Preliminary Local Storm Report
January 10 , 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0108 PM TORNADO 5 SE SWEET WATER 32.05N 87.81W 01/10/2008 F0 MARENGO AL TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED OFF NEAR AMBER LANE AND HIGHWAY 10 JUST WEST OF DIXONS MILL...AND FOUR HOMES HAD MINOR DAMAGE. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF0...WITH AN ESTIMATED WIND SPEED OF 60-70 MPH. IT WAS 200 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF APPROXIMATELY 2,400 FT. 0109 PM TSTM WND DMG 17 S LINDEN 32.06N 87.79W 01/10/2008 MARENGO AL PUBLIC TREES KNOCKED DOWN IN THE DIXON MILLS AREA...NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CR 6 AND HWY 10. 0130 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE HALEYVILLE 34.27N 87.58W 01/10/2008 WINSTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR POWERLINES DOWN ALONG COUNTY ROAD 195. 0205 PM TSTM WND DMG 12 NE HAMILTON 34.26N 87.83W 01/10/2008 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREE DOWN IN SHILOH AREA. 0209 PM HAIL GARDENDALE 33.67N 86.80W 01/10/2008 E0.25 INCH JEFFERSON AL TRAINED SPOTTER 0220 PM TORNADO 5 WNW STAR 33.72N 88.25W 01/10/2008 F2 LAMAR AL NWS STORM SURVEY DOUBLE-WIDE MOBILE HOME DESTROYED AND TWO OTHER MOBILE HOMES DAMAGED ON WILLIE GREER ROAD NORTH OF HWY 18. CORRECTED FOR GPS LAT/LON AND TIME. 0222 PM TORNADO 5 SSW BEDFORD 33.73N 88.24W 01/10/2008 F2 LAMAR AL NWS STORM SURVEY ROOF AND CARPORT BLOWN OFF OF HOUSE. 0224 PM TORNADO 5 WSW VERNON 33.73N 88.19W 01/10/2008 F2 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR TRACTOR TRAILER CLIPPED SAGGING POWERLINES 1 MILE EAST OF THE MOLLOY FIRE DEPARTMENT ON HWY 18. CORRECTED FOR DETAILS AND LOCATION. 0225 PM TORNADO 6 WSW VERNON 33.72N 88.21W 01/10/2008 F2 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR *** 1 INJ *** NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND SEVERAL CARS DAMAGED IN MOLLOY. ONE INDIVIDUAL TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES. CORRECTED FOR LOCATION AND DETAILS. 0226 PM HAIL VERNON 33.76N 88.11W 01/10/2008 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ABERDEEN ROAD. 0337 PM TSTM WND DMG CARROLLTON 33.26N 88.10W 01/10/2008 PICKENS AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREE DOWN ALONG HWY 86 WEST. 0345 PM TORNADO GORDO 33.32N 87.90W 01/10/2008 F1 PICKENS AL EMERGENCY MNGR EXTENSIVE STRUCTURE DAMAGE TO A BARN ON COUNTY ROAD 33 AND NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES IN THE TOWN. NUMEROUS OLD CHICKEN HOUSES WERE ALSO DAMAGED. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EFI...WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 90-100 MPH. IT HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 1.76 MILES AND WAS 100 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT. 0355 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 E TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.44W 01/10/2008 TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR ONE TREE DOWN IN THE COTTONDALE AREA. 0408 PM FUNNEL CLOUD DEMOPOLIS 32.50N 87.83W 01/10/2008 MARENGO AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE 3 SIGHTINGS OF FUNNEL CLOUD BY TRAIN CONDUCTOR, FIRE DEPT., AND CITIZEN. 0413 PM TSTM WND DMG BELLAMY 32.45N 88.13W 01/10/2008 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR ONE TREE DOWN. 0421 PM TORNADO 10 E SAMANTHA 33.41N 87.40W 01/10/2008 F3 TUSCALOOSA AL TRAINED SPOTTER TORNADO DAMAGE IN THE WINDHAM SPRINGS AND WILEY COMMUNITIES. FIVE STRUCTURES WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED...AND APPROXIMATELY 300 TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG THE PATH. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF3. IT WAS 350 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT...AND HAD A PATH LENGTH OF 4.89 MILES. 0423 PM TSTM WND DMG S JASPER 33.85N 87.27W 01/10/2008 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON MULTIPLE ROADS WITHIN CITY LIMITS AND SOUTHWARD. 0457 PM HEAVY RAIN SUMITON 33.75N 87.05W 01/10/2008 E0.00 INCH WALKER AL TRAINED SPOTTER MINOR FLOODING REPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 78 AND BRYAN ROAD. 0457 PM TSTM WND DMG MOUNTAIN BROOK 33.49N 86.74W 01/10/2008 JEFFERSON AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE A TELEPHONE POLE WAS SNAPPED OFF ON OLD LEEDS ROAD. 0502 PM FUNNEL CLOUD ARKADELPHIA 33.87N 86.93W 01/10/2008 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR THE BLOUNT AND CULLMAN COUNTY LINE. 0510 PM TSTM WND DMG HAYDEN 33.92N 86.75W 01/10/2008 BLOUNT AL AMATEUR RADIO A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN SOUTHWESTERN BLOUNT COUNTY. 0548 PM TSTM WND DMG ALABASTER 33.23N 86.82W 01/10/2008 SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO A TREE DOWN ON HWY 31 NEAR THE INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICE CENTER. 0548 PM FLASH FLOOD ALABASTER 33.23N 86.82W 01/10/2008 SHELBY AL TRAINED SPOTTER FLOODING AT INTERSECTION OF HWY 17 AND COUNTY ROAD 44 NEAR FOX VALLEY FARMS...AND ON HWY 31 AND INDUSTRIAL ROAD. 0600 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 S CENTRE 34.04N 85.67W 01/10/2008 CHEROKEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREE DOWN ON HWY 9 JUST SOUTH OF THE ELLISVILLE COMMUNITY. 0601 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S ALABASTER 33.18N 86.82W 01/10/2008 SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON HWY 119 NEAR VETERANS PARK. 0605 PM TSTM WND GST BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W 01/10/2008 E50.00 MPH JEFFERSON AL NWS EMPLOYEE IN THE HIGHLAND LAKES AREA. 0705 PM TSTM WND DMG MARGARET 33.69N 86.47W 01/10/2008 ST. CLAIR AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY...ON LEVINE AND WOODLAND RIDGE ROADS IN MARGARET...CEDAR CREEK ROAD IN ARGO...COUNTY ROAD 33 IN ASHVILLE...AND GEORGIA ROAD IN STEELE. && $$