A developing intense low pressure system resulted in an unstable air mass over parts of the Southern United States on October 24. The most intense tornado hit Rice, Texas where a high school was heavily damaged(see a youtube video by clicking the title of this tornado by Jason Mclaughlin) and several people were reported to be injured. That tornado was rated as an EF2. Another notable tornado, an EF1, hit Mobile, Alabama early on October 25.
There were a total of 74 confirmed tornadoes so far. 38 EF0s, 28 EF1s, and 8 EF2s
Of the 74 12 have been confirmed in Alabama.
As the low explosively deepened to become the most intense extra tropical low of non-tropical origins ever recorded in the continental United States, reaching as low as 953 mb (this is a record) over northern Minnesota this was basically like an inland medium-sized Category 3 hurricane, (just like the movie Day After Tomorrow) storms developed on the associated cold front late on October 25. A high risk of severe storms, the FIRST to be issued in OCTOBER since October 24, 2001 and the first in any fall month since November 15, 2005, was issued for parts of the Midwest including most of Indiana early on October 26, with both a tornado outbreak ahead of the front and a major derecho event as well was expected from the Gulf Coast to the upper Great Lakes. That morning, a few tornadoes struck, primarily around Lake Michigan, including a confirmed EF2 tornado four miles east of Peotone, Illinois, and another EF2 in Cridersville, Ohio, with more tornadoes reported near the Ohio River. Later that day, a confirmed EF1 tornado struck Middlesboro, Kentucky.In addition, widespread intense wind damage was also reported from Mississippi northward to Michigan.
The cold front tracked eastward on October 27 as the storm weakened. Additional tornadoes developed across the Mid-Atlantic states as the atmosphere remained unstable.In the end, it was one of the largest October tornado outbreaks ever recorded, even though none of the tornadoes were stronger than EF2.
We had a total of 18 confirmed tornadoes in Alabama for all of 2010 until the Oct 25th-27th outbreak when we dded 10 more to that. We are not even in our secondary tornado season yet so many more tornadoes may come before the end of the year. This is Alabama and we have been known for our warm and stormy Winters so stay weather aware.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Updated Tornado Reports From Monday Morning.
IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE TWO SEPARATE TORNADOES ALONG
THE SAME LINE OF STORMS...IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER. BOTH
AFFECTED PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST JACKSON AND NORTHERN DEKALB COUNTY.
FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BELOW:
EVENT 1: NEAR ROSALIE TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF FLAT ROCK
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/25/10
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1
* PATH LENGTH: 9.5 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 150 YARDS
* SUMMARY: THIS WAS THE NORTHERN TRACK TORNADO WITHIN THE SAME LINE
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA EARLY
MONDAY MORNING...BETWEEN 4:00 AND 4:30 AM CDT. THIS TORNADO
INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN NEAR ROSALIE...BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 456 AND
83. AT THIS INTERSECTION...THE PORCH/OVERHANG OF A HOUSE COLLAPSED
WITH SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED.
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE...MAINLY UPROOTED TREES...OCCURRED ALONG COUNTY
ROAD 78 AS THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST. THE TORNADO TURNED
SLIGHTLY EAST AS IT WENT INTO DEKALB COUNTY AND HIT 2 BARNS ALONG
COUNTY ROAD 141...COLLAPSING THE ROOF AND WALLS OF ONE BARN.
ADDITIONAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH MINOR
ROOF/STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A TRAILER AND SEVERAL FARM OUTBUILDINGS
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 803...BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED.
EVENT 2: DUTTON/HENEGAR TO IDER
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/25/10
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 115 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-2
* PATH LENGTH: 18.6 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 300 YARDS
* INJURIES: 2 (SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF A TREE FALLING ON CARS). BOTH
WERE TREATED WITH MINOR INJURIES AND RELEASED.
* SUMMARY: THIS "SOUTHERN TRACK" TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY
40 JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 71 IN JACKSON COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY 40 AND COUNTY ROAD 22. A COUPLE OF SHEDS WERE
DESTROYED ALONG WITH NUMEROUS LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. A
SINGLE-WIDE MANUFACTURED HOME WAS LIFTED 4-6 FEET OFF ITS
FOUNDATION ALONG COUNTY ROAD 382 NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40.
MORE DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 134 JUST BEFORE THE TORNADO
CROSSED INTO DEKALB COUNTY. THE WORST OF THE DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS TORNADO OCCURRED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 134 AND
131. AT THIS LOCATION...A CINDER BLOCK-FOUNDATION SHED WAS
COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AS THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO TRACK
NORTHEAST...A RESIDENTIAL HOME ALONG COUNTY ROAD 886...SOUTHWEST
OF IDER...LOST MUCH OF ITS ROOF AND PORTIONS OF ITS BRICK EXTERIOR
WALLS...ALONG WITH THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF A 20-FOOT BY 20-FOOT
SHED.
THE IDER HIGH SCHOOL HAD ITS FOOTBALL FIELD BLEACHERS AND
SCOREBOARD DESTROYED. THE BLEACHERS WERE SOLID CONCRETE AND WERE
REINFORCED WITH 1/2-INCH THICK REBAR. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SEEN
ALONG HIGHWAY 75 BEFORE THE TORNADO MOVED INTO DADE COUNTY GEORGIA.
THE SAME LINE OF STORMS...IN VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO EACH OTHER. BOTH
AFFECTED PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST JACKSON AND NORTHERN DEKALB COUNTY.
FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND BELOW:
EVENT 1: NEAR ROSALIE TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF FLAT ROCK
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/25/10
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1
* PATH LENGTH: 9.5 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 150 YARDS
* SUMMARY: THIS WAS THE NORTHERN TRACK TORNADO WITHIN THE SAME LINE
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED ACROSS NORTHEAST ALABAMA EARLY
MONDAY MORNING...BETWEEN 4:00 AND 4:30 AM CDT. THIS TORNADO
INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN NEAR ROSALIE...BETWEEN COUNTY ROAD 456 AND
83. AT THIS INTERSECTION...THE PORCH/OVERHANG OF A HOUSE COLLAPSED
WITH SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED.
