PRELIM TORNADO REPORTS FROM MONDAY MORNING

Jackson and Dekalb Counties in Alabama

A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS SOUTHERN
JACKSON AND NORTHERN DEKALB COUNTIES HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. INITIAL
FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/25/10

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 115 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-2

* PATH LENGTH: 25.7 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 300 YARDS

* INJURIES: SEVERAL...BUT EXACT NUMBER IS UNKNOWN AND NONE WERE REPORTED
TO BE SERIOUS.

* SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE TOWN OF SECTION IN EXTREME
SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY AROUND 3:45 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING AND
TRACKED EAST-NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHERN DEKALB COUNTY THROUGH 4:15
AM CDT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS SEEN BETWEEN PISGAH AND
IDER WHERE SEVERAL RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES AND FARM OUTBUILDINGS HAD
MAJOR ROOF AND EXTERIOR WALL DAMAGE...WITH SOME WINDOWS AND DOORS
BLOWN OUT. ONE RESIDENTIAL HOME ALONG COUNTY ROAD 886...SOUTHWEST
OF IDER...LOST MUCH OF ITS ROOF AND PORTIONS OF ITS BRICK EXTERIOR
WALLS ALONG WITH TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF A 20-FOOT BY 20-FOOT SHED.

ADDITIONAL DAMAGE INCLUDED A SINGLE-WIDE MANUFACTURED HOME THAT WAS
LIFTED 4-6 FEET OFF ITS FOUNDATION ALONG COUNTY ROAD 832 NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 40. THE IDER HIGH SCHOOL HAD ITS FOOTBALL FIELD BLEACHERS
AND SCOREBOARD DESTROYED. THE BLEACHERS WERE SOLID CONCRETE AND
WERE REINFORCED WITH 1/2-INCH REBAR. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE
UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ALONG THE TORNADO'S PATH.

Moore County Tennessee.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
455 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010

...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM MOORE COUNTY...

A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS MOORE
COUNTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND MOORE
COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/25/2010

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95.0 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1

* PATH LENGTH: 1.2 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 200 YARDS

* SUMMARY: THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GRIFFIN AND
HARRY HILL ROADS...AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE PLEASANT HILL
COMMUNITY...BEFORE LIFTING NEAR MARKAY LANE. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE WAS TO RESIDENTIAL HOMES...WITH TWO HOMES LOSING COVERED
PORCHES. IN ADDITION...ONE HAY BARN WAS DESTROYED. OTHER DAMAGE WAS
LIMITED TO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES THAT FELL ON RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURES.

NWS BMX storm survey
Haleyville
Remark: the EF-1 tornado touched down near the intersection of cr 28 and Al Hwy 13 and remained on the ground for 10.5 miles. numerous structures were damaged or destroyed. hundreds of hardwood and softwood trees were either snapped or uprooted. maximum wind speeds were around 100 to 110 mph...and the damage path was 600 yards wide at its widest point.

More reports still to come.