Preliminary Local Storm Reports
Sunday, May 3, 2009
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..REMARKS..
1251 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE KINTERBISH 32.35N 88.27W
05/03/2009 SUMTER AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN SOUTHERN SUMTER COUNTY
NEAR KINTERBISH.
1257 PM HAIL 1 S WOODSTOCK JUNCTION 33.20N 87.17W
05/03/2009 E0.75 INCH BIBB AL PUBLIC
DIME TO PENNY SIZE WAS REPORTED NEAR WOODSTOCK.
0111 PM TSTM WND DMG LINDEN 32.31N 87.80W
05/03/2009 MARENGO AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN
THROUGHOUT MARENGO COUNTY. ONE TRACTOR TRAILER AS BLOWN
OVER ON HIGHWAY 80. THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.
AT LEAST 2 HOMES IN LINDEN WERE DAMAGED BY FALLEN TREES.
0120 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N DEMOPOLIS 32.56N 87.84W
05/03/2009 GREENE AL PUBLIC
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG THE RIVER SOUTH OF
FORKLAND AND NORTH OF DEMOPOLIS.
0123 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MCCALLA 33.35N 87.01W
05/03/2009 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
UNCONFIRMED TORNADO REPORTED ON EASTERN VALLEY ROAD SOUTH
OF MCCALLA. NO DAMAGE HAS BEEN FOUND.
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG CUBA 32.44N 88.37W
05/03/2009 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND CUBA.
0132 PM TORNADO 2 SSW NEWBERN 32.56N 87.55W
05/03/2009 F1 HALE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG CR 10 WEST OF STATE
HWY 61 IN THE SUNSHINE COMMUNITY. THE ROOF WAS TAKEN OFF
ONE BARN AND ANOTHER STRUCTURE HAD PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE. A
FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG THE SHORT PATH. THE
TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS LESS THAN ONE TENTH OF A MILE
LONG AND WAS 50 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT.
0136 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENSBORO 32.70N 87.59W
05/03/2009 HALE AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE
COUNTY. AT LEAST 5 HOMES IN THE FAUNSDALE AREA RECEIVED
MINOR DAMAGE. ONE MOBILE HOME HAD ITS ROOF TORN OFF.
0145 PM HAIL 2 SW HOOVER 33.35N 86.84W
05/03/2009 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED NEAR HOOVER.
0152 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENSBORO 32.70N 87.59W
05/03/2009 HALE AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN EASTERN HALE COUNTY.
0154 PM TORNADO 4 NE INVERNESS 33.44N 86.67W
05/03/2009 F0 SHELBY AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. AT LEAST 20
HOMES SUFFERED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE MAINLY LOSS OF SHINGLES.
DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN THE BROOK HIGHLAND AREA. THE
TORNADO CROSSED HIGHWAY 119 AND ENTERED INTO THE
GREYSTONE LEGACY COMMUNITY. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO TREES
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED ON THE GOLF COURSE. THE PATH WAS
2.61 MILES LONG AND 200 YARDS WIDE.
0155 PM TSTM WND GST SAFFORD 32.29N 87.37W
05/03/2009 E0.00 MPH DALLAS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE
COUNTY. A PAVILION WAS DESTROYED AT MEMORIAL STADIUM.
TREES WERE REPORTED DOWN ON SEVERAL ROADWAYS INCLUDING
HIGHWAY 5, HIGHWAY 22, COUNTY ROAD 222, AND IN THE CAMP
GRIST AREA.
0155 PM TSTM WND DMG MARION 32.63N 87.32W
05/03/2009 PERRY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
THOUSANDS OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0156 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E HOOVER 33.38N 86.77W
05/03/2009 SHELBY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON STEVENS HILL CIRCLE,
RIVERCHASE TRACE AT RIVERCHASE PARKWAY, AND OLD ROCKY
RIDGE ROAD AT LORNA ROAD. LARGE TENTS AND PORTABLE
RESTROOMS WERE BLOWN DOWN IN SPAIN PARK.
0201 PM HAIL CHELSEA 33.33N 86.64W
05/03/2009 E0.75 INCH SHELBY AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR DOUBLE OAK MOUNTAIN.
0202 PM HAIL 3 SE VESTAVIA HILLS 33.40N 86.75W
05/03/2009 E0.25 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR ACTON AT CAHABA RIVER
ROAD AND ACTON ROAD.
