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Local Storm Reports for April 27, 2011
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0405 AM TSTM WND DMG NW MILLPORT 33.56N 88.08W
04/27/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON HWY 96 WEST OF MILLPORT.
0416 AM TORNADO 7 SW TOMBIGBEE RIVER NE 33.02N 88.33W
04/27/2011 F2 PICKENS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS
DETERMINED THAT A TORNADO MOVED INTO DANCY FROM MS. THE
TORNADO WAS WIDE AND DOWNED TREES AND AN OUTBUILDING. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE ENE TO ST RD 14 WERE SEVERAL
TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED...ALONG WITH AN
IRRIGATION SYSTEM THAT WAS DAMAGED. THE TORNADO BEGAN TO
LIFT NEAR HAMILTON JR CRAFT ROAD.
0420 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE SHOTSVILLE 34.24N 88.09W
04/27/2011 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED ACROSS COUNTY.
0428 AM TSTM WND DMG HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W
04/27/2011 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF
HAMILTON.
0430 AM TORNADO 3 SSE MCSHAN 33.35N 88.12W
04/27/2011 F2 PICKENS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR PHOENIX AVE NEAR MCSHAN
AND UPROOTED OR SNAPPED THOUSANDS OF TREES IN A RURAL
FORESTLAND AREA. THE TORNADO TRAVELED NORTHEAST CROSSING
HIGHWAY 82 NORTHWEST OF REFORM AND LIFTED NEAR BIG HILL
CHURCH ROAD. ALONG THE PATH...ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE AND
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS
OCCURRED. ONE HOME SUSTAINED MINOR WALL AND SIGNIFICANT
ROOF DAMAGE. THE TRACK WAS 15.5 MI LONG...1000 YDS
WIDE...WITH PEAK WINDS OF 120 MPH.
0430 AM TSTM WND DMG EMELLE 32.73N 88.32W
04/27/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN ON HWY 17.
0438 AM TSTM WND DMG CARROLLTON 33.26N 88.10W
04/27/2011 PICKENS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN IN CARROLLTON ON HWY 86 AND HWY 82.
0438 AM TSTM WND DMG REFORM 33.38N 88.02W
04/27/2011 PICKENS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON SEVERAL HOUSES IN REFORM.
0441 AM TORNADO 5 SSE GORDO 33.24N 87.88W
04/27/2011 F3 PICKENS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF3 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 82 IN FAR
EASTERN PICKENS COUNTY...MOVED NORTHEAST CROSSING INTO
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY NEAR HOLMAN AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST
FINALLY LIFTING ENE OF SAMANTHA. THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE
UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH. SEVERAL HOMES WERE
DAMAGED DUE TO FALLING TREES. SEVERAL BARNS WERE DAMAGED
OR DESTROYED. THE ROOF OF ONE HOME WAS TOSSED 200 YDS. A
3500LB TRAILER WAS TOSSED 100 YDS. THE TRACK WAS 22.4 MI
LONG...600 YDS WIDE...WITH PEAK WINDS OF 140 MPH.
0442 AM TSTM WND DMG N LIVINGSTON 32.60N 88.19W
04/27/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN AT THE UNIVERSITY IN LIVINGSTON.
0443 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE BENEVOLA 33.10N 87.94W
04/27/2011 GREENE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE.
0444 AM TSTM WND DMG YORK 32.50N 88.30W
04/27/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN BLOCKING HWY 17 NEAR YORK.
0449 AM TSTM WND DMG BUHL 33.26N 87.75W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
0454 AM TSTM WND DMG SAMANTHA 33.42N 87.60W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL BROADCAST MEDIA
STRUCTURE DAMAGE AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
0500 AM TSTM WND DMG CORONA 33.71N 87.47W
04/27/2011 WALKER AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWNED. MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE HOME ON
WOLF CREEK ROAD.
0502 AM TSTM WND GST TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/27/2011 M71.00 MPH TUSCALOOSA AL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0504 AM TSTM WND GST TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/27/2011 M78.00 MPH TUSCALOOSA AL TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED ON UA CAMPUS.
0505 AM TSTM WND DMG MOUNDVILLE 33.00N 87.63W
04/27/2011 HALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN AND AROUND MOUNDVILLE AND
AKRON
0506 AM TSTM WND DMG TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN ON THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA CAMPUS.
0506 AM TSTM WND DMG DUNCANVILLE 33.08N 87.46W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES AND POWERLINES DONW ON HOMES. HOMES DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED.
0507 AM TORNADO 3 SSE BANKSTON 33.63N 87.65W
04/27/2011 F1 FAYETTE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG STATE ROAD 18...4 MI
SOUTHWEST OF BERRY...DAMAGING SEVERAL BARNS AND SNAPPING
OR UPROOTING SEVERAL TREES. THE TORNADO TRAVELLED
NORTHEAST...CAUSING WALL AND ROOF DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
BUSINESSES AND HOMES IN BERRY...RESULTING IN 4 INJURIES.
THE TORNADO LIFTED NORTHEAST OF BERRY NEAR SIMMONS ROAD.
