Preliminary Local Storm Reports
Saturday, April 24, 2010
0308 AM HAIL ODENVILLE 33.69N 86.40W 04/24/2010 M0.88 INCH ST. CLAIR AL LAW ENFORCEMENT 0444 AM HAIL BARTLETTS FERRY DAM 32.66N 85.09W 04/24/2010 E0.88 INCH LEE AL AMATEUR RADIO 0554 AM HAIL 4 NNE ROANOKE 33.20N 85.35W 04/24/2010 E0.75 INCH RANDOLPH AL CO-OP OBSERVER PEA TO PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR ROANOKE. 0725 AM HAIL 1 SW BEDFORD 33.79N 88.22W 04/24/2010 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR 0730 AM HAIL 3 SE SNEAD 34.09N 86.36W 04/24/2010 E0.75 INCH BLOUNT AL PUBLIC BETWEEN SNEAD AND ALTOONA 0745 AM HAIL 2 N AURORA 34.15N 86.19W 04/24/2010 E1.00 INCH ETOWAH AL PUBLIC NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE NEW UNION AREA. 0805 AM HAIL 8 N REFORM 33.50N 88.02W 04/24/2010 E1.00 INCH PICKENS AL PUBLIC QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN PALMETTA. 0805 AM HAIL 3 WSW HUEYTOWN 33.42N 87.05W 04/24/2010 E0.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL IN THE ROCK CREEK AREA OF CONCORD. 0805 AM TSTM WND DMG ALICEVILLE 33.13N 88.16W 04/24/2010 PICKENS AL EMERGENCY MNGR A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR ALICEVILLE. NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES ALSO REPORTED IN PICKENS COUNTY. 0820 AM HAIL BANKSTON 33.67N 87.67W 04/24/2010 E0.75 INCH FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR PENNY SIZE HAIL IN BANKSTON. 0820 AM TSTM WND DMG BANKSTON 33.67N 87.67W 04/24/2010 FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREE DOWN ON COUNTY ROAD 18E IN BANKSTON. CAR AND BUSINESS DAMAGED. 0855 AM HAIL GARDENDALE 33.67N 86.80W 04/24/2010 E0.25 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO PEA SIZE HAIL NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY 31 AND FIELDSTOWN ROAD. 0905 AM HAIL CORDOVA 33.76N 87.19W 04/24/2010 E0.88 INCH WALKER AL TRAINED SPOTTER NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN CORDOVA. 1040 AM TSTM WND DMG WARD 32.36N 88.28W 04/24/2010 SUMTER AL NWS STORM SURVEY A BROAD AREA OF WIND DAMAGE OCCURRED BETWEEN WARD IN SUMTER AND DEMOPOLIS IN MARENGO COUNTY. BETWEEN 60 AND 80 TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. ONE HOME SUSTAINED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. THE SWATH OF DAMAGE WAS UP TO 1000 YARDS WIDE. WIND ESTIMATED AT 80 MPH. 1044 AM TORNADO WARD 32.36N 88.28W 04/24/2010 F0 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE FIRE OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NEAR WARD. THIS TORNADO WAS ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF A STRAIGHT LINE WIND EVENT. 1111 AM TSTM WND DMG DEMOPOLIS 32.52N 87.84W 04/24/2010 MARENGO AL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEVERAL TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN AND AROUND DEMOPOLIS. SOME MINOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED AT THE CITY LANDING. WIND GUST AT DEMOPOLIS WAS MEASURED AT 71 MPH. POSSIBLE TORNADO AND STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. 1125 AM TSTM WND DMG 9 ENE DEMOPOLIS 32.57N 87.70W 04/24/2010 HALE AL STORM CHASER TWO POWER POLES WERE SNAPPED OFF APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 80 AND HIGHWAY 69 IN SOUTHERN HALE COUNTY. 1150 AM TORNADO 5 NNE GREENSBORO 32.76N 87.55W 04/24/2010 F0 HALE AL NWS STORM SURVEY ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS 80 MPH. PATH LENGTH 5.8 MILES. MINOR DAMAGE TO THREE HOMES. ONE BARN DESTROYED. 30-40 TREES UPROOTED. 1155 AM TSTM WND DMG WARD 32.36N 88.28W 04/24/2010 SUMTER AL POST OFFICE LARGE TREES UPROOTED IN WARD. 1207 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG TALLADEGA 33.43N 86.10W 04/24/2010 TALLADEGA AL PUBLIC A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND THE COUNTY DUE TO GRADIENT WINDS. 0119 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG TARRANT 33.59N 86.77W 04/24/2010 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC HIGH WINDS BLEW SEVERAL AWNINGS DOWN. WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 40 MPH. 0151 PM HAIL VANCE 33.17N 87.23W 04/24/2010 M0.88 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR NICKEL HAIL REPORTED AT MERCEDES PLANT 0258 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 7 WSW VERNON 33.72N 88.23W 04/24/2010 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR A FEW FUNNEL CLOUDS WERE REPORTED ON THE MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA STATE LINE WEST OF VERNON. 