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE...MAINLY UPROOTED TREES...OCCURRED ALONG COUNTY
ROAD 78 AS THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST. THE TORNADO TURNED
SLIGHTLY EAST AS IT WENT INTO DEKALB COUNTY AND HIT 2 BARNS ALONG
COUNTY ROAD 141...COLLAPSING THE ROOF AND WALLS OF ONE BARN.
ADDITIONAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH MINOR
ROOF/STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A TRAILER AND SEVERAL FARM OUTBUILDINGS
ALONG COUNTY ROAD 803...BEFORE THE TORNADO LIFTED.
EVENT 2: DUTTON/HENEGAR TO IDER
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/25/10
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 115 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-2
* PATH LENGTH: 18.6 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 300 YARDS
* INJURIES: 2 (SEPARATE INCIDENTS OF A TREE FALLING ON CARS). BOTH
WERE TREATED WITH MINOR INJURIES AND RELEASED.
* SUMMARY: THIS "SOUTHERN TRACK" TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY
40 JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 71 IN JACKSON COUNTY. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY 40 AND COUNTY ROAD 22. A COUPLE OF SHEDS WERE
DESTROYED ALONG WITH NUMEROUS LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. A
SINGLE-WIDE MANUFACTURED HOME WAS LIFTED 4-6 FEET OFF ITS
FOUNDATION ALONG COUNTY ROAD 382 NORTH OF HIGHWAY 40.
MORE DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 134 JUST BEFORE THE TORNADO
CROSSED INTO DEKALB COUNTY. THE WORST OF THE DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS TORNADO OCCURRED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 134 AND
131. AT THIS LOCATION...A CINDER BLOCK-FOUNDATION SHED WAS
COMPLETELY DESTROYED. AS THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO TRACK
NORTHEAST...A RESIDENTIAL HOME ALONG COUNTY ROAD 886...SOUTHWEST
OF IDER...LOST MUCH OF ITS ROOF AND PORTIONS OF ITS BRICK EXTERIOR
WALLS...ALONG WITH THE TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF A 20-FOOT BY 20-FOOT
SHED.
THE IDER HIGH SCHOOL HAD ITS FOOTBALL FIELD BLEACHERS AND
SCOREBOARD DESTROYED. THE BLEACHERS WERE SOLID CONCRETE AND WERE
REINFORCED WITH 1/2-INCH THICK REBAR. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SEEN
ALONG HIGHWAY 75 BEFORE THE TORNADO MOVED INTO DADE COUNTY GEORGIA.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Prelim Reports from Tuesdays Severe Weather (Dekalb County)
EVENT 1: NEAR GERALDINE AND CHIGGER HILL
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/26/10
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100.0 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1
* PATH LENGTH: 4.25 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 175 YARDS
* SUMMARY: THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY
ROADS 389 AND 391. TREES WERE SNAPPED IN THIS AREA ALONG WITH THE
LOSS OF A ROOF ON A BARN. SIMILAR DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ALONG COUNTY
ROADS 23 AND 9 IN THE TORNADO PATH. THE TORNADO BRIEFLY
WEAKENED...PRODUCING LITTLE DAMAGE UNTIL CROSSING HIGHWAY 227.
BEGINNING IN THAT AREA AND EXTENDING TO COUNTY ROAD
329...SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. ONE LOCATION
SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A HOME THAT WAS PUSHED FROM ITS
FOUNDATION. IN ADDITION...A NEARBY WORKSHOP SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE
ALONG WITH AN RV...BOAT...AND TWO VEHICLES.
EVENT 2: NEAR THE MCVILLE COMMUNITY
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/26/10
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
* PATH LENGTH: .9 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS
* SUMMARY: LIGHT...SPORADIC DAMAGE WAS PRODUCED ALONG HAMBY ROAD BY A
WEAK TORNADO. DAMAGE WAS MAINLY CONFINED TO LOSS OF ROOF MATERIALS
ON BARNS...AND LIGHT TREE DAMAGE. ONE LARGE TREE WAS SNAPPED BY THE
TORNADO.
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/26/10
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100.0 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1
* PATH LENGTH: 4.25 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 175 YARDS
* SUMMARY: THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF COUNTY
ROADS 389 AND 391. TREES WERE SNAPPED IN THIS AREA ALONG WITH THE
LOSS OF A ROOF ON A BARN. SIMILAR DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ALONG COUNTY
ROADS 23 AND 9 IN THE TORNADO PATH. THE TORNADO BRIEFLY
WEAKENED...PRODUCING LITTLE DAMAGE UNTIL CROSSING HIGHWAY 227.
BEGINNING IN THAT AREA AND EXTENDING TO COUNTY ROAD
329...SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED. ONE LOCATION
SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A HOME THAT WAS PUSHED FROM ITS
FOUNDATION. IN ADDITION...A NEARBY WORKSHOP SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE
ALONG WITH AN RV...BOAT...AND TWO VEHICLES.
EVENT 2: NEAR THE MCVILLE COMMUNITY
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/26/10
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
* PATH LENGTH: .9 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS
* SUMMARY: LIGHT...SPORADIC DAMAGE WAS PRODUCED ALONG HAMBY ROAD BY A
WEAK TORNADO. DAMAGE WAS MAINLY CONFINED TO LOSS OF ROOF MATERIALS
ON BARNS...AND LIGHT TREE DAMAGE. ONE LARGE TREE WAS SNAPPED BY THE
TORNADO.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Prelim reports from Tuesdays Severe Weather
PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM LAWRENCE...
LIMESTONE...AND MADISON COUNTIES...
