National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
230 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

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

1230 PM     HAIL             3 NNE RIPLEY            34.80N 87.11W
03/18/2013  E0.25 INCH       LIMESTONE          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT PARKER RD SOUTH OF US 72

1253 PM     HAIL             1 E ATHENS              34.80N 86.95W
03/18/2013  E0.50 INCH       LIMESTONE          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN ATHENS ON HWY 31

0103 PM     HAIL             1 SSW RUSSELLVILLE      34.49N 87.74W
03/18/2013  E0.50 INCH       FRANKLIN           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MARBLE SIZED HAIL REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF RUSSELLVILLE

0110 PM     HAIL             2 S TOWN CREEK          34.65N 87.41W
03/18/2013  E0.50 INCH       LAWRENCE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED NORTH OF HATTON

0118 PM     HAIL             S HATTON                34.56N 87.41W
03/18/2013  E1.50 INCH       LAWRENCE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SILVER DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN HATTON

0140 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALLSBORO                34.69N 88.11W
03/18/2013                   COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD AT ALLSBORO...5 MILES SOUTH OF HWY
            72. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0142 PM     HAIL             TOWN CREEK              34.68N 87.41W
03/18/2013  E0.88 INCH       LAWRENCE           AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED.

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RED BAY                 34.44N 88.14W
03/18/2013                   FRANKLIN           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AROUND RED BAY. ALONG HIGHWAY
            19 AND 11 NORTH AND SOUTH OF TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
            RADAR.

0146 PM     HAIL             MOULTON                 34.48N 87.29W
03/18/2013  E1.00 INCH       LAWRENCE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN MOULTON.

0147 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 ENE POGO              34.56N 88.10W
03/18/2013                   FRANKLIN           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALONG
            HIGHWAY 190. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0148 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ESE CHEROKEE          34.74N 87.91W
03/18/2013                   COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ELECTRICAL LINES DOWN ON RESIDENCE NEAR BARTON. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0149 PM     TSTM WND GST     CHEROKEE                34.76N 87.97W
03/18/2013  E50.00 MPH       COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ESTIMATED WIND GUST AROUND 50MPH

0149 PM     HAIL             CHEROKEE                34.76N 87.97W
03/18/2013  E0.50 INCH       COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN CHEROKEE

0150 PM     HAIL             2 SSW CADDO             34.54N 87.16W
03/18/2013  E1.00 INCH       LAWRENCE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF AL HWY
            24 AND COUNTY ROAD 434 NORTHEAST OF MOULTON.

0157 PM     TSTM WND GST     E NEW BETHEL            34.65N 87.79W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE DOWN AT 530 NEW BETHEL ROAD

0200 PM     HAIL             FLORENCE                34.80N 87.68W
03/18/2013  E0.75 INCH       LAUDERDALE         AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN FLORENCE

0202 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SSW FLORENCE          34.73N 87.71W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TIN METAL ON POWER LINE AT 310 S. HOOK ST

0202 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 SSW MUSCLE SHOALS     34.69N 87.71W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE DOWN ON HENDERSON POINT ROAD

0202 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SSW FLORENCE          34.73N 87.73W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE DOWN AT 403 EDGEWOOD DR

0202 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 E MUSCLE SHOALS       34.74N 87.58W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE DOWN ON GNAT POND ROAD

0202 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 WSW MUSCLE SHOALS     34.72N 87.75W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE DOWN AT WILLINGHAM HILL ROAD

0206 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSW FLORENCE          34.76N 87.70W
03/18/2013                   COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD NEAR THE SHEFFIELD CITY HALL.


0206 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N LITTLEVILLE         34.63N 87.67W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE ON HOUSE ON 3717 BLUE ROAD

0206 PM     TSTM WND GST     6 N RUSSELLVILLE        34.59N 87.74W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AT 1590 LIGON SPRINGS ROAD

0206 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 N LEIGHTON            34.74N 87.53W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY LINE ROAD BETWEEN 6TH ST AND
            JARMON ROAD

0208 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NNE LITTLEVILLE       34.64N 87.66W
03/18/2013                   COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON HOUSE.