0203 PM TORNADO 4 SSW LEEDS 33.49N 86.58W
05/03/2009 F1 SHELBY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG CR 470 AND TRACKED
NORTHEASTWARD. THE TORNADO LIFTED BEFORE IT CROSSED STATE
HWY 25 JUST NORTH OF DUNAVANT. DOZENS OF TREES WERE
SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED ALONG THE PATH. THE DAMAGE PATH
WAS 1.64 MILES LONG AND WAS 300 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST
POINT.
0205 PM HAIL GREYSTONE 33.45N 86.63W
05/03/2009 E0.88 INCH SHELBY AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL FELL AT THE GREYSTONE LEGACY GOLF
COURSE. THE HAIL COVERED THE GROUND.
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG MAPLESVILLE 32.79N 86.88W
05/03/2009 CHILTON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
CATTLE AND DEER LIFTED OFF THE GROUND IN THE WESTERN PART
OF CHILTON COUNTY.
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG LAWLEY 32.86N 86.95W
05/03/2009 BIBB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART
OF BIBB COUNTY. MANY ROADWAYS WERE BLOCKED.
0215 PM TORNADO 4 SSE MOODY 33.54N 86.46W
05/03/2009 F1 ST. CLAIR AL NWS STORM SURVEY
A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
SEQUOYAH ROADAND CHEROKEE ROAD AT STEWARTS CROSSROADS.
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWNDOWN ALONG THE SHORT PATH. THE
FALLEN TREES LANDED ON HOMES AND PRODUCED MINOR TO
MODERATE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO WAS 1 MILE LONG AND WAS 100
YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT.
0219 PM HAIL VANDIVER 33.47N 86.51W
05/03/2009 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL NWS STORM SURVEY
QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL IN VANDIVER. THE HAIL COVERED THE
GROUND.
0219 PM TSTM WND DMG MOODY 33.60N 86.49W
05/03/2009 ST. CLAIR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON KERR RD, ON MARKEETA RD AT MITCHELL CIRCLE,
AND ON MARKEETA SPUR RD AT WAGON GAP CIRCLE.
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG MAPLESVILLE 32.79N 86.88W
05/03/2009 CHILTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND MAPLESVILLE.
AT LEAST THREE HOMES AND TWO MOBILE HOMES WERE DAMAGED BY
THE FALLEN TREES. FALLEN TREES WERE BLOCKING RAILROAD
TRACKS. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND OTHER STRUCTURES
SUFFERED VARYING DEGREES OF ROOF DAMAGE.
0220 PM HAIL MAPLESVILLE 32.79N 86.88W
05/03/2009 E1.00 INCH CHILTON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN SOUTHWESTERN CHILTON
COUNTY.
0223 PM HAIL STERRETT 33.45N 86.48W
05/03/2009 E0.88 INCH SHELBY AL CO-OP OBSERVER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL COVERED THE GROUND NEAR COUNTY ROAD 43
AND COUNTY ROAD 55.
0227 PM TSTM WND DMG MOODY 33.60N 86.49W
05/03/2009 ST. CLAIR AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE MOODY AREA.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0227 PM TORNADO 6 SSE BALD ROCK 33.52N 86.41W
05/03/2009 F1 ST. CLAIR AL NWS STORM SURVEY
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN PLEASANT GROVE ALONG COUNTY
ROAD 27 AND TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD GENERALLY PARALLEL TO
COUNTY ROAD 27 AND WOLF CREEK. THE TORNADO CROSSED
INTERSTATE 20 NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF US HIGHWAY
231...THEN CONTINUED TO THE COOSA RIVER JUST BEYOND THE
RIVER RANCH ROAD COMMUNITY. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER
POLES WERE SNAPPED OFF ALONG THE PATH...MANY LANDING ON
HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS. AT LEAST 34 HOMES WERE DAMAGED
ALONG THE PATH. THE TORNADO WAS 16.58 MILES LONG AND 800
YARDS WIDE A
0233 PM TSTM WND DMG JEMISON 32.96N 86.75W
05/03/2009 CHILTON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF ALONG INTERSTATE 65
BETWEEN MILE MARKER 219 AND 212. AN OLD STORE FRONT WAS
BLOWN OVER IN DOWNTOWN. 3 OR 4 BUILDINGS SUFFERED DAMAGE.