A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS
LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...AND MADISON COUNTIES HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PERSONNEL. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
* LOCATION: HILLSBORO/LAWRENCE COUNTY
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/26/2010
* EVENT TIME: 123 PM CDT (TIME ESTIMATED)
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1
* PATH LENGTH: 1.10 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS
* SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY ALONG HIGHWAY 20 NEAR
COUNTY ROAD 217 IN HILLSBORO. THE TORNADO OCCURRED AROUND 123 PM
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE TORNADO UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES AND SEVERAL
HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED. THERE WERE ADDITIONAL TREES
UPROOTED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 217 SOUTH...BUT THIS AREA OF DAMAGE
WAS DUE TO SEPARATE STRAIGHTLINE WINDS.
* LOCATION: GREENBRIER/LIMESTONE COUNTY
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/26/2010
* EVENT TIME: 340 PM CDT (TIME ESTIMATED)
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
* PATH LENGTH: 500 YARDS
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS
* SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN VERY BRIEFLY ALONG GREENBRIER ROAD
JUST NORTH OF THE I-565 INTERCHANGE. THE TORNADO APPEARED TO FIRST
TOUCH DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TARGET DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND
TRACKED ACROSS GREENBRIER ROAD BEFORE DISSIPATING. SEVERAL SMALL
TREES WERE SNAPPED ALONG WITH SOME LARGER LIMBS BROKEN.
* LOCATION: GREEN COVE-HOBBS ISLAND AREA/MADISON COUNTY
* EVENT TYPE: APPARENT STRAIGHTLINE WIND DAMAGE
* EVENT DATE: 10/26/2010
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 50-60 MPH
* SUMMARY: THE SURVEY TEAM SEARCHED THE AREA AROUND SOUTH MEMORIAL
PARKWAY...GREEN COVE ROAD...AND HOBBS ISLAND ROAD BASED ON SPOTTER
REPORTS FROM TUESDAY OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. THE TEAM DID FIND
SPORADIC...VERY MINOR TREE DAMAGE...IN A COUPLE OF SUBDIVISIONS
ALONG GREEN COVE/BAILEY COVE ROAD JUST EAST OF MEMORIAL PARKWAY.
BASED ON THE SPORADIC NATURE OF THE DAMAGE...AND DISCUSSIONS WITH
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA...THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE STRAIGHTLINE
WINDS PENDING FURTHER INFORMATION.
NOTE: AN ADDITIONAL SURVEY TEAM HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING REPORTS OF
DAMAGE IN MARSHALL AND DEKALB COUNTY TODAY. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM
THOSE COUNTIES WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER IN AN UPDATED STATEMENT.
LIMESTONE...AND MADISON COUNTIES...
A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS
LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...AND MADISON COUNTIES HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PERSONNEL. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
* LOCATION: HILLSBORO/LAWRENCE COUNTY
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/26/2010
* EVENT TIME: 123 PM CDT (TIME ESTIMATED)
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 95 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1
* PATH LENGTH: 1.10 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS
* SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY ALONG HIGHWAY 20 NEAR
COUNTY ROAD 217 IN HILLSBORO. THE TORNADO OCCURRED AROUND 123 PM
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE TORNADO UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES AND SEVERAL
HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED. THERE WERE ADDITIONAL TREES
UPROOTED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 217 SOUTH...BUT THIS AREA OF DAMAGE
WAS DUE TO SEPARATE STRAIGHTLINE WINDS.
* LOCATION: GREENBRIER/LIMESTONE COUNTY
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/26/2010
* EVENT TIME: 340 PM CDT (TIME ESTIMATED)
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
* PATH LENGTH: 500 YARDS
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 50 YARDS
* SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN VERY BRIEFLY ALONG GREENBRIER ROAD
JUST NORTH OF THE I-565 INTERCHANGE. THE TORNADO APPEARED TO FIRST
TOUCH DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE TARGET DISTRIBUTION CENTER AND
TRACKED ACROSS GREENBRIER ROAD BEFORE DISSIPATING. SEVERAL SMALL
TREES WERE SNAPPED ALONG WITH SOME LARGER LIMBS BROKEN.
* LOCATION: GREEN COVE-HOBBS ISLAND AREA/MADISON COUNTY
* EVENT TYPE: APPARENT STRAIGHTLINE WIND DAMAGE
* EVENT DATE: 10/26/2010
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 50-60 MPH
* SUMMARY: THE SURVEY TEAM SEARCHED THE AREA AROUND SOUTH MEMORIAL
PARKWAY...GREEN COVE ROAD...AND HOBBS ISLAND ROAD BASED ON SPOTTER
REPORTS FROM TUESDAY OF A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. THE TEAM DID FIND
SPORADIC...VERY MINOR TREE DAMAGE...IN A COUPLE OF SUBDIVISIONS
ALONG GREEN COVE/BAILEY COVE ROAD JUST EAST OF MEMORIAL PARKWAY.
BASED ON THE SPORADIC NATURE OF THE DAMAGE...AND DISCUSSIONS WITH
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA...THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE STRAIGHTLINE
WINDS PENDING FURTHER INFORMATION.
NOTE: AN ADDITIONAL SURVEY TEAM HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING REPORTS OF
DAMAGE IN MARSHALL AND DEKALB COUNTY TODAY. PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM
THOSE COUNTIES WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER IN AN UPDATED STATEMENT.
Monday Morning Tornado in Marshall Co. EF0 (Preliminary)
PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM MARSHALL COUNTY...
...THIS SURVEY IS FROM STORMS EARLY MONDAY MORNING /OCT 25/...
A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS MARSHALL
COUNTY ON MONDAY...OCTOBER 25...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: 85 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
* PATH LENGTH: 1.0 MILE
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 100 YARDS
* SUMMARY: A SHORT-LIVED TORNADO APPROACHED THE TOWN OF ARAB FROM THE
WEST AND INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 231 AND HAYNES
ROAD. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH SOME MINOR
ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE TO A HOUSE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HAYNES
ROAD AND PUTTER CIRCLE. ADDITIONAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED
ON THE GOLF COURSE ACROSS THE STREET. THE TORNADO BRIEFLY CONTINUED
EAST-NORTHEAST AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A FARM OUTBUILDING
ON HUCKLEBERRY LANE...NORTH OF HAYNES ROAD.