THE TRACK WAS 7.5 MI LONG...200 YDS WIDE...WITH PEAK
WINDS OF 100 MPH.
0507 AM TSTM WND DMG BERRY 33.66N 87.61W
04/27/2011 FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE INCLUDING THE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 30 TO 40 STRUCTURES DAMAGE. MAINLY
ROOF DAMAGE. AT LEASE 2 MOBILE HOMES DESTROYED. NO
INJURIES.
0510 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE EUTAW 32.91N 87.86W
04/27/2011 GREENE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MINOR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOTELS AND STORES AT EXIT 45
ALONG I-20.
0517 AM TORNADO 2 W COALING 33.16N 87.37W
04/27/2011 F3 TUSCALOOSA AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-3 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST OUTSIDE OF COALING AND
MOVED NE ACROSS E TUSCALOOSA COUNTY INTO FAR SW JEFFERSON
COUNTY DAMAGING OR DESTROYING SEVERAL HOMES. THE MERCEDES
PLANT SUSTAIN ROOF DAMAGE AND POWER POLES WERE BLOWN
DOWN. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED THROUGH THE TRACK WHICH
WAS 18.3 MILES LONG AND 200 YARDS WIDE WITH PEAK WINDS OF
UP TO 155 MPH.
0517 AM TSTM WND DMG DUNCANVILLE 33.08N 87.46W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AND SOME ON HOMES.
0519 AM TSTM WND DMG TOWNLEY 33.83N 87.43W
04/27/2011 WALKER AL CO-OP OBSERVER
TREES DOWN AND DEBRIS IN THE ROAD.
0520 AM TORNADO 3 ESE THE WYE 33.60N 87.33W
04/27/2011 F3 WALKER AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-3...POSSIBLY HIGHER...TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN RURAL
SOUTHWESTERN WALKER COUNTY AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED AS IT
MOVED NNE THROUGH THE ALDRIDGE AND CORDOVA
COMMUNITIES...DISSIPATING 2.5 MILES WSW OF SIPSEY. THE
TORNADO DAMAGED AT LEAST 4 HOMES AND DESTROYED SEVERAL
MOBILE HOMES. MANY BUILDINGS IN DOWNTOWN CORDOVA ALSO
SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. THE TRACK WAS 19 MI
LONG...300 YDS WIDE...WITH PEAK WINDS OF AT LEAST 140
MPH.
0521 AM TSTM WND DMG GREENSBORO 32.70N 87.59W
04/27/2011 HALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
0525 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW GORDO 33.31N 87.91W
04/27/2011 PICKENS AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON SR 86 AT MILE MARKER 15 AND
US 82 AT MILE MARKER 30.
0525 AM TSTM WND DMG COALING 33.16N 87.34W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND STRUCTURES DAMAGED IN THE COALING
AREA. AT LEAST 30 HOME DAMAGED, 15 OF THOSE HEAVILY
DAMAGED AND POTENTIALLY UNINHABITABLE. SEVERAL INJURIES
BUT NO DETAILS AT THIS TIME.
0526 AM TSTM WND DMG JASPER 33.85N 87.27W
04/27/2011 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCUTRE DAMAGE IN JASPER.
0526 AM TSTM WND DMG VANCE 33.17N 87.23W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND LARGE POWER POLES SNAPPED OFF AROUND
VANCE. INTERSTATE 20/59 WAS TEMPORARILY BLOCKED.
0528 AM TORNADO CORDOVA 33.76N 87.19W
04/27/2011 WALKER AL CO-OP OBSERVER
*** 2 INJ *** ROAD SIGNS BLOWN DOWN AND A TRUCK BLOWN
INTO THE DITCH ALONG INTERSTATE 22 AND EXIT 70. NUMEROUS
TREES AND STRUCTURES DAMAGED. AT LEAST ONE MOBILE
DESTROYED.
0531 AM TSTM WND DMG WOODSTOCK JUNCTION 33.22N 87.17W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND ROADS CLOSED IN NORTHERN BIBB.
SEVERAL STRUCUTRES ALSO DAMAGED.
0531 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 N WOODSTOCK JUNCTION 33.26N 87.17W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TRACTOR TRAILERS OVERTURNED AND TREES UPROOTED NEAR MILE
MARKER 93 ON INTERSTATE 20/59.
0535 AM TSTM WND DMG BUCKSVILLE 33.28N 87.09W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL PUBLIC
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON TINLGE SPRINGS CIRCLE NEAR
EXIT 100 ON INTERSTATE 20/59.
0535 AM TSTM WND DMG SIPSEY 33.82N 87.09W
04/27/2011 WALKER AL AMATEUR RADIO
OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED NEAR SIPSEY.
0538 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 S MCADORY 33.34N 87.01W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE MCCALLA AREA.
0540 AM TSTM WND DMG ENSLEY 33.51N 86.89W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TWO LARGE BROADCAST RADIO TOWERS REPORTED DOWN NEAR THE
FAIRGROUNDS.
0540 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 S BESSEMER 33.27N 86.96W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN NEAR SHADES CREST ROAD AND
BLUFF RIDGE ROAD.
