National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

April 5th, 2012 Storm Reports

 PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
210 PM CDT FRI APR 06 2012

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

1005 AM     HAIL             PANOLA                  32.95N 88.27W
04/05/2012  E1.50 INCH       SUMTER             AL   PUBLIC

            PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN PANOLA.

1012 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 E TOMBIGBEE RIVER AT  32.85N 88.12W
04/05/2012                   GREENE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE REPORTED DOWN ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 39 ABOUT 2 MILES
            NORTHEAST OF GAINESVILLE.

1058 AM     HAIL             HAVANA                  32.90N 87.62W
04/05/2012  E1.75 INCH       HALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN HAVANA.

1137 AM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE UNIONTOWN         32.50N 87.47W
04/05/2012                   PERRY              AL   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            SEVERAL TREES REPORTED DOWN BY PERRY COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT.
            NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF BUSTER SEALY ROAD AND HIGHWAY
            183

1140 AM     TSTM WND GST     E JEMISON               32.96N 86.75W
04/05/2012  E50.00 MPH       CHILTON            AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            I-65 EXIT 219, TREE LIMBS DOWN.

1145 AM     HAIL             4 E DEMOPOLIS           32.52N 87.77W
04/05/2012  E0.50 INCH       MARENGO            AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MARBLE SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR GALLION.

1205 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW SELMA             32.39N 87.09W
04/05/2012                   DALLAS             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE REPORTED DOWN NEAR SELMA AND PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED
            BY COUNTY DEPUTIES

1245 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 NNW DEATSVILLE        32.64N 86.42W
04/05/2012  E45.00 MPH       AUTAUGA            AL   911 CALL CENTER

            A FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF AUTAUGA
            COUNTY.

0107 PM     HAIL             ELMORE                  32.54N 86.32W
04/05/2012  E0.25 INCH       ELMORE             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PEA SIZE HAIL

0425 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SULLIGENT               33.89N 88.13W
04/05/2012                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN IN AND AROUND SULLIGENT.

0428 PM     HAIL             PINE SPRINGS            33.94N 88.15W
04/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN THE PINE SPRINGS COMMUNITY.

0434 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VERNON                  33.76N 88.11W
04/05/2012                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES WERE KNOCKED DOWN IN VERNON

0435 PM     HAIL             2 W HAMILTON            34.14N 88.02W
04/05/2012  E0.88 INCH       MARION             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND IN WEST HAMILTON.

0440 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VERNON                  33.76N 88.11W
04/05/2012                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TWO TREES DOWN IN VERNON.

0443 PM     HAIL             6 N HAMILTON            34.23N 87.98W
04/05/2012  E1.50 INCH       MARION             AL   PUBLIC

            PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL 6 MILES NORTH OF HAMILTON.

0454 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GUIN                    33.97N 87.91W
04/05/2012                   MARION             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN ON A HOUSE ON 3RD AVENUE IN
            GUIN.

0507 PM     TSTM WND DMG     FAYETTE                 33.69N 87.83W
04/05/2012                   FAYETTE            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN AND
            AROUND FAYETTE. A FEW WERE BLOCKING ROADWAYS.

0531 PM     HAIL             5 E JASPER              33.87N 87.18W
04/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       WALKER             AL   PUBLIC

            PICTURE SENT IN WITH HAIL COVERING THE GROUND EAST OF
            JASPER.

0537 PM     HAIL             POPLAR SPRINGS          34.03N 87.39W
04/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       WINSTON            AL   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN POPLAR SPRINGS.

0546 PM     HAIL             CORDOVA                 33.76N 87.19W
04/05/2012  E1.75 INCH       WALKER             AL   PUBLIC

            GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN CORDOVA.

0549 PM     HAIL             1 E CORDOVA             33.76N 87.17W
04/05/2012  E1.50 INCH       WALKER             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED JUST EAST OF CORDOVA.

0614 PM     HAIL             EMPIRE                  33.81N 87.01W
04/05/2012  E1.75 INCH       WALKER             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GOLFBALL HAIL AND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS NEAR EMPIRE.

0614 PM     TSTM WND GST     EMPIRE                  33.81N 87.01W
04/05/2012  E67.00 MPH       WALKER             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0619 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ADAMSVILLE              33.60N 86.96W
04/05/2012                   JEFFERSON          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR ADAMSVILLE.

0632 PM     HAIL             2 NNE BELKNAP           32.24N 86.99W
04/05/2012  E1.75 INCH       DALLAS             AL   PUBLIC

            GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED SOUTH OF SARDIS

0638 PM     HAIL             FULTONDALE              33.62N 86.80W
04/05/2012  E0.50 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

0638 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GARDENDALE              33.67N 86.80W
04/05/2012                   JEFFERSON          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND GARDENDALE.

0642 PM     HAIL             PELHAM                  33.30N 86.79W
04/05/2012  E0.25 INCH       SHELBY             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN HELENA AND IN PELHAM.

0646 PM     HAIL             FULTONDALE              33.62N 86.80W
04/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

0646 PM     HAIL             ALABASTER               33.25N 86.82W
04/05/2012  M1.00 INCH       SHELBY             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

0646 PM     HAIL             MAYLENE                 33.20N 86.86W
04/05/2012  E0.88 INCH       SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

0647 PM     HAIL             3 W JEMISON             32.96N 86.80W
04/05/2012  E1.25 INCH       CHILTON            AL   PUBLIC

            HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF JEMISON ON COUNTY RD
            42.

0647 PM     HAIL             4 NW MONTEVALLO         33.15N 86.90W
04/05/2012  E0.25 INCH       SHELBY             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            PEA SIZE HAIL NEAR MONTEVALLO.

0648 PM     HAIL             SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT   33.18N 86.78W
04/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT THE NWS OFFICE.

0655 PM     TSTM WND GST     VULCAN PARK             33.49N 86.80W
04/05/2012  M58.00 MPH       JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            ATOP RED MOUNTAIN

0655 PM     HAIL             N CALERA                33.10N 86.75W
04/05/2012  M0.50 INCH       SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NWS BMX

0656 PM     HAIL             JEMISON                 32.96N 86.75W
04/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       CHILTON            AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER HAIL AND WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60 MPH NEAR
            INTERSTATE 65 AT EXIT 219.

0659 PM     HAIL             CALERA                  33.10N 86.75W
04/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            QUARTER HAIL IN AND AROUND CALERA.

0710 PM     HAIL             MARBURY                 32.70N 86.47W
04/05/2012  E1.00 INCH       AUTAUGA            AL   911 CALL CENTER

            PUBLIC CALL TO WSFA TV IN MONTGOMERY.

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VINCENT                 33.39N 86.41W
04/05/2012                   SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF VINCENT.

0720 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S PELL CITY           33.53N 86.27W
04/05/2012                   ST. CLAIR          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE WOLF CREEK AREA.

0739 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TALLADEGA               33.43N 86.10W
04/05/2012                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR TALLADEGA.

0745 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ELMORE                  32.54N 86.32W
04/05/2012                   ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SMALL TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ACROSS MERCER ROAD.

0832 PM     LIGHTNING        TALLASSEE               32.54N 85.89W
04/05/2012                   ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOME CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.