...THIS SURVEY IS FROM STORMS EARLY MONDAY MORNING /OCT 25/...
A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS MARSHALL
COUNTY ON MONDAY...OCTOBER 25...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: 85 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
* PATH LENGTH: 1.0 MILE
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 100 YARDS
* SUMMARY: A SHORT-LIVED TORNADO APPROACHED THE TOWN OF ARAB FROM THE
WEST AND INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 231 AND HAYNES
ROAD. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH SOME MINOR
ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE TO A HOUSE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HAYNES
ROAD AND PUTTER CIRCLE. ADDITIONAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED
ON THE GOLF COURSE ACROSS THE STREET. THE TORNADO BRIEFLY CONTINUED
EAST-NORTHEAST AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A FARM OUTBUILDING
ON HUCKLEBERRY LANE...NORTH OF HAYNES ROAD.
Tuesday Storm Total Rainfall via CoCoRaHS
Madison County
Date5 Time Station Number Station Name Total Precip .in New Snow .in Total Snow .in State County View
10/27/2010 5:28 AM AL-MD-12 Huntsville 7.9 SSE 0.74 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 5:30 AM AL-MD-25 Huntsville 4.4 ENE 1.04 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 5:55 AM AL-MD-3 Huntsville 4.0 E 0.73 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 6:00 AM AL-MD-33 Hampton Cove 2.1 WNW 0.96 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 6:23 AM AL-MD-6 Hazel Green 1.2 NW 1.85 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 6:30 AM AL-MD-15 Moores Mill 3.9 SE 0.92 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 6:30 AM AL-MD-59 Harvest 5.3 SSE 1.54 0.0 NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-4 Huntsville 5.9 SE 1.13 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-13 New Market 1.5 W 1.38 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-26 Madison 2.6 NE 1.19 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-32 Harvest 4.8 SSW 1.76 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-57 Harvest 2.8 S 2.48 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-70 Madison 2.2 N 1.55 NA NA AL Madison View
Lauderdale County
10/27/2010 6:00 AM AL-LD-8 Killen 3.0 ESE 0.94 NA NA AL Lauderdale View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LD-1 Florence 2.3 SSW 0.09 NA NA AL Lauderdale View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LD-32 Florence 1.2 S 0.15 NA NA AL Lauderdale View
10/27/2010 7:30 AM AL-LD-18 Rogersville 3.1 NNE 0.81 NA NA AL Lauderdale View
Lawrence County
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LR-2 Hillsboro 7.4 SSW 1.70 NA NA AL Lawrence
Colbert County
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-CT-1 Tuscumbia 6.2 S 1.00 NA NA AL Colbert View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-CT-4 Muscle Shoals 1.3 SSW 0.96 NA NA AL Colbert View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-CT-7 Littleville 0.8 NNE 1.09 NA NA AL Colbert
Cullman County
10/27/2010 5:31 AM AL-CM-4 Hanceville 1.6 E 2.08 NA NA AL Cullman View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-CM-3 Cullman 4.4 E 1.70 NA NA AL Cullman View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-CM-6 Cullman 7.5 SW 1.80 NA NA AL Cullman View
10/27/2010 8:00 AM AL-CM-10 Cullman 2.2 S 1.77 NA NA AL Cullman
Franklin County
0/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-FR-6 Phil Campbell 5.7 WNW 1.20 NA NA AL Franklin
Limestone County
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LS-3 Athens 4.3 W 0.67 NA NA AL Limestone View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LS-4 Madison 3.5 NW 1.45 NA NA AL Limestone View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LS-9 Athens 3.9 NW 0.55 NA NA AL Limestone View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LS-10 Athens 4.9 NNW 0.80 NA NA AL Limestone View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LS-23 Athens 1.5 SE 1.60 NA NA AL Limestone
Marshall County
10/27/2010 5:30 AM AL-MS-13 Albertville 4.8 WNW 2.45 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 6:00 AM AL-MS-22 Albertville 5.5 N 2.42 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 6:00 AM AL-MS-27 Albertville 1.8 WNW 2.28 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MS-11 Guntersville 2.0 ENE 2.60 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MS-15 Grant 6.3 SW 1.99 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MS-19 Douglas 6.8 NW 2.86 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MS-20 Union Grove 7.2 WNW 1.04 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MS-21 Albertville 2.8 SE 2.30 NA NA AL Marshall
Morgan County
10/27/2010 6:30 AM AL-MG-14 Somerville 2.0 SE 0.93 NA NA AL Morgan View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MG-1 Decatur 2.6 ENE 1.22 0.0 0.0 AL Morgan View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MG-16 Priceville 0.4 ESE 0.64 NA NA AL Morgan View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MG-17 Priceville 1.8 WSW 0.74 NA NA AL Morgan
Dekalb County
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-DK-8 Sylvania 3.4 ESE 1.99 NA NA AL Dekalb View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-DK-10 Fyffe 6.3 NNE 2.09 NA NA AL Dekalb
Jackson County
10/27/2010 6:00 AM AL-JC-3 Hollytree 0.6 NNE 0.96 0.0 0.0 AL Jackson View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-JC-7 Langston 1.3 NE 2.27 NA NA AL Jackson View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-JC-8 Woodville 1.7 NE 0.59 NA NA AL Jackson View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-JC-11 Scottsboro 1.7 N 1.09 NA NA AL Jackson View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-JC-12 Woodville 8.0 NNE 1.79 NA NA AL Jackson View
10/27/2010 8:00 AM AL-JC-1 Princeton 3.6 NW 1.14 NA NA AL Jackson
Date5 Time Station Number Station Name Total Precip .in New Snow .in Total Snow .in State County View
