Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Pacific Northwest; Snow and High Winds in the North-Central U.S.

A prolonged atmospheric river will continue impacting the Pacific Northwest with heavy rainfall which has lead to areas of urban and river flooding along with gusty winds into Thursday. A clipper will bring heavy snow, some mixed wintry precipitation, and gusty to high winds across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, and the Great Lakes into Thursday morning. Read More >

Severe Weather Setup


Surface Analysis at 7 AM on 11/10/2002.	Surface Analysis at 7 AM on 11/11/2002.

Strong Dynamics/Winds Aloft

500 MB Flow

850 MB Flow

Radar/Watch Summary


Composite Radar Imagery at 6:32 PM.	Composite Rdar Imagery at 7:00 PM.

Composite Radar Imagery at 802 PM.	Composite Radar Imagery at 904 PM.

Statistics/Damage Pictures

Summary Statistics for WFO Huntsville:

1 EF3 Tornado
Hail Reports - 4 (0.75 inches in diameter)
Wind Damage Reports - 4

Summary Statistics for AL:

10 Tornadoes (3F3's,2 F2's, 5 F1's)
Wind Damage Reports - 9
Hail Reports - 12

Hail Size (Inches in Diameter)

0.75" - 8
0.88" - 2
1.00" - 2

Summary Statistics for TN:

15 Tornadoes (2 F3's, 4 F2's, 5 F1's, 4 F0's)
Wind Damage Reports - 74
Hail Reports - 53

Hail Size (Inches in Diameter)

0.75" - 19
0.88" - 4
1.00" - 14
1.25" - 1
1.75" - 13
2.00" - 1
2.75" - 1

Location/Clickable Detailed
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EF Scale/Max
Wind Speed Range (mph)

Injuries/
Fatalities

Path Length (Miles)

Path Width (Feet)

Starting Lat/.Long

Ending Lat/.Long

Start Time/End Time

Hanceville

(Cullman County)

EF 3 / 158-206 mph

1 / 0

72.6 miles

3525 feet

33.75/-87.75

34.15/-86.6

8:15 PM

**** This tornado began in Fayette county and traveled through Walker and Winston counties before impacting Cullman county.

Cullman County Tornado Damage

These pictures were taken during a damage survey in Cullman County on November 12, 2002 by NWS Huntsville personnel. (The actual tornado struck the area on November 10.) The tornado entered the southwest part of Cullman County near Smith Lake and continued to the Cullman Golf Course before briefly lifting. Sporadic damage was found thereafter before the tornado dissipated near Holly Pond. The tornado was rated an F-3 at its strongest point just northwest of the town of Bremen.