0540 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE MONTEVALLO 33.08N 86.81W
04/27/2011 SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 18 AND
COUNTY ROAD 19
0540 AM TSTM WND DMG HUEYTOWN 33.44N 87.00W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ON HOUSES AND BLOCKING ROADWAYS.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG MONTEVALLO 33.11N 86.85W
04/27/2011 SHELBY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ACROSS THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
MONTEVALLO.
0546 AM TSTM WND DMG HELENA 33.29N 86.85W
04/27/2011 SHELBY AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 261 IN HELENA.
0549 AM TSTM WND DMG VESTAVIA HILLS 33.43N 86.79W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN VESTAVIA. SEVERAL HOMES AND
VEHICLES ARE DAMAGED.
0550 AM TSTM WND DMG PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/27/2011 SHELBY AL PUBLIC
A LARGE TREE ON A HOME IN PELHAM ON TRAIL RIDGE DRIVE.
0550 AM TORNADO 5 E HOOVER 33.38N 86.73W
04/27/2011 F1 SHELBY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF
VALLEYDALE ROAD AND CALDWELL MILL ROAD. IT MOVED
NORTH-NORTHEAST ACROSS A LARGE RESIDENTIAL AREA AND
SNAPPED NUMEROUS TREES. THE TREES FELL ON POWER
LINES...HOUSES...APARTMENTS...AND VEHICLES. THE HEAVIEST
DAMAGE WAS ALONG AND JUST WEST OF CALDWELL MILL
ROAD...NEAR THE CAHABA RIVER. THE TORNADO LIFTED AFTER
SNAPPING A FEW TREE BRANCHES ON CAHABA RIVER ROAD. THE
LENGTH OF THE TORNADO WAS 3.4 MILES WITH A MAX WIDTH OF
100 YARDS.
0551 AM TSTM WND DMG ENE BRIERFIELD IRONWORK 33.04N 86.91W
04/27/2011 BIBB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WIDESPREAD TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY
INCLUDING LOCATIONS NEAR BRIERFIELD ALONG ANTIOCH RD,
BULLDOG BEND RD, AND MARVEL RD.
0553 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE HOMEWOOD 33.42N 86.74W
04/27/2011 SHELBY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THE ALTADENA LAKE AREA.. ALTADENA
LAKE DR AT REDWING DR., CAMP HORNER RD AT CALDWELL MILL
RD., AND CAHABA RIVER BRIDGE AT CALDWELL MILL RD.
0553 AM TORNADO 1 N LOCUST FORK WARRIOR 33.83N 86.80W
04/27/2011 F2 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 3 INJ *** AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR OLD
HAYDEN ROAD AND MABEL ROAD AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST ACROSS
SIBLEYVILLE ROAD THEN ALONG THE WESTERN EDGE OF MOUNTAIN
WOODS LAKE. ALONG THE PATH...HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE
SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. APPROX 30 HOMES SUSTAINED DAMAGED
AND 3 HOMES WERE DESTROYED. MULTIPLE GARAGES/SHEDS/BOAT
DOCKS WERE ALSO DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. THE TORNADO LIFTED
JUST NORTHEAST OF THE LAKE. THE TRACK WAS 3.2 MI
LONG...200 YDS WIDE...WITH PEAK WINDS BETWEEN 125-135
MPH.
0554 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 E VESTAVIA HILLS 33.43N 86.70W
04/27/2011 SHELBY AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED OFF AND HOME ROOF DAMAGE IN THE
BROOKHIGHLAND SUBDIVISION OFF HIGHWAY 280. AT LEAST 100
HOMES WITH TREES ON THEM IN THE CAHABA HEIGHTS AND
VESTAVIA AREA.
0554 AM TORNADO 3 SE HOMEWOOD 33.44N 86.76W
04/27/2011 F2 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR GRESHAM HIGH SCHOOL IN
THE MOUNTAIN BROOK/VESTAVIA HILLS AREA AND MOVED NE
ACROSS SE JEFFERSON COUNTY ACROSS CAHABA HEIGHTS.
HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND
SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGING SEVERAL HOMES. THE TRACK WAS 7.9
MILES LONG AND 200 YARDS WIDE WITH PEAK WINDS OF UP TO
120 MPH.
0554 AM TSTM WND DMG BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
MARQUEE SIGN AT THE BJCC BLOWN DOWN.
0555 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 S HOMEWOOD 33.41N 86.81W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE OF A NWS EMPLOYEE.
0556 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE CAHABA HEIGHTS 33.47N 86.72W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED IN CAHABA HEIGHTS
0558 AM TSTM WND DMG HAYDEN 33.92N 86.75W
04/27/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURE DAMAGE IN THE HAYDEN
AREA ON OVERLOOK POINT.
0558 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE LOCUST FORK WARRI 33.86N 86.78W
04/27/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOUSE IN THE MOUNTAIN WOODS LAKE
COMMUNITY.