10/27/2010 5:28 AM AL-MD-12 Huntsville 7.9 SSE 0.74 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 5:30 AM AL-MD-25 Huntsville 4.4 ENE 1.04 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 5:55 AM AL-MD-3 Huntsville 4.0 E 0.73 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 6:00 AM AL-MD-33 Hampton Cove 2.1 WNW 0.96 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 6:23 AM AL-MD-6 Hazel Green 1.2 NW 1.85 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 6:30 AM AL-MD-15 Moores Mill 3.9 SE 0.92 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 6:30 AM AL-MD-59 Harvest 5.3 SSE 1.54 0.0 NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-4 Huntsville 5.9 SE 1.13 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-13 New Market 1.5 W 1.38 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-26 Madison 2.6 NE 1.19 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-32 Harvest 4.8 SSW 1.76 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-57 Harvest 2.8 S 2.48 NA NA AL Madison View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MD-70 Madison 2.2 N 1.55 NA NA AL Madison View
Lauderdale County
10/27/2010 6:00 AM AL-LD-8 Killen 3.0 ESE 0.94 NA NA AL Lauderdale View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LD-1 Florence 2.3 SSW 0.09 NA NA AL Lauderdale View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LD-32 Florence 1.2 S 0.15 NA NA AL Lauderdale View
10/27/2010 7:30 AM AL-LD-18 Rogersville 3.1 NNE 0.81 NA NA AL Lauderdale View
Lawrence County
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LR-2 Hillsboro 7.4 SSW 1.70 NA NA AL Lawrence
Colbert County
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-CT-1 Tuscumbia 6.2 S 1.00 NA NA AL Colbert View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-CT-4 Muscle Shoals 1.3 SSW 0.96 NA NA AL Colbert View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-CT-7 Littleville 0.8 NNE 1.09 NA NA AL Colbert
Cullman County
10/27/2010 5:31 AM AL-CM-4 Hanceville 1.6 E 2.08 NA NA AL Cullman View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-CM-3 Cullman 4.4 E 1.70 NA NA AL Cullman View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-CM-6 Cullman 7.5 SW 1.80 NA NA AL Cullman View
10/27/2010 8:00 AM AL-CM-10 Cullman 2.2 S 1.77 NA NA AL Cullman
Franklin County
0/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-FR-6 Phil Campbell 5.7 WNW 1.20 NA NA AL Franklin
Limestone County
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LS-3 Athens 4.3 W 0.67 NA NA AL Limestone View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LS-4 Madison 3.5 NW 1.45 NA NA AL Limestone View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LS-9 Athens 3.9 NW 0.55 NA NA AL Limestone View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LS-10 Athens 4.9 NNW 0.80 NA NA AL Limestone View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-LS-23 Athens 1.5 SE 1.60 NA NA AL Limestone
Marshall County
10/27/2010 5:30 AM AL-MS-13 Albertville 4.8 WNW 2.45 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 6:00 AM AL-MS-22 Albertville 5.5 N 2.42 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 6:00 AM AL-MS-27 Albertville 1.8 WNW 2.28 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MS-11 Guntersville 2.0 ENE 2.60 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MS-15 Grant 6.3 SW 1.99 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MS-19 Douglas 6.8 NW 2.86 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MS-20 Union Grove 7.2 WNW 1.04 NA NA AL Marshall View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MS-21 Albertville 2.8 SE 2.30 NA NA AL Marshall
Morgan County
10/27/2010 6:30 AM AL-MG-14 Somerville 2.0 SE 0.93 NA NA AL Morgan View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MG-1 Decatur 2.6 ENE 1.22 0.0 0.0 AL Morgan View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MG-16 Priceville 0.4 ESE 0.64 NA NA AL Morgan View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-MG-17 Priceville 1.8 WSW 0.74 NA NA AL Morgan
Dekalb County
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-DK-8 Sylvania 3.4 ESE 1.99 NA NA AL Dekalb View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-DK-10 Fyffe 6.3 NNE 2.09 NA NA AL Dekalb
Jackson County
10/27/2010 6:00 AM AL-JC-3 Hollytree 0.6 NNE 0.96 0.0 0.0 AL Jackson View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-JC-7 Langston 1.3 NE 2.27 NA NA AL Jackson View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-JC-8 Woodville 1.7 NE 0.59 NA NA AL Jackson View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-JC-11 Scottsboro 1.7 N 1.09 NA NA AL Jackson View
10/27/2010 7:00 AM AL-JC-12 Woodville 8.0 NNE 1.79 NA NA AL Jackson View
10/27/2010 8:00 AM AL-JC-1 Princeton 3.6 NW 1.14 NA NA AL Jackson
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
What a Day!!
This is the scud that someone reported as a tornado on the ground. Notice the Hail shaft to the left of the scud.
You can see the funnel (nice wedge shape) behind the trees. I moved further north and thats when I was over took by rain.
Wall cloud in Limestone County
Another funnel with a nice lightning shot from screen capture.
Nice Supercell in Morgan county
While there where tons of Tornado warnings across the valley tonight. Some where verified others were not as of yet. The most significant damage seems to be in Dekalb County near the town of Geraldine. Severe Studios Associate Chaser Brett Adair was in the area reporting significant damage there. Here closer to home I captured a wall cloud, hail shaft and a tornado in Limestone County. The Tornado was in an open field and lifted as soon as it crossed behind me. In the small video clip you can see some small debris(and at the 1:15 mark you here some hit the windshield)blowing across the rod then I get overtook by rain as it approached. Not much in the way off good video since it was to my left and behind me and rain wrapped as well. All in all a very messed up day tons of rain with each cell made it hard to chase anything.
You can see the funnel (nice wedge shape) behind the trees. I moved further north and thats when I was over took by rain.
Wall cloud in Limestone County
Another funnel with a nice lightning shot from screen capture.
