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March 8-9th, 2011 Storm Reports

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
953 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

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

0957 AM     HAIL             LIVINGSTON              32.60N 88.19W
03/08/2011  E0.75 INCH       SUMTER             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            AT UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA.

0618 PM     FLASH FLOOD      VERNON                  33.76N 88.11W
03/08/2011                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            5 ROADWAYS ARE CURRENTLY IMPASSABLE NEAR VERNON DUE TO
            HIGH WATER OVER THE ROADWAY.

0300 AM     TSTM WND DMG     UNIONTOWN               32.45N 87.51W
03/09/2011                   PERRY              AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            SCATTERED TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE IN AND AROUND
            UNIONTOWN. PATH LENGTH LESS THAN 1 MILE WITH A WIDTH OF
            APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES. ESTIMATED WINDS 70 TO 80 MPH.

0430 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 W MILLPORT            33.56N 88.13W
03/09/2011                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO FEET OF WATER ACROSS HIGHWAY 96 WEST OF MILLPORT.

0446 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNE OAKCHIA           32.34N 88.00W
03/09/2011                   SUMTER             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN
            SUMTER COUNTY.

0500 AM     TSTM WND GST     TUSCALOOSA              33.24N 87.54W
03/09/2011  M54.00 MPH       TUSCALOOSA         AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

0530 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG CALERA                  33.10N 86.75W
03/09/2011                   SHELBY             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            INDIVIDUAL TREES DOWN AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS AROUND THE
            COUNTY.

0530 AM     FLASH FLOOD      GREENSBORO              32.70N 87.59W
03/09/2011                   HALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            OVER ONE FOOT OF WATER ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 4, COUNTY ROAD
            19, AND BATESMILL ROAD. MULTIPLE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS.

0556 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W
03/09/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            I-59 NORTHBOUND LANES CLOSED AT 31ST STREET DUE TO
            FLOODING.

0605 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW SELMA             32.44N 87.10W
03/09/2011                   DALLAS             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE THROUGH THE ROOF OF A HOME ON FINNER DRIVE.

0628 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MARION                  32.63N 87.32W
03/09/2011                   PERRY              AL   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED AND SOME CULVERTS WASHED OUT IN
            MARION.

0637 AM     FLASH FLOOD      JASPER                  33.85N 87.27W
03/09/2011                   WALKER             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            AT LEAST 6 OR 7 STRRETS CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING IN JASPER.


0640 AM     FLASH FLOOD      FAYETTE                 33.69N 87.83W
03/09/2011                   FAYETTE            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL STREETS FLOODED IN FAYETTE AREA.

0642 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CARBON HILL             33.90N 87.53W
03/09/2011                   WALKER             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 118 AND DOGTOWN ROAD FLOODED.

0700 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CHELSEA                 33.33N 86.64W
03/09/2011                   SHELBY             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE ROADWAYS FLODDED ACROSS THE COUNTY.

0715 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 WNW TRUSSVILLE        33.67N 86.67W
03/09/2011                   JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            PART OF SWEENEY HOLLOW ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.

0715 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ALPINE                  33.36N 86.22W
03/09/2011                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SWIFT WATER OVER ROADWAY ALONG RENFRO AND PLANT ROADS.

0718 AM     FLASH FLOOD      CHILDERSBURG            33.28N 86.35W
03/09/2011                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            RESIDENT REPORTS WATER INTO A HOME ON 8TH AVENUE SW.

0731 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SYCAMORE                33.25N 86.20W
03/09/2011                   TALLADEGA          AL   COUNTY OFFICIAL

            6 INCHES OF WATER COVERING 80-100 FEET OF MAIN STREET.

0733 AM     FLASH FLOOD      EASTABOGA               33.61N 86.02W
03/09/2011                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING OF HIGHWAY 78 NORTH IN EASTABOGA NEAR MUDD
            STREET.

0736 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ONEONTA                 33.95N 86.47W
03/09/2011                   BLOUNT             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER ACROSS MULTIPLE ROADS IN THE COUNTY.

0752 AM     FLASH FLOOD      GADSDEN                 34.01N 86.01W
03/09/2011                   ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE ROADS FLOODED IN GADSDEN INCLUDING 11TH STREET,
            6TH STREET, FURMAN ROAD, AND COLLEGE PARKWAY.

0840 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WEAVER                  33.76N 85.81W
03/09/2011                   CALHOUN            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODED MOBILE HOME ON HIGHWAY 9 AND ROAD FLOODING ON
            POST OAK ROAD IN ALEXANDRIA.

0928 AM     FLOOD            3 ENE CHILDERSBURG      33.30N 86.31W
03/09/2011                   TALLADEGA          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            HWY 76 NEAR DESOTO CAVERNS...WATER HAS ENTERED MOBILE
            HOMES AND WOOD FRAME HOMES WITH SOME DEPTHS 3 TO 5 FEET
            AND FLOWING RAPIDLY. MANY ROADS IN SOUTHERN PART OF
            COUNTY COVERED IN FLOWING WATER.

1010 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WNW TARENTUM          31.67N 85.96W
03/09/2011                   PIKE               AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            SPORADIC WIND DAMAGE FROM NEAR SPRING HILL TO NEAR
            HAMILTON CROSSROADS. SEVERAL TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN,
            POWER LINES WERE DOWN, AND SOME MINOR STRUCTURE DAMAGE
            OCCURRED IN THESE AREAS.

1021 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 S HAMILTON CROSSROADS 31.63N 85.81W
03/09/2011                   PIKE               AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            TREES AND POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN ON THE PIKE/DALE
            COUNTY LINES. NWS SURVEY TEAM HAS RULED THE DAMAGE TO BE
            ASSOCIATED WITH STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

1110 AM     FLASH FLOOD      OHATCHEE                33.78N 86.02W
03/09/2011                   CALHOUN            AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WAIST DEEP WATER ON ROCK SPRINGS ROAD.

1123 AM     FLOOD            TALLADEGA               33.43N 86.10W
03/09/2011                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            OLD TRAM ROAD OFF HWY 207 CLOSED DUE TO MAJOR FLOODING.