0558 AM TSTM WND DMG CENTER POINT 33.64N 86.68W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN ACROSS CITY.
0600 AM TSTM WND DMG BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL CO-OP OBSERVER
ROOF TORN OFF A LARGE HANGAR AT THE BIRMINGHAM
SHUTTLESWORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
0600 AM TSTM WND DMG IRONDALE 33.54N 86.71W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
TREE DOWN ON A HOME NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF INTERSTATE
20 AND INTERSTATE 459.
0600 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE VESTAVIA HILLS 33.46N 86.75W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 FATAL *** TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS CITY.
TREE FELL ON HOUSE AND CAUSED ONE FATALITY.
0600 AM TSTM WND DMG CALERA 33.10N 86.75W
04/27/2011 SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
TREES DOWN ON CR 16.
0600 AM TSTM WND GST BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/27/2011 E56.00 MPH JEFFERSON AL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0600 AM TSTM WND DMG BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL CO-OP OBSERVER
2ND AVENUE NORTH IS IMPASSABLE DUE TO DOWNED TREES IN THE
ROADWAY.
0602 AM TSTM WND DMG LEEDS 33.55N 86.56W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TREES DOWN ON HOUSE.
0603 AM TSTM WND DMG NECTAR 33.98N 86.64W
04/27/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND HOMES DAMAGED.
0605 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 E MOODY 33.60N 86.45W
04/27/2011 ST. CLAIR AL BROADCAST MEDIA
*** 1 FATAL *** TREES DOWN ON MOBILE HOME. ONE FEMALE
FATALITY.
0608 AM TSTM WND DMG MOODY 33.60N 86.49W
04/27/2011 ST. CLAIR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN NEAR MOODY AND DAMAGE TO NURSING HOME. OVER
100 MOBILE HOMES DAMAGE OR DESTROYED.
0612 AM TSTM WND DMG SUSAN MOORE 34.09N 86.44W
04/27/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND HOMES DAMAGED.
0613 AM TSTM WND DMG BLOUNTSVILLE 34.10N 86.58W
04/27/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND SOME STRUCTURE DAMAGE NEAR
BLOUNTSVILLE.
0614 AM TORNADO 6 NE MOODY 33.65N 86.42W
04/27/2011 F2 ST. CLAIR AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SE OF BRANCHVILLE AND
MOVED NE ACROSS CENTRAL ST. CLAIR COUNTY. THE TORNADO DID
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO TWO MULTI-STORY BRICK HOMES AMD
BROUGHT DOWN SOME TREES BEFORE LIFTING JUST EAST OF
ODENVILLE. THE TRACK WAS 3.9 MILES LONG...200 YARDS
WIDE...WITH PEAK WINDS OF UP TO 120 MPH.
0616 AM TSTM WND DMG ODENVILLE 33.69N 86.40W
04/27/2011 ST. CLAIR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS HOMES ON BLAIR FARM
ROAD AND HICKORY LANE.
0620 AM TSTM WND DMG PELL CITY 33.56N 86.27W
04/27/2011 ST. CLAIR AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. STRUCTURE DAMAGE IN THE
DOWNTOWN AREA. COMMS TOWER AT THE EOC BLOWN DOWN.
0620 AM TSTM WND DMG BROOKSVILLE 34.18N 86.47W
04/27/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND POSSIBLE STRUCUTRE DAMAGE IN THE
AREA.
0622 AM TSTM WND DMG FAYETTEVILLE 33.15N 86.41W
04/27/2011 TALLADEGA AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON CEDAR CREEK ROAD.
0626 AM TSTM WND DMG WALNUT GROVE 34.06N 86.29W
04/27/2011 ETOWAH AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN ON HOUSE.
0626 AM TSTM WND DMG LINCOLN 33.60N 86.14W
04/27/2011 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTUAL DAMAGE ON EMBRY BEND ROAD IN LINCOLN.
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG ODENVILLE 33.69N 86.40W
04/27/2011 ST. CLAIR AL AMATEUR RADIO
ROOFS OFF, TREES DOWN, 18 WHEELER ROLLED.
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG RAGLAND 33.75N 86.14W
04/27/2011 ST. CLAIR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND ROOD DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS HOMES.
0631 AM TSTM WND DMG TALLADEGA 33.43N 86.10W
04/27/2011 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS CITY.
0633 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSE TALLADEGA 33.42N 86.09W
04/27/2011 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON LANCASTER AVE.
0633 AM TSTM WND DMG TALLADEGA 33.43N 86.10W
04/27/2011 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN BLOCKING THE ROADWAY ON JACKSON TRACE NEAR
BROADWAY.
0640 AM TSTM WND DMG OHATCHEE 33.78N 86.02W
04/27/2011 CALHOUN AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 77.
0644 AM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
04/27/2011 ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
A FEW TREES DOWN IN ETOWAH COUNTY.
0644 AM TSTM WND DMG 7 NNW SAKS 33.81N 85.90W
04/27/2011 CALHOUN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PHONE LIN BLOCKING ALL FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC ON HWY 431
BETWEEN HWY 144 AND WELLINGTON RD.
0645 AM TSTM WND DMG GLENCOE 33.96N 85.93W
04/27/2011 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 2 INJ *** TREE FELL ON MOBILE HOME CAUSING 2 MINOR
INJURIES. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE. TREES ON HOMES
AND BUSINESS. ESTIMATED WINDS OF 60 MPH.
