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04/07/2006 - Cullman County Storm Surveys

Pleasant Grove (F1) [ Back to April 7 Home ]

An F1 tornado struck a chicken farm 5 miles northeast of Cullman near the Pleasant Grove Community. Two chicken housed were collapsed and stripped of their roofing with another chicken house damaged. A small shed was destroyed as was an attached feed bin. A branch was thrown as a projectile into the window of a nearby residence, but the residence had taken shelter in the basement after receiving the Tornado Warning on NOAA Weather Radio. The path length was 200 yards with a width of 30 yards. Maximum wind speeds were around 80 MPH. The tornado touched down at approximately 1053 PM CDT. A tornado warning had been issued for Cullman County at 1036 PM CDT.