0300 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW VERNON 33.79N 88.15W 04/24/2010 LAMAR AL AMATEUR RADIO TREE DOWN NEAR THE LEBANON CHURCH AT LEBANON RD AND ABERDEEN RD 0309 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE SULLIGENT 33.92N 88.11W 04/24/2010 LAMAR AL AMATEUR RADIO SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON HIGHWAY 278 BETWEEN SULLIGENT AND BEAVERTON. ALL 4 LANES OF THE HIGHWAY WERE BLOCKED. 0330 PM FLASH FLOOD BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W 04/24/2010 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR PORTION OF POLLY REED ROAD IN CENTERPOINT CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER ROADWAY. 31ST STREET AT 8TH AVE NORTH ALSO CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER. 0345 PM TSTM WND DMG PEBBLE 34.29N 87.55W 04/24/2010 WINSTON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN IN PEBBLE. 0354 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE HAMILTON 34.12N 87.96W 04/24/2010 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREES ON POWER LINE ON INDIAN MOUND RD 0356 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG HIGHLAND LAKE 33.89N 86.44W 04/24/2010 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON LAKESHORE DRIVE NEAR LAKE DRIVE DUE TO GRADIENT WINDS. 0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ALLGOOD 33.92N 86.51W 04/24/2010 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROADWAY ON COUNTY HIGHWAY 1 NEAR ALLGOOD DUE TO GRADIENT WINDS. 0403 PM FLASH FLOOD HAMILTON 34.14N 87.98W 04/24/2010 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN HAMILTON WAS FLOODED. 0411 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE SULLIGENT 33.95N 88.11W 04/24/2010 LAMAR AL AMATEUR RADIO TREES DOWN ON HWY 278 BETWEEN SULLIGENT AND BEAVERTON BLOCKING ALL 4 LANES. 0416 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ONEONTA 33.95N 86.47W 04/24/2010 BLOUNT AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE COUNTY 911 REPORTING TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROADWAY AT VALLEY ROAD IN ONEONTA. 0420 PM HAIL 3 S BEAVERTON 33.89N 88.03W 04/24/2010 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON TAYLOR SPRINGS ROAD NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF BEAVERTON. 0423 PM HAIL 1 S ETHELSVILLE 33.40N 88.22W 04/24/2010 M1.75 INCH PICKENS AL LAW ENFORCEMENT MACEDONIA CHURCH AREA 0427 PM TORNADO 3 NW WINFIELD 33.96N 87.83W 04/24/2010 F0 MARION AL NWS STORM SURVEY THREE HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE. 40-60 HARDWOODS UPROOTED. 0438 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNW SULLIGENT 33.92N 88.14W 04/24/2010 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR WATER OVER THE ROADWAY AT HIGHWAY 17 AND RIVER ROAD. WATER WAS 6 INCHES DEEP AND RISING. 0453 PM FUNNEL CLOUD PINE GROVE 33.35N 88.23W 04/24/2010 PICKENS AL PUBLIC FUNNEL VISIBLE WITH RAPID ROTATION IN THE CLOUDS VIEWED FROM STORM CHASER. 0455 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE BRILLIANT 34.06N 87.76W 04/24/2010 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREES DOWN ON CR 46 NE OF BRILLIANT 0455 PM HAIL WINFIELD 33.93N 87.80W 04/24/2010 E0.50 INCH MARION AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE WINFIELD FIRE DEPARTMENT. 0500 PM HAIL 5 E ETHELSVILLE 33.41N 88.13W 04/24/2010 E0.88 INCH PICKENS AL PUBLIC PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON US HIGHWAY 82 NEAR THE COAL FIRE COMMUNITY. 0500 PM FLASH FLOOD NW HALEYVILLE 34.24N 87.62W 04/24/2010 WINSTON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT HIGHWAY 13 CLOSED NEAR DIME ROAD DUE TO WATER ACROSS ROADWAY. 0523 PM HAIL 5 S FAYETTE 33.63N 87.84W 04/24/2010 E0.50 INCH FAYETTE AL EMERGENCY MNGR DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON STATE HIGHWAY 171. 0526 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 NNW SULLIGENT 33.93N 88.15W 04/24/2010 LAMAR AL LAW ENFORCEMENT HIGHWAY 17 AND RIVER ROADS HAVE BEEN CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER THE ROADWAY. 0738 PM FUNNEL CLOUD KENNEDY 33.58N 87.99W 04/24/2010 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED JUST SW OF KENNEDY. 0806 PM TORNADO 5 S BANKSTON 33.60N 87.68W 04/24/2010 F1 FAYETTE AL NWS STORM SURVEY ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS 100 MPH. PATH LENGTH 6.6 MILES. FOUR HOMES WITH MINOR DAMAGE. SEVERAL HUNDRED TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. 