National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
Preliminary Local Storm Reports
Tuesday, October 26th - Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

 

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

1230 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WSW UPPER BEAR CREEK  34.26N 87.73W
10/26/2010                   MARION             AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE VICINITY OF
            BEAR CREEK ALONG COUNTY ROAD 367 AND STATE HIGHWAY 241.

0230 PM     TSTM WND GST     JASPER                  33.85N 87.27W
10/26/2010  E45.00 MPH       WALKER             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            WIND GUSTS REPORTED ON COUNTY ROAD 5 HOSE HILL RD WITH
            VERY HEAVY RAIN.

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW JASPER            33.84N 87.34W
10/26/2010                   WALKER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HOLLY GROVE ROAD NEAR CORRIDOR X, THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF
            A BARN, TRAPPING SEVERAL HORSES.

0257 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     ODENVILLE               33.69N 86.40W
10/26/2010                   ST. CLAIR          AL   PUBLIC

            A COUPLE OF REPORTS OF A FUNNEL CLOUDS NEAR ODENVILLE.

0319 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     ASHVILLE                33.83N 86.26W
10/26/2010                   ST. CLAIR          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS OBSERVED NEAR ASHVILLE.

0320 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE CARBON HILL        33.94N 87.46W
10/26/2010                   WALKER             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN ON SLICK LIZZARD ROAD.

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ENE CALERA            33.11N 86.72W
10/26/2010                   SHELBY             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT 13199 STATE HIGHWAY 25.

0325 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 WNW HARPERSVILLE      33.35N 86.47W
10/26/2010                   SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD AT WESTOVER RD AND HWY 280.

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 SE HARPERSVILLE       33.30N 86.38W
10/26/2010                   SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED AT 45 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAIN ALSO
            WAS REPORTED.

0352 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SE GORDO              33.24N 87.89W
10/26/2010                   PICKENS            AL   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON VEHICLE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE.

0420 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE ALPINE             33.39N 86.18W
10/26/2010                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREE LIMBS WERE SNAPPED OFF AND A FEW SHEDS WERE
            DAMAGED ON BARCLAY ROAD. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED BUT NOT
            CONFIRMED.

0430 PM     HAIL             WALDO                   33.39N 86.04W
10/26/2010  E1.00 INCH       TALLADEGA          AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN WALDO

0440 PM     HAIL             IRONATON                33.43N 85.97W
10/26/2010  E1.00 INCH       TALLADEGA          AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0440 PM     LIGHTNING        4 S TALLADEGA           33.37N 86.10W
10/26/2010                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A HOME WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTNING ALONG BERNEY STATION ROAD.
            POSSIBLE FIRE.

0910 PM     HAIL             2 WNW CENTER POINT      33.65N 86.71W
10/26/2010  E1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR CARSON ROAD AND RED
            HOLLOW ROAD...BETWEEN PINSON AND CENTER POINT.

0910 PM     TORNADO          4 NE BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT 33.60N 86.70W
10/26/2010  F1               JEFFERSON          AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN WEST OF HUFFMAN ROAD IN
            CENTER POINT MOVING NORTHEAST CAUSING SPOTTY DAMAGE FOR
            4.3 MILES. NUMEROUS HOMES RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND UP TO
            25-50 TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS
            WERE 80-90 MPH. PATH WIDTH WAS 200 YARDS.

0911 PM     HAIL             5 ENE FULTONDALE        33.66N 86.73W
10/26/2010  M1.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

0923 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 E TRUSSVILLE          33.64N 86.58W
10/26/2010  E60.00 MPH       JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            WINDS ESTIMATED 50-60 MPH WITH NO KNOWN DAMAGE.

1000 PM     HEAVY RAIN       GADSDEN                 34.01N 86.01W
10/26/2010  E2.00 INCH       ETOWAH             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            VERY HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURRED IN AND AROUND GADSDEN.
            SEVERAL ROADS WERE TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE DUE TO THE
            HEAVY RAIN AND LEAF DEBRIS. THE WATER RECEDED QUICKLY.
            THE RAIN AMOUNT WAS ESTIMATED.

1030 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE ODENVILLE          33.64N 86.33W
10/26/2010                   ST. CLAIR          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR HIGHWAY 411, BOWMAN
            ROAD IN THE COOK SPRINGS AREA.

0620 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     MAPLESVILLE             32.79N 86.88W
10/27/2010                   CHILTON            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTED BY STATE EMA OVER MAPLESVILLE.

0636 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     LAWLEY                  32.86N 86.95W
10/27/2010                   BIBB               AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS A FUNNEL CLOUD IN THE
            LAWLEY AREA ALONG COUNTY ROAD 36.

0737 AM     HEAVY RAIN       SYCAMORE                33.25N 86.20W
10/27/2010  E1.50 INCH       TALLADEGA          AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSED MINOR FLOODING IN SYCAMORE. PARTIAL
            LANE FLOODING ON HIGHWAY 280. RAIN AMOUNT ESTIMATED.

0800 AM     HEAVY RAIN       2 WNW SYLACAUGA         33.19N 86.29W
10/27/2010  E0.00 INCH       TALLADEGA          AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCED SOME FLOODING IN SOUTHERN
            TALLADEGA COUNTY. MINOR FLOODING OCCURRED ALONG HIGHWAY
            280.

1158 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 S WEDOWEE             33.28N 85.49W
10/27/2010                   RANDOLPH           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW BARNS WERE
            DAMAGED JUST SOUTH OF WEDOWEE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.