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE CITY. AT LEAST 3
VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED BY THE FALLEN TREES. RAILROAD
TRACKS WERE BLOCKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
0233 PM TSTM WND DMG CLANTON 32.84N 86.63W
05/03/2009 CHILTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND CLANTON. AT LEAST
ONE HOME WAS DAMAGED BY THE FALLEN TREES.
0236 PM HAIL PELL CITY 33.56N 86.27W
05/03/2009 E0.88 INCH ST. CLAIR AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED IN PELL CITY.
0237 PM HAIL PELL CITY 33.56N 86.27W
05/03/2009 E1.00 INCH ST. CLAIR AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AROUND PELL CITY.
0237 PM TSTM WND DMG THORSBY 32.92N 86.71W
05/03/2009 CHILTON AL PUBLIC
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN IN THORSBY.
0240 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E JEMISON 32.96N 86.70W
05/03/2009 CHILTON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
A FEW TREES WERE BLWON DOWN AND BLOCKING INTERSTATE 65
NEAR EXIT 219.
0240 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE SPRING CREEK AT LA 33.08N 86.52W
05/03/2009 SHELBY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF AT COUNTY ROAD 71 AND
SOUTH RIVER ROAD NEAR THE LACOOSA MARINA. AT LEAST 3
HOMES WERE DAMAGED BY THE FALLEN TREES. SEVERAL CAMPERS
SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A DRY STORAGE
BOAT HOUSE. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED.
0243 PM TSTM WND DMG BENTON 32.31N 86.82W
05/03/2009 LOWNDES AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN BENTON.
0247 PM TSTM WND DMG BOOTH 32.50N 86.57W
05/03/2009 AUTAUGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS AUTAUGA COUNTY. MANY
LOCATIONS EXPERIENCED POWER OUTAGES AND IN SOME INSTANCES
LASTED OVER 7 HOURS.
0247 PM TSTM WND DMG MARBLE VALLEY 33.04N 86.45W
05/03/2009 COOSA AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN NORTHWEST COOSA COUNTY.
0248 PM TSTM WND DMG HAYNEVILLE 32.18N 86.58W
05/03/2009 LOWNDES AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN COUNTYWIDE. MANY OF THE
FALLEN TREES BLOCKED ROADWAYS. A FEW TREES FELL ON
VEHICLES AND HOMES.
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW PELL CITY 33.57N 86.29W
05/03/2009 ST. CLAIR AL AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON OLD WAYNE ROAD AND 5TH
STREET IN EDEN COMMUNITY.
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG COLUMBIANA 33.18N 86.60W
05/03/2009 SHELBY AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND COLUMBIANA.
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG SYLACAUGA 33.18N 86.26W
05/03/2009 TALLADEGA AL AMATEUR RADIO
ESTIMATED 50 MPH WINDS AT WEST WALNUT AND COALING ROAD
BEHIND FOOD WORLD. POWER OUT AND TREE LIMBS DOWN.
0304 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E COLUMBIANA 33.18N 86.53W
05/03/2009 SHELBY AL PUBLIC
A UTILITY SHED APPARENTLY WAS BLOWN AWAY NEAR COLUMBIANA.
0304 PM TSTM WND DMG SYLACAUGA 33.18N 86.26W
05/03/2009 TALLADEGA AL AMATEUR RADIO
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND UPROOTED AROUND
SYLACAUGA. THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT SUFFERED ROOF
DAMAGE. A FEW HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES WERE DAMAGED BY THE
FALLEN TREES.
0304 PM TSTM WND DMG OAK GROVE 33.19N 86.30W
05/03/2009 TALLADEGA AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON OLD SYLACAUGA HIGHWAY
AND ODENS MILL ROAD.
0308 PM TSTM WND DMG MILLBROOK 32.48N 86.37W
05/03/2009 ELMORE AL PUBLIC
SEVERAL POWER LINES AND TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN
MILLBROOK. SOME OF THE TREES FELL AND MADE THE ROADS
IMPASSABLE. ONE TREE LANDED ON A HOME AND CAUSED MINOR
DAMAGE.
0308 PM FUNNEL CLOUD WEAVER 33.76N 85.81W
05/03/2009 CALHOUN AL PUBLIC
911 OFFICE RELAYED A PUBLIC REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE
GROUND IN WEAVER.
0308 PM TSTM WND DMG ELMORE 32.54N 86.32W
05/03/2009 ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND
ELMORE.
