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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1048 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1258 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S DOUBLE SPRINGS 34.09N 87.40W
04/11/2008 WINSTON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
30-40 PINE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND FELL ON POWER LINES
WHICH PARALLEL COUNTY ROAD 195. THIS DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY
600 FT WIDE AND 450 LONG. WIND SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED
BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH.
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S DOUBLE SPRINGS 34.10N 87.40W
04/11/2008 WINSTON AL STORM CHASER
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG HWY 195.
0115 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 W SULLIGENT 33.89N 88.22W
04/11/2008 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE STATE LINE.
0149 PM HAIL 1 N VERNON 33.77N 88.11W
04/11/2008 E0.75 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NEAR AIRPORT
0150 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S HAMILTON 34.13N 87.98W
04/11/2008 MARION AL EMERGENCY MNGR
AT AIRPORT...COR...WIND NOT HAIL
0215 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 WSW BAZEMORE 33.88N 87.73W
04/11/2008 FAYETTE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
DAMAGE OCCURED TO A HOME AND ADJACENT SHED WHEN AN OAK
TREE WAS UPROOTED. ALSO, MULTIPLE OTHER TREES WERE
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS. DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 500 FT LONG AND WIND
SPEEDS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 75 AND 80 MPH.
0226 PM HAIL 1 N CARBON HILL 33.91N 87.53W
04/11/2008 E0.88 INCH WALKER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
NICKEL SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR CARBON HILL.
0226 PM FUNNEL CLOUD CARBON HILL 33.90N 87.53W
04/11/2008 WALKER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED BETWEEN NAUVOO AND CARBON
HILL.
0226 PM FUNNEL CLOUD CARBON HILL 33.90N 87.53W
04/11/2008 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED BETWEEN NAUVOO AND CARBON
HILL.
0226 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 N CARBON HILL 33.91N 87.53W
04/11/2008 WALKER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SPOTTED BETWEEN NAUVOO AND CARBON
HILL.
0230 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE NAUVOO 33.97N 87.46W
04/11/2008 WALKER AL NWS STORM SURVEY
MULTIPLE PINE TREES WERE UPROOTED ADJACENT TO A HOME ON
NEW OAK GROVE ROAD. ONE OF THE TREES FELL ON AND
DESTROYED A CARPORT. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS WHICH WERE ESTIMATED TO BE BETWEEN 70 AND 75
MPH.
0235 PM HAIL 5 S FAYETTE 33.62N 87.83W
04/11/2008 E1.00 INCH FAYETTE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
QUARTER SIZE HAIL FELL NEAR NEWTONVILLE AND WAS COVERING
THE GROUND.
0235 PM HAIL 3 N CARBON HILL 33.94N 87.53W
04/11/2008 E0.88 INCH WALKER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR CARBON HILL.
0235 PM TSTM WND GST 3 N CARBON HILL 33.94N 87.53W
04/11/2008 E70.00 MPH WALKER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 70 MPH NORTH OF CARBON
HILL.
0258 PM HAIL 2 NNE JASPER 33.88N 87.26W
04/11/2008 E2.75 INCH WALKER AL AMATEUR RADIO
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR CURRY.
0318 PM HAIL N CURRY 33.95N 87.21W
04/11/2008 E0.88 INCH WALKER AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED NEAR CURRY.
0322 PM HAIL 5 S GREENSBORO 32.63N 87.59W
04/11/2008 E0.50 INCH HALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SMALL HAIL FELL SOUTH OF GREENSBORO.
0330 PM HAIL 8 S JASPER 33.74N 87.27W
04/11/2008 E0.75 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
PENNY SIZE HAIL FELL SOUTH OF JASPER.
0330 PM LIGHTNING PARRISH 33.73N 87.28W
04/11/2008 WALKER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A STRUCTURE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO LIGHTNING.
0335 PM HAIL N SAFFORD 33.41N 87.58W
04/11/2008 E0.88 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED NEAR PRUIT LOOP ROAD AND
HWY 171.
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG PINEY GROVE 33.82N 85.43W
04/11/2008 CLEBURNE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A BARN SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE.
0350 PM HAIL SAFFORD 33.41N 87.58W
04/11/2008 E1.75 INCH TUSCALOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR THE SAFFORD
COMMUNITY.
0353 PM TORNADO CORDOVA 33.76N 87.19W
04/11/2008 WALKER AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
UNCONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR CORDOVA.
0408 PM TORNADO 5 WSW SYLVAN SPRINGS 33.49N 87.11W
04/11/2008 F0 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN THE ROCK CREEK AREA
NEAR GLAZE ROAD AND THE ROCK CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH. DAMAGE
WAS LIMITED TO A SMALL GROVE OF SNAPPED AND UPROOTED PINE
TREES. THE PATH LENGTH WAS 200 YARDS WITH A WIDTH OF 30
YARDS. THE TORNADO HAS BEEN RATED AND EF-0 ON THE
ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE AS DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH WINDS
OF 65 TO 75 MPH.
0415 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
04/11/2008 ETOWAH AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES WERE UPROOTED AND CARS WERE BLOWN INTO FENCE AT THE
INTERSECTION OF AL 77 AND BROOK AVE.
