National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Preliminary Local Storm Reports - April 6-7, 2014


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

0514 PM     HAIL             MYRTLEWOOD              32.25N 87.95W
04/06/2014  M0.75 INCH       MARENGO            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE FELL IN MYRTLEWOOD.

0538 PM     TSTM WND DMG     4 W THOMASTON           32.27N 87.70W
04/06/2014                   MARENGO            AL   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREES REPORTE DOWN IN THE HUGO COMMUNITY SOUTHEAST
            OF LINDEN ON HIGHWAY 43.

0855 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALICEVILLE              33.13N 88.16W
04/06/2014                   PICKENS            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STRONG WINDS DOWNED SEVERAL LARGE TREES ALONG THE ROAD
            FROM ALICEVILLE TO CARROLTON. BEGINNING TIME BASED ON
            RADAR.

0914 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BENEVOLA                33.11N 87.96W
04/06/2014                   PICKENS            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ONE CHICKEN HOUSE WAS DESTROYED AND ANOTHER ONE WAS
            DAMAGED. ONE BARN WAS DAMAGED. THIS OCCURRED IN THE KIRK
            COMMUNITY.

0920 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 NE BUHL               33.27N 87.74W
04/06/2014                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON STATE ROAD 6 AT SHELLY HUGHES ROAD.

0924 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BUHL                    33.26N 87.75W
04/06/2014                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            TREES AND POWER LINE DOWN ALL ALONG US 82 NEAR BUHL. ALSO
            A TREE FELL ON A MOBILE HOME JUST OFF HWY 140.

0925 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 N COKER               33.26N 87.69W
04/06/2014                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            APPROXIMATELY 50 TREES UPROOTED AND/OR SNAPPED ON LAKE
            LURLEEN AND UPPER COLUMBUS ROAD.

0930 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NORTHPORT               33.24N 87.59W
04/06/2014                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN ON STATE ROAD 171 NEAR MILE POST 40 AT TOM
            MONTGOMERY ROAD.

1230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      DUNCANVILLE             33.08N 87.46W
04/07/2014                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SLAYTON ROAD FLOODED AT BRIDGE OFF US HWY 82. REPORTED AT
            0523 AM.

0115 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ALABASTER               33.25N 86.82W
04/07/2014                   SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            PORTIONS OF 1ST AVE IN ALABASTER ARE CLOSED WITH UP TO 12
            INCHES OF WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. BUCK CREEK IS AT
            BANKFULL AND WILL BEGIN COMING OUT OF ITS BANKS SOON.

0200 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LAKE VIEW               33.28N 87.14W
04/07/2014                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            18 INCHES OF WATER OVER ROAD AT STATE ROAD 216 NEAR SKI
            LAKE.

0230 AM     FLASH FLOOD      VERNON                  33.76N 88.11W
04/07/2014                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADWAYS COUNTY WIDE BECAME COVERED WITH WATER
            AROUND 230 AM AND WERE IMPASSIBLE.

0237 AM     FLASH FLOOD      INDIAN SPRINGS VILLAGE  33.36N 86.75W
04/07/2014                   SHELBY             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            AT LEAST 10 INCHES OF FAST MOVING WATER FLOWING ACROSS
            INDIAN TRAIL ROAD AT HIGHWAY 119 IN INDIAN SPRINGS

0240 AM     FLASH FLOOD      VANCE                   33.17N 87.23W
04/07/2014                   TUSCALOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIRE ROAD BETWEEN HEN SMITH AND TINGLE TANGLE ROAD IS
            FLOODED. REPORTED AT 0422 AM.

0245 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PELHAM                  33.30N 86.79W
04/07/2014                   SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            FLOODING AND LANE CLOSURES ALONG HWY 31...NUMEROUS OTHER
            ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE. WATERS RISING AROUND BELLE VISTA
            MOBILE HOME PARK. REPORTED VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

0300 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ALABASTER               33.25N 86.82W
04/07/2014                   SHELBY             AL   PUBLIC

            PORTIONS OF HWY 31 ARE IMPASSABLE, INCLUDING LANES NEAR
            THE HOSPITAL. BUSINESS PARKING LOTS ALONG HWY 31 FLOODED
            WITH VEHICLES PARTIALLY UNDER WATER.

0300 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ALABASTER               33.25N 86.82W
04/07/2014                   SHELBY             AL   NWS EMPLOYEE

            BUCK CREEK HAS RISEN ABOVE BANK FULL. WATERS APPROACHING
            6TH AVE.

