM SURVEY
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. DOLLAR GENERAL STORE TOTALLY
DESTROYED. ESTIMATED WINDS 70 MPH. WINDS PICKED UP ROCKS
IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING AND BLASTED THEM INTO THE STORE
FRONT WINDOWS. THE WINDS BLEW OUT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE
BUILDING. THE BUILDINGS FRAME WORK WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM
BEAMS WHICH TWISTED A SHIFTED ALLOWING THE LEFT WALL TO
CAVE IN.
0148 AM TORNADO 3 SE OHATCHEE 33.75N 85.98W
04/08/2006 F1 CALHOUN AL NWS STORM SURVEY
F1 TORNADO ALONG BOILING SPRINGS ROAD. MANY TREES SNAPPED
AND UPROOTED...ONE ON TO A HOUSE. ONE CAR WAS ROLLED ONE
TIME DOWN A SMALL HILL. DAMAGE PATH WAS 3/4 MILE LONG AND
ABOUT 120 YARDS WIDE.
0150 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW VINCENT 33.42N 86.45W
04/08/2006 SHELBY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN STERRETT.
0153 AM HAIL 2 S MOUNDVILLE 32.97N 87.63W
04/08/2006 E1.00 INCH HALE AL CO-OP OBSERVER
0158 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 N PELL CITY 33.63N 86.27W
04/08/2006 ST. CLAIR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS ARGO, NEW LONDON, AND WATTSVILLE.
0201 AM TSTM WND DMG CHILDERSBURG 33.28N 86.35W
04/08/2006 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. MAINLY CONCENTRATED IN CHILDERSBURG.
AT LEAST 15 TREES DOWN ON STRUCTURES. UPROOTED TREE
CAUSED WATER MAIN BREAK. ONE STRUCTURE FIRE DURING
STORM-UNDETERMINED CAUSE.
0203 AM TORNADO CHILDERSBURG 33.28N 86.35W
04/08/2006 F0 TALLADEGA AL NWS STORM SURVEY
F0 TORNADO. MANY TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED...SOME ONTO
HOMES AND CARS...IN THE LAKESIDE AND BATES SUBDIVISIONS
NEAR STATE ROUTE 275 ABOUT A QUARTER MILE EAST OF US-280.
DAMAGE PATH WAS 6/10 MILE LONG AND ABOUT 100 YARDS WIDE.
0203 AM TSTM WND GST 6 E VINCENT 33.39N 86.31W
04/08/2006 E60.00 MPH TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH REPORTED AT LOGAN MARTIN DAM.
0205 AM TSTM WND DMG CHILDERSBURG 33.28N 86.35W
04/08/2006 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.
0210 AM FUNNEL CLOUD 3 S WINTERBORO 33.28N 86.19W
04/08/2006 TALLADEGA AL TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED IN SYCAMORE BY TRAINED SPOTTER VIA EMA.
0223 AM HAIL 8 SW BRENT 32.86N 87.27W
04/08/2006 E0.75 INCH BIBB AL PUBLIC
0224 AM HAIL 1 E FRUITHURST 33.73N 85.41W
04/08/2006 E0.75 INCH CLEBURNE AL PUBLIC
REPORTED IN MUSCADINE.
0227 AM HAIL 5 WNW HEIBERGER 32.79N 87.37W
04/08/2006 E0.75 INCH PERRY AL PUBLIC
0755 AM HAIL 3 W AUBURN 32.59N 85.53W
04/08/2006 E0.25 INCH LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WITH A VIL OF 37 KG/M2.
0805 AM HAIL OPELIKA 32.65N 85.38W
04/08/2006 E0.88 INCH LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTED NEAR FOX RUN.
0916 AM HAIL PRATTVILLE 32.46N 86.45W
04/08/2006 E1.75 INCH AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
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