Nice Supercell in Morgan county
While there where tons of Tornado warnings across the valley tonight. Some where verified others were not as of yet. The most significant damage seems to be in Dekalb County near the town of Geraldine. Severe Studios Associate Chaser Brett Adair was in the area reporting significant damage there. Here closer to home I captured a wall cloud, hail shaft and a tornado in Limestone County. The Tornado was in an open field and lifted as soon as it crossed behind me. In the small video clip you can see some small debris(and at the 1:15 mark you here some hit the windshield)blowing across the rod then I get overtook by rain as it approached. Not much in the way off good video since it was to my left and behind me and rain wrapped as well. All in all a very messed up day tons of rain with each cell made it hard to chase anything.
Monday, October 25, 2010
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.
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.
Tomorrows Outlook!!!
Well if this morning was not enough another round of storms will affect us on Tuesday.During the day tomorrow, with a strong southerly flow bringing moisture back in here, and if the sun comes out as it is now, the air will become unstable, with CAPE reaching above 2,000 J/kg by tomorrow afternoon. the NAM is painting highs near 87F which could be a little high but do not be surprised to see highs near 83-85F.
The strongest dynamics will be across the Tennessee Valley of Alabama, Tennessee, and farther north, closer to the low, where the SPC has now painted a Moderate Risk. A Slight Risk is in place for nearly all of Alabama. The biggest threat for tornadoes looks to be north of the State, but expect the unexpected. Stay tuned for further updates and chase information.
ML Cape Values Tuesday
Significant Hail Parameters Tuesday
Significant Severe Composite Tuesday
Storm Relative Helicity
Significant Tornado Parameter Tuesday
Supercell Composite Tuesday
The strongest dynamics will be across the Tennessee Valley of Alabama, Tennessee, and farther north, closer to the low, where the SPC has now painted a Moderate Risk. A Slight Risk is in place for nearly all of Alabama. The biggest threat for tornadoes looks to be north of the State, but expect the unexpected. Stay tuned for further updates and chase information.
ML Cape Values Tuesday
Significant Hail Parameters Tuesday
Significant Severe Composite Tuesday
Storm Relative Helicity
Significant Tornado Parameter Tuesday
Supercell Composite Tuesday
Cullman Damage
When I first arrived in Cullman it seemed more as a downburst had happened since all the damage was in a small confined area, but after walking the town and surveying the damage I am to the conclusion that it was a small EF0-EF1 tornado touched down and then lifted almost immediately. The storm pushed in from the west along a squall line and the individual cell moved NE along the line damage could be found on all sides of buildings (N,S,E,AND W) The NWS survey team will be there later today and we will know for sure. Stay weather aware as tomorrow could be rough again as tis system will move in during the heating parts of the day. We are under a slight risk right now for all day Tuesday.
My daughter and her Paw Paw with the roots of a large Pecan tree that fell during the storm
Tree damage at Sacred Heart Church
Window blown out of business (also facing east)
North Facing Wall
This car was slid 2-3 feet (notice slide marks)
East Facing Wall
West Facing Wall Windows blown out of Village Furniture and Gifts
South Facing Wall
My daughter and her Paw Paw with the roots of a large Pecan tree that fell during the storm
Tree damage at Sacred Heart Church
Window blown out of business (also facing east)
North Facing Wall
This car was slid 2-3 feet (notice slide marks)
East Facing Wall
West Facing Wall Windows blown out of Village Furniture and Gifts
South Facing Wall
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Few Storms To Our West
Well the severe chances for our area are starting to unfold. It is 4:30pm and it is still 83º and the instability values are climbing. Please be aware this is going to be a late night event when most everyone will be asleep. There is a chance that no tornado warnings will be issued and this will be just a heavy rain event, but be prepared just in case. The NWS has issued Severe Thunder Storm Watch # 708 for portions of Mississippi until 0300 UTC (10pm CDT) which may be extended to the east and include North and Central Alabama. Stay tuned for updates.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Severe Chances going Up!!!
Well as the small tornado outbreak has unfolded in North Texas we are watching the possible development of strong to severe storms here across Alabama. all models are looking more and more like we will see significant storms late Sunday night into Monday morning. Will this be a tornado outbreak like we have seen today? It is uncertain right now just what to expect. Please make sure you have your weather radio where you can hear it in case of inclement weather as it will be after everyone has gone to bed. As you can see from the models below if they hold true it will be a long late night watching and waiting. Here is the latest from the NWS.
A SECOND PEAK IN TSTM DEVELOPMENT...AND POTENTIALLY GREATER SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...IS SUGGESTED BY THE MODELS FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS STRONGER HEIGHT FALLS SPREAD INTO THE MID SOUTH. WARMING DEW POINTS AMIDST INCREASING LOW-LEVEL SRH CONTINUES TO BOOST CONCERNS FOR TORNADOES AND GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT SUNDAY/EARLY MONDAY.SUFFICIENT CAPE AND STRONG SHEAR ABOVE THE INVERSION TO SUPPORT
ROTATING CELLS. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS
MARGINAL...AND STILL BETTER TO OUR SOUTH AND WEST...IT IS STILL
POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AS WELL. THIS WILL BE MONITORED AS FUTURE FCST TRENDS CLOSELY TO TRY TO
PIN DOWN SEVERE WEATHER SPECIFICS AND CONVECTIVE MODE
Day 2 convective outlook
Significant Severe for 3am Monday
SRH 6am Monday
Significant Tornado Parameter 3am Monday
NOGAPS 6am Monday
A SECOND PEAK IN TSTM DEVELOPMENT...AND POTENTIALLY GREATER SEVERE WEATHER THREAT...IS SUGGESTED BY THE MODELS FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS STRONGER HEIGHT FALLS SPREAD INTO THE MID SOUTH. WARMING DEW POINTS AMIDST INCREASING LOW-LEVEL SRH CONTINUES TO BOOST CONCERNS FOR TORNADOES AND GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT SUNDAY/EARLY MONDAY.SUFFICIENT CAPE AND STRONG SHEAR ABOVE THE INVERSION TO SUPPORT
ROTATING CELLS. ALTHOUGH THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER LOOKS
MARGINAL...AND STILL BETTER TO OUR SOUTH AND WEST...IT IS STILL
POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA AS WELL. THIS WILL BE MONITORED AS FUTURE FCST TRENDS CLOSELY TO TRY TO
PIN DOWN SEVERE WEATHER SPECIFICS AND CONVECTIVE MODE
Day 2 convective outlook
Significant Severe for 3am Monday
SRH 6am Monday
Significant Tornado Parameter 3am Monday
NOGAPS 6am Monday
Looking Ahead to Next Week
Some of the models look impressive for Monday as we look to have plenty of instability and moisture for a decent chance at some strong storms. I do not see an all out severe weather outbreak, but an outside chance at a severe thunderstorm or even a tornado warning cannot be ruled out. All the models below are valid at noon on Monday as you can see from Image one it shows a squall line from Nashville down towards Tuscaloosa. The HPC is painting nearly 4 inches of rain by Thursday so this looks as if the main threat from these storms will be heavy rain and flooding potential. With that said in Alabama expect the unexpected. As of now the main window for the heavier rain and storms looks to be 9am Monday thru 9pm Monday. Stay tuned fro more updates.
