April 24, 2010 Storm Survey Information

Southern DeKalb County (Mount Vernon, Dog Town)

Summary: The third and final tornado in northeastern Alabama impacted areas from Mount Vernon to Dog Town in extreme southeast DeKalb County.  The most significant damage occurred near the intersection of County Roads 80 and 55 where the McNutt Memorial United Methodist Church and a two-story residence across the street were both destroyed. Oak trees nearby were debarked as well.  Some structural damage to residences along County Road 79 occurred just west of Highway 176. Farther west where the tornado initially touched down...several single wide manufactured homes were destroyed along County Road 60...between County Roads 822 and 892. Numerous large trees were snapped or uprooted.

Radar Data
This National Weather Service radar loop between 11:48pm and 12:30am shows a rotating supercell thunderstorm tracking across extreme southern DeKalb County. The imagery shows a circulation couplet (the velocity imagery in the left pane) strengthening as it approaches the Collinsville area. The circulation moves across southern portions of the county, and weakens gradually before exiting into northern Georgia.  The storm relative velocity product in the left panel shows winds toward (blue/purple) and away (green) from the radar at Hytop, AL initially.  However, this transitions into the more commonly recognizable green/red color shading as the storm moves further to the northeast.  Click on the image below to observe the loop.

Damage Pictures

Aerial view of damage to the McNutt Memorial United Methodist Church and adjacent home near Mount Vernon.	Front view of the McNutt Memorial United Methodist Church that was destroyed in the EF-4 tornado.
Another view of damage to the church. A lone pew and podium can be seen still standing in the damage area.	Damaged home and snapped tree near the town of Mount Vernon.
Damage to another home near the town of Mount Vernon.	This single wide manufactured home was destroyed near Dog Town.
Another view of damage around the manufactured homes. This house in the distance suffered some damage and notice the tree that was snapped.	This home near Dog Town suffered extensive damage. Some of the exterior and interior walls have collapsed and the roof has been paritally removed.