0315 AM     FLASH FLOOD      2 NE BIRMINGHAM         33.55N 86.78W
04/07/2014                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLOODING AT TALLAPOOSA ST AT I-20/59, NEAR VILLAGE CREEK.


0315 AM     FLASH FLOOD      TARRANT                 33.59N 86.77W
04/07/2014                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SPRINGDALE RD DOWN TO ONE LANE DUE TO WATER RISING ABOVE
            BANK FULL AT VILLAGE CREEK.

0330 AM     FLASH FLOOD      5 ESE HOOVER            33.36N 86.73W
04/07/2014                   SHELBY             AL   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MOBILE HOME PARK ON HWY 119 SURROUNDED BY RISING WATER.
            RESIDENTS ARE BEING EVACUATED.

0345 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W
04/07/2014                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FIVE MILE RD AT HUFFMAN RD IS BARRICADED. AVE V IN
            SOUTHPARK IS BARRICADED.

0400 AM     FLASH FLOOD      PINSON                  33.69N 86.68W
04/07/2014                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PORTIONS OF PINSON VALLEY PARKWAY ARE IMPASSABLE DUE TO
            STREET FLOODING

0400 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HOMEWOOD                33.46N 86.81W
04/07/2014                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EVACUATIONS AND WATER RESCUES ONGOING AT LAKESHORE GARDEN
            APTS. WATER GETTING INTO GROUND FLOOR APTS.

0400 AM     FLASH FLOOD      TARRANT                 33.59N 86.77W
04/07/2014                   JEFFERSON          AL   911 CALL CENTER

            SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED IN TARRANT DUE TO VILLAGE CREEK
            RISING ABOVE BANK FULL, INCLUDING ALABAMA ST, MISSISSIPPI
            ST

0407 AM     FLASH FLOOD      WEDOWEE                 33.31N 85.49W
04/07/2014                   RANDOLPH           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER 2 FT DEEP ON 1ST ST AND 5TH ST. MOBILE HOME
            EVACUATED ON 5TH ST DUE TO FLOOD WATERS.

0420 AM     FLASH FLOOD      VESTAVIA HILLS          33.43N 86.79W
04/07/2014                   JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            INTERSECTION OF HWY 31 AT COLUMBIANA RD, NEAR I-65 IS
            IMPASSABLE.

0430 AM     FLASH FLOOD      TALLADEGA               33.43N 86.10W
04/07/2014                   TALLADEGA          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS ROADS BECAME IMPASSIBLE FOR A SHORT WHILE DUE TO
            FLASH FLOODING. SOME OF THESE ROADS INCLUDE...ALABAMA
            AVENUE...CHINNABEE RD...FOREST HILLS DRIVE...CHEAHA
            RD...SCOTT ST...AND MCINTOSH RD.

0430 AM     FLASH FLOOD      3 NW GREENSBORO         32.74N 87.63W
04/07/2014                   HALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER BEGINNING TO ENTER INTO HOMES ON RAVEN ROAD JUST
            OFF COUNTY ROAD 21. ABOUT TWO INCHES OF WATER WERE IN THE
            HOMES WHICH WERE ELEVATED OFF THE GROUND.

0440 AM     FLASH FLOOD      IRONDALE                33.54N 86.71W
04/07/2014                   JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER RESCUES OCCURING ALONG SHADES CREEK IN IRONDALE.

0500 AM     FLASH FLOOD      ASHLAND                 33.28N 85.84W
04/07/2014                   CLAY               AL   911 CALL CENTER

            ROADWAYS WERE BECOMING FLOODED ACROSS CLAY COUNTY AS OF
            5AM THIS MORNING. LATER REPORTS JUST BEFORE 8AM CONFIRMED
            NUMEROUS ROADS WERE IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLASH FLOODING
            ACROSS THE COUNTY...INCLUDING HORNS VALLEY RD,E MILL RD,
            BLAIR RD, AND SCHOOL RD. CLAIRMONT SPRINGS RD AND COUNTY
            RD 7 REMAIN CLOSED...AS PORTIONS OF THOSE ROADS WERE
            WASHED OUT BY FLOOD WATERS.

0523 AM     FLASH FLOOD      OXFORD                  33.60N 85.83W
04/07/2014                   CALHOUN            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SCATTERED REPORTS OF STREET FLOODING IN OXFORD AND ALONG
            MITCHELLEVILLE RD IN OHATCHEE.