0416 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
04/11/2008 ETOWAH AL NWS STORM SURVEY
SPORADIC UPROOTED AND SNAPPED TREES WERE FOUND ALONG A
4.5 MILE DISTANCE. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS. SOME OF THE DOWNED TREES FELL ON HOUSES AND OUT
BUILDINGS CAUSING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. SOME LIGHT/MINOR
ROOF AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE FORM OF
SHINGLE AND SIDING DAMAGE. ONE OLDER BRICK BUILDING IN
THE DOWNTOWN AREA LOST A PORTION OF A WALL
0416 PM TSTM WND GST GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
04/11/2008 M86.00 MPH ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
86 MPH WIND GUSTS WERE MEASURED AT THE EOC.
0423 PM TORNADO 3 W HUEYTOWN 33.44N 87.05W
04/11/2008 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
UNCONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR TAYLORS FERRY ROAD. DISTANCE
OBSERVANCE OF TREE TOP DAMAGE.
0425 PM TORNADO HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/11/2008 JEFFERSON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
IN THE COLONIAL GRAND APARTMENT COMPLEX, MULITPLE TREES
WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST
AND CAUSED DAMAGE IN THE CEDAR BROOK APARTMENT COMPLEX.
MULTIPLE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND MAJOR ROOF DAMAGE
OCCURRED WHEN A BRICK FIRE WALL USED TO SEPARATE UNITS
COLLAPSED. THE PATH LENGTH OF THE BRIEF TORNADO WAS
APPROXIMATELY 2000 FT LONG AND 75 FEET WIDE. THE TORNADO
HAS BEEN RATED AN EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE AS
DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH WINDS OF 75 TO 80 MPH.
0426 PM HAIL HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/11/2008 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN HOOVER.
0430 PM HAIL HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/11/2008 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
HWY 150 AND LORNA ROAD.
0430 PM HAIL HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/11/2008 E1.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL REPORTS OF GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WERE RECEIVED IN
AND AROUND HOOVER.
0430 PM HAIL VESTAVIA HILLS 33.43N 86.79W
04/11/2008 E1.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN VESTAVIA HILLS.
0430 PM HAIL HOOVER 33.39N 86.82W
04/11/2008 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED IN HOOVER.
0431 PM HAIL BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/11/2008 E1.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN AND AROUND BIRMINGHAM.
0436 PM HAIL IRONDALE 33.53N 86.68W
04/11/2008 E2.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
VERY LARGE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON RUFFNER ROAD IN IRONDALE.
MAY HAVE BEEN LARGER THAN BASEBALL.
0436 PM HAIL CAHABA HEIGHTS 33.46N 86.73W
04/11/2008 E1.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
I-59 AND US 280.
0436 PM HAIL CAHABA HEIGHTS 33.46N 86.73W
04/11/2008 E1.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
ALL AROUND THE CAHABA HEIGHTS AREA.
0440 PM TSTM WND DMG PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/11/2008 SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE ROYAL OAKS
SUBDIVISION.
0442 PM HAIL 4 NE BIRMINGHAM 33.57N 86.75W
04/11/2008 E2.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
BASEBALL SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
I-20 AND CRESTWOOD BLVD.
0452 PM FUNNEL CLOUD BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/11/2008 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED IN BIRMINGHAM.
0452 PM HAIL TRUSSVILLE 33.64N 86.59W
04/11/2008 E2.50 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL FELL IN TRUSSVILLE.
0500 PM HAIL MOODY 33.60N 86.49W
04/11/2008 E0.75 INCH ST. CLAIR AL BROADCAST MEDIA
HAIL AT LEAST AS LARGE AS PENNIES FELL NEAR MOODY.
0518 PM FLASH FLOOD BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/11/2008 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
WATER COVERED THE ROADWAY BETWEEN 18-24 INCHES DEEP IN
TARRANT CITY.
0615 PM HEAVY RAIN N CALERA 33.10N 86.75W
04/11/2008 E0.00 INCH SHELBY AL ASOS
OVER SHELBY COUNTY AIRPORT
0658 PM TSTM WND GST THORSBY 32.92N 86.71W
04/11/2008 E48.00 MPH CHILTON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
WIND GUSTS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH.
0825 PM HAIL JACKSONS' GAP 32.88N 85.82W
04/11/2008 E0.50 INCH TALLAPOOSA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SMALL HAIL FELL NEAR JACKSONS GAP.
1035 PM HAIL MILLBROOK 32.49N 86.37W
04/11/2008 E0.88 INCH ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN MILLBROOK.
1035 PM HAIL WETUMPKA 32.54N 86.20W
04/11/2008 E0.25 INCH ELMORE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL WAS OBSERVED IN WETUMPKA.
0158 AM HAIL 2 W SYLACAUGA 33.18N 86.30W
04/12/2008 E0.25 INCH TALLADEGA AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
PEA SIZE HAIL FELL WEST OF SYLACAUGA. HAIL MAY HAVE BEEN
MUCH LARGER BUT FELL IN RURAL AREAS.
0202 AM HAIL SYLACAUGA 33.18N 86.26W
04/12/2008 E1.00 INCH TALLADEGA AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR SYLACAUGA.
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