KBMX [092317]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...corrected

NWUS54 KBMX 092317
LSRBMX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
617 PM CDT FRI APR 09 2010

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

0442 AM TORNADO 1 WSW BLOUNTSVILLE 34.09N 86.59W
04/08/2010 F0 BLOUNT AL NWS STORM SURVEY

A NWS SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED THE ROOF DAMAGE TO A WELL
BUILT HOME WAS CAUSED BY A BRIEF TOUCHDOWN OF AN EF-0
TORNADO WITH WINDS OF APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH. THE PATH
LENGTH WAS 0.2 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 50 YARDS.

0628 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NW GADSDEN 34.05N 86.06W
04/08/2010 ETOWAH AL BROADCAST MEDIA

REPORTS OF LOTS OF TREES DOWN IN THE ATTALLA/GADSDEN
AREA. STATE TROOPERS HAVE ALSO REPORTED TREES DOWN
BETWEEN MILE MARKER 183 AND 188 ON INTERSTATE 59. THE
INTERSTATE HAS BEEN CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. WINDS
ESTIMATED 40 TO 45MPH.

0628 AM TSTM WND DMG ATTALLA 34.02N 86.09W
04/08/2010 ETOWAH AL BROADCAST MEDIA

LOTS OF POWER LINES DOWN ON US HIGHWAY 11 IN ATTALLA.
WINDS ESTIMATED 40 TO 45 MPH.

0755 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SE BOAZ 34.18N 86.11W
04/08/2010 ETOWAH AL LAW ENFORCEMENT

SARDIS CITY PD REPORTS 3/4 MILE AREA NEAR PATTERSON ST.
AND ALEXANDER DRIVE HAS MULTIPLE TREES DOWN AND A GARAGE
ROOF BLOWN OFF. ONE HOME NEAR INTERSECTION OF PATTERSON
AND ALEXANDER SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE FROM FALLEN TREE.
WINDS ESTIMATED 40-45 MPH.

0851 AM LIGHTNING 4 WSW AURORA 34.08N 86.25W
04/08/2010 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR

HOUSE FIRE CAUSED BY LIGHTNING STRIKE ON FAIRVIEW COVE
ROAD IN THE NEW UNION COMMUNITY. ALABAMA POWER, FIRE
DEPARTMENT, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ALL RESPONDED.

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