0529 AM     TSTM WND DMG     FORT DEPOSIT            31.99N 86.58W
04/07/2014                   LOWNDES            AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR FORT DEPOSIT.

0540 AM     TSTM WND GST     WETUMPKA                32.54N 86.20W
04/07/2014  E0.00 MPH        ELMORE             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 INJ *** SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY
            BLOCKING ROADWAYS, INCLUDING IN THE COMMUNITIES OF
            LIGHTWOOD, OWENS ROAD, AND MILLBROOK. COMBINATION OF
            SUB-SEVERE GUSTY WINDS AND WET GROUND CONDITIONS LIKELY
            THE CAUSE. 1 INJ IN MILLBROOK WHEN TREE FELL ON VEHICLE.


0540 AM     FLASH FLOOD      HOMEWOOD                33.46N 86.81W
04/07/2014                   JEFFERSON          AL   PUBLIC

            WATER RESCUES CONTINUE IN HOMEWOOD. REPORTED VIA SOCIAL
            MEDIA.

0630 AM     FLOOD            BIRMINGPORT             33.57N 87.11W
04/07/2014                   JEFFERSON          AL   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            HIGHWAY 269 AT POWHATAN ROAD. ONE LANE CLOSED DUE TO
            WATER OVER ROAD.

0700 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BIRMINGHAM              33.53N 86.80W
04/07/2014  E3.00 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            HEAVY RAIN OF AROUND 3 INCHES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME
            PRODUCED A LANDSLIDE ON HIGHWAY 31 JUST SOUTH OF
            BROOKWOOD HOSPITAL.

0700 AM     FLOOD            PELHAM                  33.30N 86.79W
04/07/2014                   SHELBY             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE CHANDALAR SUBDIVISION WAS FLOODED AND WATER RESCUES
            WERE UNDERWAY.

0700 AM     FLOOD            2 SW MOUNDVILLE         32.97N 87.66W
04/07/2014                   HALE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WAIST DEEP WATER WAS REPORTED AROUND SEVERAL HOMES...AND
            SOME RESIDENTS WERE STRANDED. WATER HAD NOT MADE IT INTO
            THE HOMES.

0700 AM     FLOOD            NEW SITE                33.04N 85.78W
04/07/2014                   TALLAPOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL CAUSED RISES ON AREA STREAMS
            AND WASHED OUT MANY CULVERTS. SEVERAL ROADS ARE
            IMPASSABLE, INCLUDING PORTIONS OF SIMPSON ROAD, BRANDON
            RD, COWS PEN WEST, AND PATE RD. WATER IN CREEK IS UP TO
            BRIDGE LEVEL ON SIMPSON ROAD. OTHER ROADS THAT WERE
            FLOODED INCLUDE HIGHWAY 63 NORTH, TRUSSELLS ROAD, OLD
            KELLYTON ROAD, AND COLEY CREEK ROAD.

0718 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG REELTOWN                32.60N 85.81W
04/07/2014                   TALLAPOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREES DOWN NEAR REELTOWN DUE TO SUB-SEVERE WINDS AND WET
            GROUND CONDITIONS.

0745 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BRUNDIDGE               31.72N 85.82W
04/07/2014                   PIKE               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            MULTIPLE TRESS DOWN ACROSS PIKE COUNTY.

0800 AM     FLASH FLOOD      6 W RANBURNE            33.51N 85.44W
04/07/2014                   CLEBURNE           AL   911 CALL CENTER

            8 INCHES OF WATER REPORTED OVER THE ROADWAY AT THE
            INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 10 AND COUNTY ROAD 51.

0815 AM     FLOOD            3 SSE ENTERPRISE        32.69N 86.60W
04/07/2014                   AUTAUGA            AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            UP TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS AUTAUGA COUNTY,
            RESULTING IN NUMEROUS ROADS BECOMING IMPASSABLE,
            INCLUDING PORTIONS OF COUNTY ROAD 24 NEAR COUNTY ROAD 21,
            COUNTY ROAD 32 BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 65 AND COUNTY ROAD
            123, AND COUNTY ROAD 67. REPORTS INDICATED ROADWAYS HAD
            UP TO 6 INCHES OF FLOWING WATER ACROSS THEM.