0210 PM     HAIL             1 WNW DECATUR           34.61N 87.00W
03/18/2013  E1.00 INCH       MORGAN             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT 4TH AND 11TH IN DECATUR.

0210 PM     TORNADO          3 NE LEIGHTON           34.73N 87.50W
03/18/2013  F0               COLBERT            AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR LEIGHTON, SNAPPING TREES
            NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 6TH STREET AND HATTON SCHOOL
            ROAD. LARGE PINES TO THE EAST OF THIS LOCATION WERE
            UPROOTED AND SNAPPED ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN, ALONG WITH MINOR
            STRUCTURAL AND ROOF DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE. A CAR PORT WAS
            LIFTED AND DESTROYED AND UNDERCARRIAGE FROM A SINGLE-WIDE
            MOBILE HOME WAS PULLED OUT AND THROWN INTO A NEARBY TREE.
            ADDITIONAL LARGE CEDAR TREES WERE SNAPPED ALONG THE
            TORNADOS PATH.

0211 PM     TSTM WND DMG     RUSSELLVILLE            34.51N 87.73W
03/18/2013                   FRANKLIN           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON A STRUCTURE ON COLLEGE AVENUE.

0212 PM     HAIL             7 E ROGERSVILLE         34.83N 87.17W
03/18/2013  E1.00 INCH       LIMESTONE          AL   COCORAHS

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.

0214 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SE FLORENCE           34.75N 87.61W
03/18/2013  M55.00 MPH       COLBERT            AL   ASOS

            MEASURED 55 MPH WIND GUST AT NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT
            ASOS AT MUSCLE SHOALS.

0218 PM     HAIL             1 SE CARTWRIGHT         34.87N 87.05W
03/18/2013  E1.00 INCH       LIMESTONE          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 99 AND
            TILLMAN MILL.

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 E ROGERSVILLE         34.83N 87.23W
03/18/2013                   LAUDERDALE         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROAD. INTERSECTION OF
            CR 70/570.

0220 PM     HAIL             LEIGHTON                34.70N 87.53W
03/18/2013  E0.88 INCH       COLBERT            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME TO NICKEL HAIL REPORTED BY SPOTTER. ALSO AN
            ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO 45 MPH.

0220 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 ESE FORD CITY         34.77N 87.45W
03/18/2013                   COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A PORTABLE GARAGE BLOWN UP INTO A TREE ON FOSTER MILL
            ROAD.

0224 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 W MT HOPE             34.46N 87.50W
03/18/2013  E40.00 MPH       LAWRENCE           AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND GUST TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED.

0225 PM     HAIL             RED BANK                34.77N 87.37W
03/18/2013  E1.00 INCH       LAWRENCE           AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. WINDS
            REPORTED TO 40 MPH.

0226 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 NE LEIGHTON           34.73N 87.49W
03/18/2013                   COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TREES BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING HATTON SCHOOL
            ROAD.

0227 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE SOMERVILLE        34.53N 86.78W
03/18/2013                   MORGAN             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE ACROSS ROAD WITH PHONE AND POWER LINES DOWN AT THE
            ROAD INTERSECTION OF OAKMONT TRAIL AND LOG CABIN TRAIL.

0235 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NE NORTH COURTLAND    34.69N 87.31W
03/18/2013                   LAWRENCE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SIX LARGE WOODEN POWER POLES SNAPPED/KNOCKED DOWN.

0235 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 SW NORTH COURTLAND    34.66N 87.35W
03/18/2013  M63.00 MPH       LAWRENCE           AL   AWOS

            MEASURED 63 MPH WIND GUST AT COURTLAND AIRPORT /AWOS/.

0236 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNW MOULTON           34.55N 87.31W
03/18/2013                   LAWRENCE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WOOD STORAGE BUILDING AND TWO CAR METAL GARAGE DESTROYED
            AT THE INTERSECTION OF CR 244/157.

0241 PM     TSTM WND DMG     11 SSW MOULTON          34.33N 87.35W
03/18/2013                   LAWRENCE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY 33.

0248 PM     HAIL             6 ESE REDSTONE ARSENAL  34.65N 86.57W
03/18/2013  E0.50 INCH       MADISON            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEATHERLY
            AND SOUTH PARKWAY.