5Day HPC
Squall Line Position Noon Monday
STP Noon Monday
Supercell Composite Noon Monday
Significant Severe Index Noon Monday
SB Cape Noon Monday
SRH Noon Monday
5Day HPC
Squall Line Position Noon Monday
STP Noon Monday
Supercell Composite Noon Monday
Significant Severe Index Noon Monday
SB Cape Noon Monday
SRH Noon Monday
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Severe Next Week??????
Well as Summer turns to Fall and an unsettled weather pattern moves in we turn our attention to severe weather. Now it looks as if we could see our first round across the Southeast beginning on late Sunday night and into Monday morning with the main window now between 9pm Sunday til 9am Monday. We could see some sunshine return late Tuesday and Wednesday before a much stronger system moves in late Wednesday into Thursday. With this time of year expect the unexpected and any and all modes of severe weather can occur. very cold air will follow the storm system as it exits the area on Friday with the potential for heavy frost or even our first freeze, notice the 540 line on the Saturday graphic all the way to near Cullman. We will see if pans out for both the severe weather possibilities and the potential for a freeze. Stay tuned for any severe weather updates as the system draws near.
Midnight Sunday
Thursday
Saturday
Midnight Sunday
Thursday
Saturday
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Fall Severe Weather Awareness Day
Just a few tidbits of information on Fall Severe Weather across Alabama and Mississippi from the NWS. The MAIN window (but not the only window) for our Fall Severe Weather is November 1- December 15. Here are some significant Fall severe weather events in Alabama.
December 16, 2000 – 12 tornadoes across the state, including an EF4 in Tuscaloosa County
November 24 & 25, 2001 – 36 tornadoes in 24 hours, the largest outbreak ever documented in Alabama
November 10, 2002 – The “Veteran’s Day Outbreak,” with 11 tornadoes (including 2 EF3s)
November 23 & 24, 2004 – 21 tornadoes across the state, including 16 in Central Alabama
November 15, 2006 – 14 tornadoes statewide including 8 across Central Alabama, including “The Fun Zone” tornado in Montgomery ( click title for link to news story on this tornado Rated F2)
* 2009: Severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage across much of North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee on October 9th. An EF-1 tornado touched down just south of Fayetteville, Tennessee resulting in extensive damage around the Timber Lake community.
* 2007: Severe thunderstorms caused considerable straight-line wind damage across Northwest Alabama on October 18th. An EF-1 tornado tracked into southern Lawrence County, downing several trees in Bankhead National Forest.
* 2004: Severe weather occurred before the typical November secondary peak. Tornadoes struck Lauderdale and Colbert Counties on October 18th (check out the storm survey here).
* 2003: A significant line of thunderstorms plowed through the Tennessee Valley on November 18th, resulting in significant straight-line wind damage. Damaging wind gusts can be just as destructive as tornadoes.
* 2002: The infamous Veteran's Day Tornado Outbreak produced an F3 tornado in Cullman County, which damaged more than 150 structures (check out the storm survey here).
* 2001: Six of the eight tornadoes that hit Northern Alabama this year occurred with the November 24th outbreak. This event broke a record for the number of tornadoes that occurred during a 24-hour period in the state of Alabama.
* Of course, the infamous 1989 Huntsville tornado occurred in November as well. This F4 tornado (207-260 mph winds) tore through south Huntsville on November 15, 1989, touching down on Redstone Arsenal at 4:30pm. The tornado eventually killed 21 people, injured more than 460 people, and caused more than $250 million in damages.
Mississippi
# November 21-22, 1992 - Large tornado outbreak, 14 total tornadoes with 1 long track F4 (128 miles), 5th longest. This tornado is more widely known as the Brandon Tornado. A total of 12 fatalities occurred during that horrific night
# November 24, 2001 - Large tornado outbreak, 14 total tornadoes, 2 F4s and 2F3s. One of the F4s was the Fairfield Tornado. A total of 7 fatalities occurred across the region that early morning -Event Summary
# November 10-11, 2002 - Veterans Day Outbreak, MS was on the southern end of the event but still had 7 total tornadoes - Event Summary
# November 18, 2003 - A squall line moved across the region producing widespread wind damage
# November 24, 2004 - Large tornado outbreak, 21 total tornadoes, 1 fatality - Event Summary
# November 15, 2006 - Tornado event across southeast MS, 2 F3s - Event Summary
# November 21, 1997 - a strong tornado moved across St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and continued into Pearl River County, Mississippi. Covington, Louisiana, and surrounding areas were particularly hard hit with nearly 70 homes damaged and 4 downtown buildings damaged. 47 people suffered mainly minor injuries.
# October 29, 2002 - a weak tornado moved across the southeast portion of the Baton Rouge area during the early morning hours, knocking down trees and damaging house roofs. Straight-line wind damage occurred in several other areas from Baton Rouge area eastward to Pearl Rive County, Mississippi.