0309 PM TSTM WND DMG WETUMPKA 32.54N 86.20W
05/03/2009 ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN
WETUMPKA. A FEW VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED BY THE FALLEN
TREES. OTHER TOWNS THAT REPORTED DAMAGE INCLUDE
DEATSVILLE, HOLTVILLE, SANTUCK, REDLAND, FRIENDSHIP, AND
TALLASSEE.
0309 PM TSTM WND DMG COOSADA 32.50N 86.33W
05/03/2009 ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES AND A FEW POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN
COOSADA. SOME OF THE FALLEN TREES BLOCKED ROADWAYS.
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG MONTGOMERY 32.35N 86.28W
05/03/2009 MONTGOMERY AL AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR LAKEVIEW DRIVE IN
MONTGOMERY. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 60 MPH.
0315 PM TSTM WND DMG MONTGOMERY 32.35N 86.28W
05/03/2009 MONTGOMERY AL BROADCAST MEDIA
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON WOODLEY CIRCLE.
0316 PM FUNNEL CLOUD WEAVER 33.76N 85.81W
05/03/2009 CALHOUN AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
AN UNCONFIRMED TORNADO REPORT THROUGH 911 DISPATCH.
0319 PM TSTM WND DMG MONTGOMERY 32.35N 86.28W
05/03/2009 MONTGOMERY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG PRATTVILLE 32.46N 86.45W
05/03/2009 AUTAUGA AL BROADCAST MEDIA
POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED IN PRATTVILLE.
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG MONTGOMERY 32.35N 86.28W
05/03/2009 MONTGOMERY AL TRAINED SPOTTER
AUBURN UNIVERSITY AT MONTGOMERY SOCCER FIELD BLEACHERS
WERE BLOWN OVER.
0332 PM TSTM WND DMG ASHLAND 33.28N 85.84W
05/03/2009 CLAY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS CLAY COUNTY. AT
LEAST ONE STRUCTURE SUFFERED WIND DAMAGE.
0334 PM TSTM WND DMG LINCOLN 33.60N 86.14W
05/03/2009 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON 33 CRICKET LANE.
0335 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW JEMISON 32.95N 86.75W
05/03/2009 CHILTON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
A CARPORT WAS DESTROYED AND TWO CARS WERE DAMAGED NEAR
JEMISON. A LARGE OAK TREE WAS ALSO BLOWN DOWN IN BACK
YARD.
0335 PM TSTM WND DMG JEMISON 32.96N 86.75W
05/03/2009 CHILTON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
THE FENCE AROUND THE BASEBALL FIELD AT JEMISON HIGH
SCHOOL WAS BLOWN DOWN.
0340 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE PIEDMONT 33.95N 85.57W
05/03/2009 CALHOUN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A SMALL PORTABLE METAL SHED WAS DESTROYED AND BLOWN
ACROSS US HWY 278 INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A GAS STATION.
0346 PM TSTM WND DMG DADEVILLE 32.83N 85.77W
05/03/2009 TALLAPOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS TALLAPOOSA COUNTY.
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG TUSKEGEE 32.44N 85.71W
05/03/2009 MACON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY. AT LEAST
ONE HOME WAS DAMAGED BY THE FALLEN TREES. AT LEAST ONE
VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND MANY ROADWAYS WERE BLOCKED AND
TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE.
0415 PM TSTM WND GST AUBURN 32.59N 85.48W
05/03/2009 E0.00 MPH LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT THE MUNICIPAL PARKING FACILITY.
TREES WERE ALSO BLOWN DOWN AND POWER OUTAGES WERE
REPORTED ACROSS COUNTY.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG AUBURN 32.59N 85.48W
05/03/2009 LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN COUNTYWIDE.
A CHURCH ROOF SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE AND A PARKING
DECK HAD MINOR ROOF DAMAGE.
0421 PM TSTM WND GST OPELIKA 32.65N 85.38W
05/03/2009 E61.00 MPH LEE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
THE EAST ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER REPORTED A PEAK WIND OF
61 MPH.
0422 PM TSTM WND DMG LAFAYETTE 32.90N 85.40W
05/03/2009 CHAMBERS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ACROSS CHAMBERS COUNTY. A
FEW VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED FROM THE FALLEN TREES.
0430 PM TSTM WND DMG ROANOKE 33.15N 85.37W
05/03/2009 RANDOLPH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND CAUSED POWER OUTAGES.
THE FALLEN TREES DAMAGED SEVERAL BUILDINGS AND VEHICLES.
SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS AND BARNS SUFFERED DAMAGE.
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LINHARES
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