0255 PM     TSTM WND GST     9 WSW GOOD HOPE         34.05N 87.00W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        CULLMAN            AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD NEAR CR 228 AND CR 22 NEAR
            WINSTON AND CULLMAN COUNTY LINE

0305 PM     TSTM WND DMG     TOWN CREEK              34.68N 87.41W
03/18/2013                   LAWRENCE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON A MOBILE HOME. CR265 IN TOWN CREEK.

0306 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CROSSVILLE              34.09N 87.06W
03/18/2013                   CULLMAN            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES BLOWN DOWN.

0307 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSE CULLMAN           34.14N 86.83W
03/18/2013                   CULLMAN            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2 LARGE TREES DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0309 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSE CULLMAN           34.11N 86.81W
03/18/2013                   CULLMAN            AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            POWER LINES DOWN NEAR CROSSHAVEN CHURCH ON HWY 31

0309 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 NNE HANCEVILLE        34.12N 86.73W
03/18/2013                   CULLMAN            AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON CR 747 BETWEEN HWY 91 AND CR 703

0310 PM     TSTM WND DMG     N RIPLEY                34.76N 87.12W
03/18/2013                   LIMESTONE          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME ON SHAW ROAD.

0314 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE HANCEVILLE         34.12N 86.70W
03/18/2013                   CULLMAN            AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES DOWN ON HWY 91

0320 PM     HAIL             REDSTONE ARSENAL        34.68N 86.65W
03/18/2013  E1.00 INCH       MADISON            AL   PUBLIC

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED.

0329 PM     HAIL             5 S BRIDGEPORT          34.87N 85.72W
03/18/2013  E0.88 INCH       JACKSON            AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY RD
            414 AND COUNTY RD 690

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     GUNTERSVILLE            34.36N 86.29W
03/18/2013                   MARSHALL           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH
            REPORTED.

0330 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ARAB                    34.32N 86.50W
03/18/2013                   MARSHALL           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55
            MPH.

0337 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NNW ALBERTVILLE       34.28N 86.22W
03/18/2013                   MARSHALL           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO 3 STRUCTURES ON HWY 431 AND ROSE ROAD. EXTENT
            OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

0340 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N ALBERTVILLE         34.28N 86.21W
03/18/2013                   MARSHALL           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            3 BUILDINGS DAMAGED INCLUDING A ROOF BLOWN OFF. A ROAD
            WAS BLOCKED DUE TO THIS DAMAGE.

0341 PM     TORNADO          4 E ALBERTVILLE         34.27N 86.13W
03/18/2013  F2               MARSHALL           AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            *** 7 INJ *** AN EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON HAMBEY ROAD
            JUST EAST OF MCVILLE ROAD IN MARSHALL COUNTY AND TRACKED
            EAST INTO DEKALB COUNTY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TORNADO
            DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE KILPATRICK COMMUNITY ALONG CR 479.
            VERY LARGE HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED NEAR THE BASE
            ALONG WITH NUMEROUS POWER POLES. SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES
            SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AS WELL...WITH AT LEAST TWO
            COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SEVERAL CONVENTIONAL HOMES
            SUSTAINED MINOR TO MODERATE EXTERIOR DAMAGE IN THIS AREA.


0341 PM     TORNADO          5 SE ALBERTVILLE        34.20N 86.15W
03/18/2013  F1               MARSHALL           AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            *** 3 INJ *** THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN JUST
            EAST OF U.S. HWY 431 IN BOAZ JUST SOUTH OF BRUCE ROAD
            WITH SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES ALONG HWY
            431. THE TORNADO TRACKED ESE CROSSING MCVILLE ROAD AND AL
            HWY 168 CAUSING MINOR TREE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO
            INTENSIFIED TO EF1 WITH WINDS UP TO 105 MPH AND WIDENED
            TO 300 YARDS AS IT CROSSED BETHSAIDA ROAD...UPROOTING AND
            SNAPPING NUMEROUS TREES AS IT APPROACHED ALEWINE
            ROAD...JUST NORTH OF ELLIS ROAD BEFORE CONTINUING INTO
            ETOWAH COUNTY.

