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Preliminary Local Storm Reports
Wednesday, December 10, 2008


..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0930 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SSW SHOTSVILLE        34.20N 88.15W
12/09/2008  E60.00 MPH       MARION             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            REPORTED NEAR THE TOWN OF BEXAR ALONG HWY 78.

0936 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAMILTON                34.14N 87.98W
12/09/2008                   MARION             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 17 NORTH BETWEEN SULIGENT AND
            DETROIT.

0936 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N DETROIT             34.04N 88.17W
12/09/2008                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON HWY 17 NEAR THE TOWN OF DETROIT.

0940 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 N SULLIGENT           33.92N 88.13W
12/09/2008                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN BETWEEN DETROIT AND
            SULLIGENT ALONG HIGHWAY 17.

1000 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAMILTON                34.14N 87.98W
12/09/2008                   MARION             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS COUNTY.

1144 PM     HAIL             HAMILTON                34.14N 87.98W
12/09/2008  E0.25 INCH       MARION             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE DOUBLE SPRINGS AREA.

1144 PM     HAIL             DOUBLE SPRINGS          34.15N 87.40W
12/09/2008  E0.25 INCH       WINSTON            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTED IN THE DOUBLE SPRINGS AREA.

1215 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SULLIGENT               33.89N 88.13W
12/10/2008                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STREET FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 18 WEST WITH DEPTH ESTIMATED
            AT ONE AND ONE HALF FEET AND ESTIMATED10 INCHES DEEP ON
            HIGHWAY 278 NEAR SULLIGENT.

1217 AM     TSTM WND GST     JASPER                  33.85N 87.27W
12/10/2008  E60.00 MPH       WALKER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

1217 AM     LIGHTNING        JASPER                  33.85N 87.27W
12/10/2008                   WALKER             AL   PUBLIC

            TRANSFORMERS ON FIRE NEAR JASPER...WIND OR LIGHTNING WAS
            SUSPECTED AS THE CAUSE.

1225 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SW BERRY              33.65N 87.62W
12/10/2008                   FAYETTE            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 62. ROOF TORN
            OFF MOBILE HOME.

1243 AM     TORNADO          N OAKMAN                33.71N 87.39W
12/10/2008                   WALKER             AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            STORM SURVEY INDICATED AN EF1 MAGNITUDE TORNADO WITH
            MAXIMUM WINDS OF 80-90 MPH. PATH LENGTH 0.75 MILES, WIDTH
            400 YARDS. DAMAGE INCLUDED METAL BLEACHERS TWISTED AND
            MOVED, HOUSES WITH SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE, APPROXIMATELY
            150 TREES UPROOTED AND/OR SNAPPED.

0101 AM     TORNADO          5 NNE CORDOVA           33.82N 87.14W
12/10/2008                   WALKER             AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            STORM SURVEY INDICATED AN EF2 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS
            ESTIMATED AROUND 130 MPH. PATH LENGTH WAS 4.6 MILES AND
            THE MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 400 YARDS. DAMAGE INCLUDED ONE
            MOBILE HOME DESTROYED, 2 MOBILE HOMES SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE,
            2 CHICKEN HOUSES DAMAGED, AND A FEW HUNDRED TREES EITHER
            SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED.

0105 AM     HAIL             MANCHESTER              33.90N 87.25W
12/10/2008  E0.25 INCH       WALKER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA SIZE HAIL REPORTED NEAR MANCHESTER.

0110 AM     HAIL             MANCHESTER              33.90N 87.25W
12/10/2008  E1.00 INCH       WALKER             AL   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 195 NEAR
            MANCHESTER.

0115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     OAKMAN                  33.71N 87.39W
12/10/2008                   WALKER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            REPORTS OF TREES DOWN IN OAKMAN, SIPSEY, AND PARRISH.

0434 AM     TORNADO          3 NNE MOODY             33.64N 86.47W
12/10/2008                   ST. CLAIR          AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            STORM SURVEY INDICATED AN EF1 MAGNITUDE TORNADO WITH
            MAXIMUM WINDS OF 95 MPH. PATH LENGTH 3.8 MILES, WIDTH 300
            YARDS. DAMAGE INCLUDED 5 HOMES WITH EXTENSIVE ROOF
            DAMAGE, AT LEAST 4 OUTBUILDINGS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
            APPROXIMATELY 100 TREES UPROOTED AND/OR SNAPPED. GLASS
            ENCLOSED SUNROOM COMPLETELY DESTROYED

0435 AM     TSTM WND DMG     ODENVILLE               33.69N 86.40W
12/10/2008                   ST. CLAIR          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN IN THE ODENVILLE AREA. SEVERAL
            HOMES WITH ROOF DAMAGE.

0535 AM     FLASH FLOOD      GADSDEN                 34.01N 86.01W
12/10/2008                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL STREET CLOSURES IN DOWNTOWN GADSDEN FROM 535 AM
            UNTIL AFTER 615 AM. MEIGHAN DR AND 4TH AND BAY ST.

0545 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GADSDEN                 34.01N 86.01W
12/10/2008                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2925 NOCCALULA PKWAY TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE WITH DAMAGE

0654 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GADSDEN                 34.01N 86.01W
12/10/2008                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            OAKLAND DR NEAR WHARTONS BEND. TREES DOWN


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