0646 AM TSTM WND GST ANNISTON 33.66N 85.81W
04/27/2011 E55.00 MPH CALHOUN AL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
0646 AM TSTM WND DMG OXFORD 33.60N 85.83W
04/27/2011 CALHOUN AL PUBLIC
A FEW TREES DOWN IN OXFORD.
0647 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 W JACKSONVILLE 33.81N 85.83W
04/27/2011 CALHOUN AL PUBLIC
LARGE TREE BLOWN DOWN ON HWY 204 AND THROWN INTO YARD
SEVERAL HOUSES DOWN THE ROAD
0650 AM TSTM WND DMG HOKES BLUFF 34.00N 85.86W
04/27/2011 ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND THE AREA.
0655 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 NW PIEDMONT 33.99N 85.67W
04/27/2011 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** HOME DAMAGED ON CR 6 IN THE GNATVILLE
COMMUNITY.
0658 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 ESE SLACKLAND 34.09N 85.76W
04/27/2011 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ON HOUSE ON COUNTY ROAD 5.
0700 AM TSTM WND DMG ASHLAND 33.28N 85.84W
04/27/2011 CLAY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN AND AROUND ASHLAND.
TREE ON HOUSE IN THE SHIREYS MILL COMMUNITY IN ASHLAND.
0702 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW CENTRE 34.19N 85.69W
04/27/2011 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN IN TEH TATES CHAPEL COMMUNITY.
0705 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE HOKES BLUFF 34.03N 85.83W
04/27/2011 ETOWAH AL AMATEUR RADIO
SOME STRUCTURE DAMAGE REPORTED IN BALLPLAY. ONE PERSON
TRAPPED.
0705 AM TSTM WND DMG ELLISVILLE 34.06N 85.61W
04/27/2011 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN BLOCKING HWY 9.
0705 AM TSTM WND DMG CENTRE 34.15N 85.67W
04/27/2011 CHEROKEE AL AMATEUR RADIO
A LARGE TREE FELL ON A HOME ALONG HIGHWAY 411 NORTH. ONE
PERSON WAS TRAPPED. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND THE AREA.
0706 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 ESE CENTRE 34.11N 85.59W
04/27/2011 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO NEW BETHEL CHURCH ON HWY
411N.
0828 AM HAIL HACKLEBURG 34.27N 87.83W
04/27/2011 E1.75 INCH MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0210 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNW OAKMAN 33.79N 87.43W
04/27/2011 WALKER AL NWS EMPLOYEE
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG COAL VALLEY ROAD.
0210 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE TOWNLEY 33.80N 87.42W
04/27/2011 WALKER AL NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED ALONG PLEASANT HILL ROAD SOUTH AND
WEST OF HIGHWAY 124.
0305 PM TORNADO 5 NNE DETROIT 34.09N 88.13W
04/27/2011 F5 MARION AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 18 FATAL *** AN EF-5 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SW OF
HAMILTON AND MOVED NE ACROSS MARION COUNTY AND CONTINUED
INTO FRANKLIN COUNTY...SEE LSR/S FROM WFO HUN. THE
TORNADO WIDENED JUST SW OF HACKLEBURG. THOUSANDS OF TREES
WERE DOWNED...SEVERAL HUNDRED STRUCTURES WERE
DAMAGED...AT LEAST 100 OF THESE STRUCTURES WERE
COMPLETELY DESTROYED...INCLUDING HACKLEBURG HIGH SCHOOL
AND THE WRANGLER PLANT. MANY HOMES WERE LEVELED. THE
TRACK WAS 25.2 MILES LONG IN MARION COUNTY AND 3/4 MILE
WIDE WITH PEAK WINDS OF 200 MPH.
0314 PM TORNADO HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W
04/27/2011 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUD JUST WEST OF THE MARION
COUNTY AIRPORT IN HAMILTON.
0328 PM TORNADO HACKLEBURG 34.27N 87.83W
04/27/2011 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO ON GROUND JUST MOVED THROUGH DOWNTOWN HACKLEBURG.
IN NOW NORTH OF 345.
0338 PM TORNADO 3 ENE PICKENSVILLE 33.25N 88.22W
04/27/2011 F4 PICKENS AL AMATEUR RADIO
*** 10 FATAL *** A LONG TRACK TORNADO STARTED 3 MILES
NORTHEAST OF PICKENSVILLE. A CONTINUOUS PATH OF DAMAGE
WASNOTED FROM HERE TO CORDOVA WITH MAXIMUM DAMAGE
OBSERVED TO TREES AND MOBILE HOMES. FROM HERE THE STORM
CROSSED CORRIDORX/FUTURE INTERSTATE 22 INTO THE SOUTHWEST
SIDE OF CORDOVA. A 1/2 MILE WIDE SWATH OF EF-3 DAMAGE WAS
NOTED IN DOWNTOWN CORDOVA. FROM THERE...THE TORNADO
TRACKED TO THE NORTHEAST AND CONTINUED INTO BLOUNT COUNTY
BEFORE EXITING THE BMX AREA INTO MARSHALL COUNTY.
