TORNADO ONE
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE
AL
730 PM CDT MON APR 20 2009
...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM LAWRENCE AND MORGAN
COUNTIES...
A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS
LAWRENCE
AND
MORGAN
COUNTIES...IN
NORTHERN ALABAMA...HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALONG WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 04/19/09
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1 (BASED ON PEAK WIND)
* PATH LENGTH: ** SEE SUMMARY SECTION FOR DETAILS **
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 200 FEET
* FATALITIES: 1 (
MORGAN
COUNTY)
* SUMMARY: A TORNADIC SUPERCELL TRACKED ACROSS
CENTRAL LAWRENCE
AND
WEST
CENTRAL
MORGAN
COUNTIES IN
NORTHERN ALABAMA BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 6 AND 7 PM CDT...SUNDAY APRIL 19TH 2009. BASED ON
DAMAGE THAT WAS SURVEYED...MUCH OF THE DAMAGE RESULTED FROM
STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS. HOWEVER...THERE WERE FOUR AREAS BETWEEN
MOUNT
HOPE /IN
LAWRENCE
COUNTY/ AND PRICEVILLE /IN MORGAN
COUNTY/ THAT SUPPORTED BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS. THE FOLLOWING
IS A BREAKDOWN OF EACH SPECIFIC TORNADO TOUCHDOWN:
TOUCHDOWN #1 (
LAWRENCE
COUNTY): SOUTH OF
MOUNT
HOPE...BETWEEN
COUNTY ROADS 25 AND 23. SEVERAL TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED AND TWO HOMES SUSTAINED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO AROUND
20 PERCENT OF THE ROOF.
PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 3/4 MILE
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 75 FEET
TOUCHDOWN #2 (
LAWRENCE
COUNTY): COUNTY ROADS 99 AND 100...JUST
WEST OF WREN TO HIGHWAY 157...JUST SOUTHEAST OF MOULTON. A CONCRETE
INDUSTRIAL FACILITY SUSTAINED COMPLETE ROOF LOSS AND SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE...INCLUDING TWO LARGE WOOD POLES SECURELY
FASTENED TO THE GROUND WERE SNAPPED.
PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 4.5 MILES
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 200 FEET
TOUCHDOWN #3 (
MORGAN
COUNTY): DAMAGE OCCURRED NORTH OF IRON MAN
ROAD BETWEEN
PUNKIN
CENTER AND NEEL. SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED
WITH ONE FALLING ON A MOBILE HOME AT THE PLEASANT VALLEY TRAILER
PARK OFF OF
BLANKENSHIP ROAD
. SEVERAL PINES WERE SNAPPED ALONG
ROBERTS ROAD
...JUST EAST OF
BLANKENSHIP ROAD
. NUMEROUS TREES WERE
UPROOTED ALONG
HAZEL STREET
.
PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 2.2 MILES
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 150 FEET
TOUCHDOWN #4 (
MORGAN
COUNTY): DAMAGE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES
SOUTH OF PRICEVILLE...BETWEEN
SHOAL CREEK ROAD
AND
NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD
.
NUMEROUS LARGE PINES WERE UPROOTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SHOAL CREEK
ROAD AND
SPRING VALLEY ROAD
. SPORADIC TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A
SHED OCCURRED ALONG
NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD
...JUST NORTH OF
TALL PINE ROAD
.
PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 3/4 MILE
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 150 FEET
TORNADO TWO
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE
AL
721 PM CDT MON APR 20 2009
...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM
MARSHALL
COUNTY...
A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS
MARSHALL
COUNTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 04/19/09
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 110.0 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1
* PATH LENGTH: 3 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 75 YARDS
* FATALITIES: 1
* INJURIES: 1
* SUMMARY: A TORNAOD TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF
GIN ROAD
IN THE
ASBURY COMMUNITY. A MOBILE HOME WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH
THE CONTENTS BLOWN 40 YARDS AND THE FRAME BLOWN 60 YARDS. ONE
OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES WITH ANOTHER SUFFERING LIFE
THREATENING INJURIES. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST DESTROYING
ONE LARGE CHICKEN HOUSE AND DAMAGING SEVERAL OTHERS. MANY
CHICKENS WERE KILLED AND TWO COWS WERE KILLED BY FLYING DEBRIS.
SEVERAL BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
THE TORNADO WEAKENED AS IT CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD
ASBURY ROAD
WITH MINOR TREE DAMAGE BEFORE IT FINALLY LIFTED NEAR
OLD
BETHEL ROAD
.
TORNADO THREE
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE
AL
746 PM CDT MON APR 20 2009
...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM
DEKALB
COUNTY...
A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS DEKALB
COUNTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PERSONNEL.
INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 04/19/09
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100.0 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1
* PATH LENGTH: 5.3 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 150.0 YARDS
* SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG
COUNTY ROAD
121 IN
HAMMONDVILLE. LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED AND A FEW SMALL TREES
WERE SNAPPED. MINOR ROOF AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO A
FEW BUILDINGS. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST WITH ADDITIONAL
TREE DAMAGE ALONG ROUTE 885. AN INTERESTING NOTE IS THAT A TREE
FELL ON A HOME ALONG ROUTE 885 THAT WAS ALSO IMPACTED BY A
TORNADO ON MARCH 28TH OF THIS YEAR. THE SURVEY TEAM FOUND THAT
THE TORNADO LIFTED AND TOUCHED BACK DOWN PERIODICALLY ACROSS
NORTHEAST
DEKALB
COUNTY WITH SPORADIC PATCHES OF TREE DAMAGE
BEFORE FINALLY LIFTING NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 117 AND
LOWERY ROAD.
TORNADO FOUR
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE
AL
736 PM CDT MON APR 20 2009
...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM
DEKALB
COUNTY...
A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS DEKALB
COUNTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PERSONNEL.
INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 04/19/09
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85.0 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
* PATH LENGTH: 1.1 MILES
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 50.0 YARDS
* SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN BRIEFLY IN THE GUEST COMMUNITY
ALONG
COUNTY ROAD
50. SEVERAL SOFTWOOD TREES WERE UPROOTED AND A
SMALL BARN WAS DESTROYED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED TO MOVE NORTHEAST ALONG
COUNTY ROAD
44 WITH
SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE BEFORE LIFTING.