0820 AM     FLOOD            OAKMAN                  33.71N 87.39W
04/07/2014                   WALKER             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER WAS OVERTOP OF THE ROADWAY SURFACE ON AL HWY 69 IN
            OAKMAN AT MILE MARKER 188.5 AS OF 820 AM THIS MORNING.

0821 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNW PEROTE            32.02N 85.74W
04/07/2014                   BULLOCK            AL   PUBLIC

            A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 239 IN THE
            SMUTEYE COMMUNITY.

0830 AM     FLOOD            PELL CITY               33.56N 86.27W
04/07/2014                   ST. CLAIR          AL   911 CALL CENTER

            NUMEROUS ROADS ARE IMPASSABLE IN AND AROUND PELL CITY.

0840 AM     FLASH FLOOD      OPELIKA                 32.65N 85.38W
04/07/2014                   LEE                AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL CREEKS AND STREAMS OUT OF THEIR BANKS. SEVERAL
            ROADS WERE IMPASSABLE AND SEVERAL HOMES WERE FLOODED.
            OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY ALSO RECEIVED FLOODING.

0846 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HATCHECHUBBE            32.27N 85.28W
04/07/2014                   RUSSELL            AL   PUBLIC

            A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 26. REPORTED BY
            OUT TOWN STORE.

0900 AM     FLASH FLOOD      SMITHS                  32.54N 85.09W
04/07/2014                   LEE                AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A FEW ROADS WERE FLOODED AND WERE TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE
            IN AND AROUND SMITHS.

0900 AM     FLASH FLOOD      OPELIKA                 32.65N 85.38W
04/07/2014                   LEE                AL   COCORAHS

            SOUTHERN END OF NORTH UNIROYAL ROAD. CREEK OVERFLOWED AT
            BRIDGE. ROAD IMPASSABLE. REPORTED AT 0919 AM. ROAD
            IMPASSABLE AT HIGHWAY 51 NEAR MARTIN AVE AND NEAR INDIA
            ROAD AND NORTHGATE DR.

0900 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LANETT                  32.87N 85.21W
04/07/2014                   CHAMBERS           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS ROADS IN THE CITY OF LANETT AND ACROSS THE
            COUNTY BECAME IMPASSIBLE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

0900 AM     FLOOD            ALEXANDER CITY          32.93N 85.93W
04/07/2014                   TALLAPOOSA         AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            RUNOFF PRODUCED SOME FLOODING AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED.
            SEVERAL ROADS WERE TEMPORARILY CLOSED INCLUDING BRNADON
            ROAD, PATE ROAD, SIMPSON ROAD, COWPENS WEST, RIDGEWAY DR,
            CHEROKEE ROAD, AND PARTS OF HIGHWAY 22.

0900 AM     FLASH FLOOD      BEAUREGARD              32.54N 85.37W
04/07/2014                   LEE                AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SOME FLOODING OCCURRED ALONG HIGHWAY 147 AND THE ROAD WAS
            TEMPORARILY IMPASSABLE.

1000 AM     FLOOD            CENTREVILLE             32.97N 87.13W
04/07/2014                   BIBB               AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL ROADS WERE FLOODED ACROSS BIBB COUNTY AND WERE
            SUBSEQUENTLY CLOSED. THESE ROADS INCLUDED MT MORIAH ROAD,
            BANKS CHAPEL ROAD, CO ROAD 16, GARY SPRINGS CIRCLE,
            STALLINGS ROAD, BIG SPRINGS ROAD, PRIMITIVE RIDGE,
            CRYSTAL LAKE ROAD, WEST KORNEGAY ROAD, CO ROAD 9 NORTH
            AND OLD WOODSTOCK ROAD.

1010 AM     FLOOD            1 E MINTER              32.08N 86.98W
04/07/2014                   DALLAS             AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WATER COVERING ROADWAY AT DALLAS COUNTY ROAD 4.

1045 AM     FLOOD            4 WNW PHENIX CITY       32.48N 85.08W
04/07/2014                   LEE                AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THE LAKE JUST WEST OF MIMOSA RD OVERTOPPED THE CAUSEWAY
            AND LED TO EROSION OF THE CAUSEWAY. THE EROSION HAS MADE
            ONE HOME UNINHABITABLE DUE TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS AROUND
            THE HOME.

0635 PM     FLOOD            VERNON                  33.76N 88.11W
04/07/2014                   LAMAR              AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ABOUT TWENTY COUNTY ROADS ARE STILL COVERED IN WATER AND
            IMPASSIBLE THROUGHOUT LAMAR COUNTY.