0357 PM TORNADO 9 W WESTON 34.16N 88.18W
04/27/2011 F3 MARION AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 6 FATAL *** THE TORNADO PATH IN AL STARTED IN MARION
COUNTY NEAR COUNTY ROAD 93 AND DRY CREEK ROAD. A FEW
STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED AND NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED
OFF AND UPROOTED IN THIS AREA. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NE
AND CROSSED HIGHWAY 78/I-22 WEST OF HAMILTON NEAR THE
BEXAR COMMUNITY.THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED TO EF3 INTENSITY
AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 19 AND CO RD 20 WHERE SEVERAL HOMES
WERE DESTROYED. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED ACROSS HIGHWAY 187
NEAR THE FRANKLIN COUNTY LINE.
0405 PM TORNADO LUBBUB 33.43N 87.87W
04/27/2011 PICKENS AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN PICKENS
COUNTY MOVING TOWARD BROWNVILLE COMMUNITY.
0420 PM TORNADO N GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/27/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
DAMAGE PATH REPORTED JUST NORTH OF GEIGER. EMERGENCY
RESPONDERS ENROUTE.
0420 PM TORNADO 1 E MOORES BRIDGE 33.45N 87.78W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE IN THE OLD MOORES BRIDGE AREA.
0421 PM HAIL BERRY 33.66N 87.61W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0427 PM TORNADO 1 N BERRY 33.68N 87.61W
04/27/2011 FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DEBRIS FALLING FROM SKY.
0433 PM TORNADO 3 NW CLINTON 32.94N 88.03W
04/27/2011 GREENE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR THE COMMUNITY
OF WEST GREENE.
0443 PM TORNADO 2 SSW MANTUA 33.03N 87.93W
04/27/2011 F4 GREENE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 65 FATAL, 1000 INJ *** NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
METEOROLOGISTS HAVE SURVEYED THE MASSIVE DAMAGE
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LONG TRACK VIOLENT TORNADO, BY
GROUND AND AIR. THE START POINT IS BASED ON AERIAL
SURVEY, WHILE THE END LOCATION WAS DETERMINED BY A GROUND
CREW. DETAILED DAMAGE INSPECTION HAS REVEALED A MAXIMUM
OF EF-4 DAMAGE FROM EAST OF HOLT, NEAR CONCORD AND THE
PLEASANT GROVE AREAS. CASUALTY INFORMATION IS BASED ON
THE LATEST OFFICIAL RELEASES FROM THE ALABAMA EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY.
0448 PM HAIL CORDOVA 33.76N 87.19W
04/27/2011 E2.75 INCH WALKER AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0507 PM TORNADO DORA 33.73N 87.08W
04/27/2011 WALKER AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN DORA.
0509 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/27/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO ON THE GROUND ALONG HWY 82 NEAR THE MCFARLAND
MALL.
0510 PM TORNADO 5 NNW GUIN 34.03N 87.94W
04/27/2011 F3 MARION AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 10 INJ *** THE TORNADO APPEARED TO TOUCHDOWN SOUTH OF
HAMILTON NEAR HIGHWAY 278, COUNTY ROAD 2 AND PHILADELPHIA
ROAD WHERE TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE TORNADO TRACKED
NORTHEASTWARD AND STRENGTHENED NEAR THE PEA RIDGE AND
WHITEHOUSE COMMUNITIES. SEVERAL HOMES WERE DESTROYED AND
SEVERAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED. THE TORNADO PRODUCED
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE INTO THE THORNHILL COMMUNITY AND
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PARTS OF HALEYVILLE THE WINSTON
FURNITURE COMPANY AND FONTAINE TRAILER COMPANY SUFFERED
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
0512 PM TORNADO SMOKE RISE 33.89N 86.82W
04/27/2011 BLOUNT AL AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND NEAR EXIT 284 ON I-65 AT
PHILADELPHIA ROAD.
0530 PM TORNADO 3 WSW TISHABEE 32.62N 88.05W
04/27/2011 F3 GREENE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 7 FATAL, 50 INJ *** TORNADO RATED EF-3 WITH MAX WINDS
OF 145 MPH...PATH LENGTH OF 71.3 MILES. MAX PATH WIDTH 1
MILE. MOVING FROM 3 WSW OF TISHABEE IN GREENE COUNTY NE
INTO HALE COUNTY ACROSS SAWYERVILLE AND INTO BIBB COUNTY
ACROSS EOLINE AND ENDING NEAR MARVEL. NUMEROUS MOBILE
HOMES...SEVERAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES...SOME
OUTBUILDINGS...3 CHURCHES...1 BUSINESS...AS WELL AS THE
EOLINE FIRE STATION...AND COUNTLESS TREES WERE DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED.
0546 PM TORNADO BLOUNTSVILLE 34.10N 86.58W
04/27/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** MULTIPLE HOMES DESTROYED IN BLOUNTSVILLE.
ONE INJURY CONFIRMED AT THIS TIME.
0556 PM TORNADO HUEYTOWN 33.44N 87.00W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
MAJOR DAMAGE IN HUEYTOWN...HOUSES LEVELED.