0342 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SSE ALBERTVILLE       34.20N 86.17W
03/18/2013                   MARSHALL           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN AND HOUSES DAMAGED IN A 5 BY 8 BLOCK IN BOAZ
            NEAR HWY 205

0345 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WSW CROSSVILLE        34.27N 86.08W
03/18/2013                   DEKALB             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            3 OR 4 TRAILERS WERE DAMAGED AT AL HWY 68 AND AL 168

0348 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ENE SRYGLEY CHURCH    34.61N 87.90W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        COLBERT            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TREE DOWN ON HENRY ROAD/CR33 INTERSECTION

0348 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 W TANNER              34.74N 87.04W
03/18/2013  E0.00 MPH        LIMESTONE          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON SUTTON HILL ROAD

0351 PM     TORNADO          5 W FYFFE               34.46N 85.99W
03/18/2013  F2               DEKALB             AL   NWS STORM SURVEY

            AN EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG CR 539 NORTH OF CR 50
            IN DEKALB COUNTY IN THE FYFFE AND SHILOH COMMUNITIES. THE
            MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WITH THIS TORNADO OCCURRED ALONG
            TRAYLOR STREET JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF HWY
            50/GROVE OAK ROAD. TWO LARGE, WELL CONSTRUCTED FARM
            BUILDINGS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ONE OF THESE
            CONTAINED METAL TRUSSES AND THE POSTS WERE RIPPED OUT OF
            THE GROUND. DEBRIS WAS STREWN SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS AND
            LARGE DEBRIS WAS EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND.

0352 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 N SYLVANIA            34.62N 85.82W
03/18/2013                   JACKSON            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN OFF OF THE FOUNDATION ON COUNTY
            RD 162. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0352 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NNW RAINSVILLE        34.57N 85.89W
03/18/2013                   JACKSON            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOUSE ON COUNTY ROAD 406 NEAR
            DUTTON.

0352 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 ENE SECTION           34.61N 85.90W
03/18/2013                   JACKSON            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PART OF ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A CHURCH ON COUNTY RD 16

0353 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 SSE RAINSVILLE        34.46N 85.84W
03/18/2013                   DEKALB             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CHICKEN HOUSE ROOF BLOWN OFF AND TREES DOWN

0354 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WNW RAINSVILLE        34.51N 85.90W
03/18/2013                   DEKALB             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS POWER POLES SNAPPED AND AT LEAST ONE BARN
            DESTROYED AT THIS LOCATION WEST OF RAINSVILLE.

0354 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 WSW RAINSVILLE        34.47N 85.92W
03/18/2013                   DEKALB             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTED GUTTERS AND SIGNS BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN
            RAINSVILLE AND FYFFE. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN INCLUDING CEDAR
            TREES. ROOF OFF A BARN. ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE ON JOLLEY
            ROAD AND A BUSINESS ON AL 75.

0354 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 WSW RAINSVILLE        34.47N 85.94W
03/18/2013                   DEKALB             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SPOTTER REPORTS SEVERAL ROADS BLOCKED DUE TO DOWNED
            TREES. CHICKEN HOUSES HEAVILY DAMAGED ON CR50. TREES
            SNAPPED AND POWER LINES DOWN ON CR 50.

0355 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE RAINSVILLE        34.48N 85.82W
03/18/2013                   DEKALB             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            OUTBUILDING DESTROYED NEAR COUNTY SCHOOLS COLISEUM EAST
            OF RAINSVILLE

0355 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SKIRUM                  34.32N 85.97W
03/18/2013                   DEKALB             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN IN SKIRUM

0355 PM     HAIL             SKIRUM                  34.32N 85.97W
03/18/2013  E1.00 INCH       DEKALB             AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN SKIRUM

0355 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSW COLLINSVILLE      34.25N 85.87W
03/18/2013                   DEKALB             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF DAMAGE TO COLLINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GYM AND ROOF
            DAMAGE TO NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY.

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     6 NE BOAZ               34.26N 86.09W
03/18/2013                   DEKALB             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON CR 479 NEAR KILPATRICK.