# November 24, 2004 - damaging straight-line winds and several tornadoes were reported during the early morning hours in an area from near Baton Rouge eastward into coastal Mississippi. A strong tornado touched near the Slidell airport damaging 152 homes in a nearby subdivision. The same storm system produced another strong tornado that touched down around sunrise just north of Gulfport. The tornado damaged homes and businesses. Fortunately only a few relatively minor injuries were reported. Straight-line wind damage occurred in other areas of southeast Louisiana and south Mississippi.
# November 15, 2006 - Severe thunderstorms produced tornadoes as they tracked across areas north of Lake Pontchartrain into southwest Mississippi during the early morning hours. Several strong tornadoes touched down from east of Greensburg, Louisiana, across northern Washington Parish to east of Tylertown, Mississippi. Unfortunately, one fatality occurred near Montpelier in St Helena Parish when a strong tornado struck a house and adjacent trailer.
# October 17, 2007 - Two weak tornadoes moved through the Franklinton area in Washington Parish in the afternoon. These tornadoes severely damaged the roofs of several businesses, shattered windows, moved a car 15 feet, and uprooted numerous trees.
These are just a few events across the State. So just because it is not spring time please do not let your guard down.
December 16, 2000 – 12 tornadoes across the state, including an EF4 in Tuscaloosa County
November 24 & 25, 2001 – 36 tornadoes in 24 hours, the largest outbreak ever documented in Alabama
November 10, 2002 – The “Veteran’s Day Outbreak,” with 11 tornadoes (including 2 EF3s)
November 23 & 24, 2004 – 21 tornadoes across the state, including 16 in Central Alabama
November 15, 2006 – 14 tornadoes statewide including 8 across Central Alabama, including “The Fun Zone” tornado in Montgomery ( click title for link to news story on this tornado Rated F2)
* 2009: Severe thunderstorms produced widespread wind damage across much of North Alabama and Southern Middle Tennessee on October 9th. An EF-1 tornado touched down just south of Fayetteville, Tennessee resulting in extensive damage around the Timber Lake community.
* 2007: Severe thunderstorms caused considerable straight-line wind damage across Northwest Alabama on October 18th. An EF-1 tornado tracked into southern Lawrence County, downing several trees in Bankhead National Forest.
* 2004: Severe weather occurred before the typical November secondary peak. Tornadoes struck Lauderdale and Colbert Counties on October 18th (check out the storm survey here).
* 2003: A significant line of thunderstorms plowed through the Tennessee Valley on November 18th, resulting in significant straight-line wind damage. Damaging wind gusts can be just as destructive as tornadoes.
* 2002: The infamous Veteran's Day Tornado Outbreak produced an F3 tornado in Cullman County, which damaged more than 150 structures (check out the storm survey here).
* 2001: Six of the eight tornadoes that hit Northern Alabama this year occurred with the November 24th outbreak. This event broke a record for the number of tornadoes that occurred during a 24-hour period in the state of Alabama.
* Of course, the infamous 1989 Huntsville tornado occurred in November as well. This F4 tornado (207-260 mph winds) tore through south Huntsville on November 15, 1989, touching down on Redstone Arsenal at 4:30pm. The tornado eventually killed 21 people, injured more than 460 people, and caused more than $250 million in damages.
Mississippi
# November 21-22, 1992 - Large tornado outbreak, 14 total tornadoes with 1 long track F4 (128 miles), 5th longest. This tornado is more widely known as the Brandon Tornado. A total of 12 fatalities occurred during that horrific night
# November 24, 2001 - Large tornado outbreak, 14 total tornadoes, 2 F4s and 2F3s. One of the F4s was the Fairfield Tornado. A total of 7 fatalities occurred across the region that early morning -Event Summary
# November 10-11, 2002 - Veterans Day Outbreak, MS was on the southern end of the event but still had 7 total tornadoes - Event Summary
# November 18, 2003 - A squall line moved across the region producing widespread wind damage
# November 24, 2004 - Large tornado outbreak, 21 total tornadoes, 1 fatality - Event Summary
# November 15, 2006 - Tornado event across southeast MS, 2 F3s - Event Summary
# November 21, 1997 - a strong tornado moved across St Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and continued into Pearl River County, Mississippi. Covington, Louisiana, and surrounding areas were particularly hard hit with nearly 70 homes damaged and 4 downtown buildings damaged. 47 people suffered mainly minor injuries.
# October 29, 2002 - a weak tornado moved across the southeast portion of the Baton Rouge area during the early morning hours, knocking down trees and damaging house roofs. Straight-line wind damage occurred in several other areas from Baton Rouge area eastward to Pearl Rive County, Mississippi.
# November 24, 2004 - damaging straight-line winds and several tornadoes were reported during the early morning hours in an area from near Baton Rouge eastward into coastal Mississippi. A strong tornado touched near the Slidell airport damaging 152 homes in a nearby subdivision. The same storm system produced another strong tornado that touched down around sunrise just north of Gulfport. The tornado damaged homes and businesses. Fortunately only a few relatively minor injuries were reported. Straight-line wind damage occurred in other areas of southeast Louisiana and south Mississippi.
# November 15, 2006 - Severe thunderstorms produced tornadoes as they tracked across areas north of Lake Pontchartrain into southwest Mississippi during the early morning hours. Several strong tornadoes touched down from east of Greensburg, Louisiana, across northern Washington Parish to east of Tylertown, Mississippi. Unfortunately, one fatality occurred near Montpelier in St Helena Parish when a strong tornado struck a house and adjacent trailer.
# October 17, 2007 - Two weak tornadoes moved through the Franklinton area in Washington Parish in the afternoon. These tornadoes severely damaged the roofs of several businesses, shattered windows, moved a car 15 feet, and uprooted numerous trees.
These are just a few events across the State. So just because it is not spring time please do not let your guard down.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
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