0606 PM TORNADO 5 E BLUFF 33.81N 87.81W
04/27/2011 F3 FAYETTE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF3 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 43 SOUTH OF BOBO
AND TRAVELLED NORTHEAST PASSING JUST NORTH OF
HUBBERTVILLE AND LIFTING NEAR COUNTY ROAD 24 SOUTH OF
BAZEMORE. ALONG ITS PATH...THE TORNADO SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED HUNDREDS OF TREES AND DESTROYED AT LEAST ONE
HOME WHERE DEBRIS WAS TOSSED 100 YDS. SEVERAL BARNS AND
OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. THE TRACK WAS 7.4
MI LONG...ONE HALF MILE WIDE...WITH PEAK WINDS OF 145
MPH.
0609 PM TORNADO FULTONDALE 33.62N 86.80W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN, ROOFS OFF OF HOUSES, AND POWERLINES DOWN
ACROSS I65 AND US31.
0610 PM TORNADO S GLEN ALLEN 33.88N 87.74W
04/27/2011 FAYETTE AL PUBLIC
TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON HIGHWAY 129 FROM GLEN ALLEN
TO HUBBERTVILLE NEAR THE TEXACO STATION.
0623 PM TORNADO 3 NNE TRUSSVILLE 33.68N 86.57W
04/27/2011 F3 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-3 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR ARGO...BETWEEN DEERFOOT
PARKWAY AND ADVENT ROAD...TRAVELING NORTHEAST ACROSS
SEVERAL COUNTIES INTO GA. THE COUNTIES AFFECTED WERE
JEFFERSON...ST CLAIR...CALHOUN...ETOWAH...AND CHEROKEE.
THERE WERE NUMEROUS FATALITIES AND INJURIES THAT ARE YET
TO BE CONFIRMED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. THE PEAK WINDS ARE
POTENTIALLY UP TO 180 MPH...WITH A MAX WIDTH OF 1.25
MILES. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 72 MILES BUT MAY BE LONGER
INTO THE STATE OF GA.
0627 PM TORNADO MULGA 33.55N 86.98W
04/27/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
DAMAGE TO HOUSES ON AL 269.
0642 PM HAIL HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W
04/27/2011 M4.00 INCH MARION AL NWS EMPLOYEE
0650 PM TORNADO 2 WSW WATEROAK 32.85N 87.48W
04/27/2011 F1 HALE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN 2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
WATEROAK IN HALE COUNTY AND PROCEEDED NORTHEAST INTO THE
TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST ENDING IN SOUTHWEST BIBB COUNTY
2 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MERTZ. 1 MOBILE HOME AND 1 BUSINESS
WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED ALONG WITH NUMEROUS TREES. THE
ENTIRE TRACK CONSISTED OF EF-1 DAMAGE. MAX WINDS WERE
ESTIMATED UP TO 105 MPH AND WAS 150 YARDS IN WIDTH. THE
LENGTH OF THE PATH WAS 5.5 MILES.
0700 PM HAIL PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/27/2011 M1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF
INDUSTRIAL ROAD AND HIGHWAY 31.
0714 PM HAIL GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
04/27/2011 M1.00 INCH ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED OVER THE CITY OF GADSDEN.
0715 PM TORNADO OHATCHEE 33.78N 86.02W
04/27/2011 CALHOUN AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
MULTIPLE DAMAGE LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND OHATCHEE.
0732 PM TORNADO 2 S MARVEL 33.12N 87.01W
04/27/2011 F1 BIBB AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN NORTHEAST BIBB COUNTY
JUST SOUTH OF MARVEL AND MOVED NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHWEST
SHELBY COUNTY SNAPPING OFF DOZENS OF PINE TREES. NO
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG THE PATH. THE TRACK WAS
5.4 MILES LONG...50 YARDS WIDE...WITH PEAK WINDS OF 105
MPH.
0755 PM TORNADO 4 NE PELL CITY 33.60N 86.21W
04/27/2011 F0 ST. CLAIR AL NWS STORM SURVEY
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 100 YARDS SOUTH OF THE
INTERSTATE, MOVED ACROSS THE INTERSTATE ANDTHEN LIFTED
ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 78. ALONG THE DAMAGE PATH, SEVERAL
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN OR WERE SNAPPED OFF AT THE TOP.
WIND SPEEDS WITH THIS BRIEF WEAK TORNADO WERE ESTIMATED
TO BE NEAR 80 MPH.
0801 PM TORNADO NW JACKSONVILLE 33.81N 85.76W
04/27/2011 CALHOUN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MT GILEAD COMMUNITY IS COMPLETELY IMPASSABLE EVEN ON
FOOT.
0802 PM FUNNEL CLOUD LINCOLN 33.60N 86.14W
04/27/2011 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
IN THE CITY LIMITS OF LINCOLN.
0808 PM TORNADO N WILSONVILLE 33.24N 86.48W
04/27/2011 SHELBY AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED TORNADO STRUCK POWERLINES AND/OR
TRANSFORMER. POWER IS OUT.