0821 PM TORNADO 3 NNW BOLEY SPRINGS 33.68N 87.54W 04/24/2010 F1 FAYETTE AL NWS STORM SURVEY ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS 100 MPH. PATH LENGTH 4.6 MILES. TORNADO TRAVELED NORTHEAST INTO WALKER COUNTY AND DISSIPATED 5 MILES WEST OF OAKMAN. SEVERAL HUNDRED TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. 100 FOOT RADIO TOWER BLOWN DOWN. 0830 PM HAIL SMITHS STATION 32.54N 85.10W 04/24/2010 E0.75 INCH LEE AL BROADCAST MEDIA 0849 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG BLOUNTSVILLE 34.10N 86.58W 04/24/2010 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD AT COUNTY HWY 26 NEAR BRIGHT DRIVE IN BLOUNTSVILLE. 0959 PM TORNADO 1 NW MCLARTY 34.19N 86.41W 04/24/2010 F1 BLOUNT AL NWS STORM SURVEY THREE STRUCTURES DAMAGED. ONE MOBILE HOME BLOWN OFF FOUNDATION. ONE BARN DESTROYED. PARTIAL ROOF OFF SINGLE FAMILY HOME. SEVERAL HUNDRED TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. 1000 PM HAIL ARLEY 34.08N 87.21W 04/24/2010 E0.75 INCH WINSTON AL PUBLIC ALMOST COVERED THE GROUND AT TIMES. LASTED ABOUT 10 MINUTES. 1004 PM TORNADO PARRISH 33.73N 87.28W 04/24/2010 F3 WALKER AL NWS STORM SURVEY THIS LONG TRACK TORNADO CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN WALKER, JEFFERSON AND BLOUNT COUNTIES. A TOTAL OF 70 TO 80 HOMES AND BUSINESSES WERE DAMAGED, WITH ONE HOME DESTROYED. APPROXIMATELY 800 TO 1000 HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD TREES WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH OF THE STORM. THERE WAS ONE INDIRECT FATALITY CAUSED WHEN A 50 YEAR OLD WOMAN SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE LEAVING A STORM SHELTER. 1007 PM HAIL PARRISH 33.73N 87.28W 04/24/2010 E1.00 INCH WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR REPORTED ON OLD PARRISH ROAD, ONE MILE SOUTH OF CORRIDOR X. 1010 PM TSTM WND DMG PARRISH 33.73N 87.28W 04/24/2010 WALKER AL TRAINED SPOTTER MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND POWERLINES DOWN ON MAIN STREET. 1012 PM TSTM WND DMG CORDOVA 33.76N 87.19W 04/24/2010 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR CAR BLOWN OFF INTERSTATE 22 WEST AT MILE MARKER 69. INTERSTATE SIGNS BLOWN DOWN SAME LOCATION. 1015 PM TSTM WND DMG SIPSEY 33.82N 87.09W 04/24/2010 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR EMPIRE ROAD AND FLOWER ROAD. MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALL FOUR CORNERS OF INTERSECTION. 1015 PM TSTM WND DMG EMPIRE 33.81N 87.01W 04/24/2010 WALKER AL TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN ON MOBILE HOME ON DRUMMOND SWITCH ROAD. 1016 PM TSTM WND DMG SUMITON 33.75N 87.05W 04/24/2010 WALKER AL TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN ON KINGDOM HALL ROAD AND STATE ROAD 118.POSSIBLE TORNADO. 1020 PM TSTM WND DMG SW SUMITON 33.75N 87.05W 04/24/2010 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, POWERLINES DOWN NEAR THE ASPHALT PLANT, TREES DOWN OVER RAILROAD TRACK. RIVER ROAD AND HORSE CREEK BLVD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. 1050 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW WARRIOR 33.84N 86.85W 04/24/2010 BLOUNT AL TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN AND BUILDING DAMAGE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. 1055 PM HAIL 4 SSE SELMA 32.36N 86.99W 04/24/2010 E0.75 INCH DALLAS AL COUNTY OFFICIAL 1055 PM TSTM WND DMG SW HAYDEN 33.92N 86.75W 04/24/2010 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN WITH STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE ON ARKADELPHIA ROAD NEAR SKYLINE DRIVE. POSSIBLE TORNADO. 1142 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NW GALLANT 34.01N 86.26W 04/24/2010 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR TREE AND POWER LINES DOWN. OTHER TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN THE HOKES BLUFF AND WALNUT GROVE AREAS. 1146 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 SW WEST BLOCTON 33.08N 87.20W 04/24/2010 BIBB AL PUBLIC SHOP BUILDING METAL ROOF GONE...STREWN ABOUT IN TREES... ADDITIONAL ROOF DAMAGE TO HOUSE. STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AT 80 MPH. 1150 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SW WEST BLOCTON 33.09N 87.19W 04/24/2010 E0.00 MPH BIBB AL PUBLIC ROOFING AND RAFTERS OFF HAUS, POWER POLE AND TREES DOWN, CAMPERS WRAPPED AND MANGLED INTO TREES, ON LUCILLE RD, CR30. STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AT 80 MPH. 1245 AM TSTM WND DMG HOKES BLUFF 34.00N 85.86W 04/25/2010 ETOWAH AL BROADCAST MEDIA TREES DOWN ON POWERLINE ON TROY ROAD. && $$ 16