0812 PM TORNADO 5 N WETUMPKA 32.62N 86.19W
04/27/2011 F4 ELMORE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 9 FATAL *** THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG COUNTY
ROAD 209 NEAR MEADOWVIEW DRIVE WHERE A FEW SNAPPED TREES
WERE NOTED. FROM THERE, THE TORNADO QUICKLY INTENSIFIED
AS IT MOVED NORTHEAST THROUGH DEXTER WIDENING AND
PRODUCING EF-2 DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES. FROM THERE, IT
CONTINUED ACROSS HIGHWAY 9 DAMAGING SEVERAL HOMES, THEN
INTENSIFIED TO EF-3 STRENGTH AS IT MOVED THROUGH A MOBILE
HOME PARK AT THE INTERSECTION OF MIDDLE ROAD AND AUCTION
BARN ROAD COMPLETELY DESTROYING 10 MOBILE HOMES AND
KILLING 4 PEOPLE.
0817 PM TORNADO 2 ESE VINCENT 33.37N 86.38W
04/27/2011 F1 SHELBY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 2 MILES ESE OF VINCENT
IN EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY AND MOVED NORTHEAST INTO WESTERN
TALLADEGA COUNTY SNAPPING OFF AND/OR UPROOTING DOZENS OF
HARD AND SOFT WOOD TREES ALONG THE PATH. THE ONLY HOME
DAMAGE FOUND ALONG THE PATH WAS DUE TO FALLEN TREES. THE
TRACK WAS 6.8 MILES LONG AND 200 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST
POINT...WITH PEAK WINDS OF 105 MPH.
0824 PM TORNADO SANTUCK 32.63N 86.13W
04/27/2011 ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IN THE DEXTER ROAD AREA OF SANTUCK.
0848 PM TORNADO 6 S MARION 32.55N 87.31W
04/27/2011 F1 PERRY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1 MILE WEST OF HIGHWAY 35
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 38 WHERE IT PRODUCED SOME DAMAGE TO
TREES IN A 50 YARD WIDE AREA. THE TORNADO INTENSIFIED TO
EF-1 STRENGTH AS IT CROSSED HIGHWAY 45 WHERE IT WIDENED
TO NEAR 200 YARDS AND THE WINDS INCREASED TO NEAR 90 MPH
CLOSE TO THE FAITH CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH SNAPPING SEVERAL
TREES IN HALF AND UPROOTING SEVERAL MORE. THE TORNADO
THEN QUICKLY DISSIPATED AS IT MOVED EAST OF COUNTY ROAD 4
AS A NARROW EF-0 TORNADO LESS THAN 50 YARDS WIDE.
0910 PM TORNADO DADEVILLE 32.83N 85.77W
04/27/2011 TALLAPOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DADEVILLE TOOK A DIRECT HIT. MULTIPLE REPORTS OF
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.
0919 PM TORNADO 5 NNE LAFAYETTE 32.97N 85.37W
04/27/2011 F1 CHAMBERS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 225, UPROOTING
AND SNAPPING SEVERAL HARD AND SOFTWOOD TREES, AS WELL AS
DOING SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO A SINGLE FAMILY
RESIDENCE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEAST CROSSING
COUNTY ROADS 178 AND 176 WHERE NUMEROUS HARD AND SOFTWOOD
TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED.THE TORNADO TRACKED
FURTHER EAST-NORTHEAST BEFORE LIFTING NEAR COUNTY ROAD
267 WHERE ADDITIONAL TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.
0929 PM TORNADO 3 SE STROUD 33.02N 85.29W
04/27/2011 F1 CHAMBERS AL NWS STORM SURVEY
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 267, JUST
NORTH OF THE ENDING PATH OF THE WHITE PLAINS TORNADO. THE
PATHS DID NOT JOIN UP AT ANY POINT AS BOTH DAMAGE WIDTHS
WERE RELATIVELY SMALL. DAMAGE AT COUNTY ROAD 267 INCLUDED
SEVERAL SHEARED SOFTWOOD TREE TOPS ALONG WITH SOME
UPROOTED TREES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST CROSSING
COUNTY ROAD 270 WHERE ADDITIONAL TREES WERE SNAPPED AND
AN OUTBUILDING HAD MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. THE TORNADO
TRAVELED NORTHEAST LIFTING ALONG COUNTY ROAD 278.
0933 PM TORNADO 5 S DADEVILLE 32.76N 85.77W
04/27/2011 TALLAPOOSA AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING HWY 49 NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF
STILL WATERS.
0948 PM TORNADO 2 NW VERBENA 32.78N 86.54W
04/27/2011 F0 CHILTON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF U.S.
HIGHWAY 31 AND COUNTY ROAD 24 JUST NORTHEAST OF VERBENA
UPROOTING A FEW OAK TREES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
NORTHEASTAND CROSSED THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 59
AND 24 DAMAGING A METAL CARPORT OF ONE HOME DAMAGING THE
ROOF OF A SINGLE-WIDE MOBILE HOME AND UPROOTING TREES IN
A 50 YARD WIDE PATH. THE TORNADO QUICKLY DISSIPATED EAST
OF COUNTY ROAD 59.
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