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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
230 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1230 PM HAIL 3 NNE RIPLEY 34.80N 87.11W
03/18/2013 E0.25 INCH LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT PARKER RD SOUTH OF US 72
1253 PM HAIL 1 E ATHENS 34.80N 86.95W
03/18/2013 E0.50 INCH LIMESTONE AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN ATHENS ON HWY 31
0103 PM HAIL 1 SSW RUSSELLVILLE 34.49N 87.74W
03/18/2013 E0.50 INCH FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MARBLE SIZED HAIL REPORTED JUST SOUTH OF RUSSELLVILLE
0110 PM HAIL 2 S TOWN CREEK 34.65N 87.41W
03/18/2013 E0.50 INCH LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED NORTH OF HATTON
0118 PM HAIL S HATTON 34.56N 87.41W
03/18/2013 E1.50 INCH LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SILVER DOLLAR SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN HATTON
0140 PM TSTM WND DMG ALLSBORO 34.69N 88.11W
03/18/2013 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD AT ALLSBORO...5 MILES SOUTH OF HWY
72. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0142 PM HAIL TOWN CREEK 34.68N 87.41W
03/18/2013 E0.88 INCH LAWRENCE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
0145 PM TSTM WND DMG RED BAY 34.44N 88.14W
03/18/2013 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AROUND RED BAY. ALONG HIGHWAY
19 AND 11 NORTH AND SOUTH OF TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
RADAR.
0146 PM HAIL MOULTON 34.48N 87.29W
03/18/2013 E1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN MOULTON.
0147 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE POGO 34.56N 88.10W
03/18/2013 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALONG
HIGHWAY 190. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0148 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE CHEROKEE 34.74N 87.91W
03/18/2013 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ELECTRICAL LINES DOWN ON RESIDENCE NEAR BARTON. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0149 PM TSTM WND GST CHEROKEE 34.76N 87.97W
03/18/2013 E50.00 MPH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ESTIMATED WIND GUST AROUND 50MPH
0149 PM HAIL CHEROKEE 34.76N 87.97W
03/18/2013 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN CHEROKEE
0150 PM HAIL 2 SSW CADDO 34.54N 87.16W
03/18/2013 E1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF AL HWY
24 AND COUNTY ROAD 434 NORTHEAST OF MOULTON.
0157 PM TSTM WND GST E NEW BETHEL 34.65N 87.79W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE DOWN AT 530 NEW BETHEL ROAD
0200 PM HAIL FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
03/18/2013 E0.75 INCH LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN FLORENCE
0202 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SSW FLORENCE 34.73N 87.71W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TIN METAL ON POWER LINE AT 310 S. HOOK ST
0202 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SSW MUSCLE SHOALS 34.69N 87.71W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE DOWN ON HENDERSON POINT ROAD
0202 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SSW FLORENCE 34.73N 87.73W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE DOWN AT 403 EDGEWOOD DR
0202 PM TSTM WND GST 5 E MUSCLE SHOALS 34.74N 87.58W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE DOWN ON GNAT POND ROAD
0202 PM TSTM WND GST 5 WSW MUSCLE SHOALS 34.72N 87.75W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE DOWN AT WILLINGHAM HILL ROAD
0206 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSW FLORENCE 34.76N 87.70W
03/18/2013 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN BLOCKING THE ROAD NEAR THE SHEFFIELD CITY HALL.
0206 PM TSTM WND GST 3 N LITTLEVILLE 34.63N 87.67W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ON HOUSE ON 3717 BLUE ROAD
0206 PM TSTM WND GST 6 N RUSSELLVILLE 34.59N 87.74W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN AT 1590 LIGON SPRINGS ROAD
0206 PM TSTM WND GST 3 N LEIGHTON 34.74N 87.53W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES DOWN ON COUNTY LINE ROAD BETWEEN 6TH ST AND
JARMON ROAD
0208 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE LITTLEVILLE 34.64N 87.66W
03/18/2013 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON HOUSE.
0210 PM HAIL 1 WNW DECATUR 34.61N 87.00W
03/18/2013 E1.00 INCH MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZED HAIL AT 4TH AND 11TH IN DECATUR.
0210 PM TORNADO 3 NE LEIGHTON 34.73N 87.50W
03/18/2013 F0 COLBERT AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR LEIGHTON, SNAPPING TREES
NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF 6TH STREET AND HATTON SCHOOL
ROAD. LARGE PINES TO THE EAST OF THIS LOCATION WERE
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN, ALONG WITH MINOR
STRUCTURAL AND ROOF DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE. A CAR PORT WAS
LIFTED AND DESTROYED AND UNDERCARRIAGE FROM A SINGLE-WIDE
MOBILE HOME WAS PULLED OUT AND THROWN INTO A NEARBY TREE.
ADDITIONAL LARGE CEDAR TREES WERE SNAPPED ALONG THE
TORNADOS PATH.
0211 PM TSTM WND DMG RUSSELLVILLE 34.51N 87.73W
03/18/2013 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON A STRUCTURE ON COLLEGE AVENUE.
0212 PM HAIL 7 E ROGERSVILLE 34.83N 87.17W
03/18/2013 E1.00 INCH LIMESTONE AL COCORAHS
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0214 PM TSTM WND GST 5 SE FLORENCE 34.75N 87.61W
03/18/2013 M55.00 MPH COLBERT AL ASOS
MEASURED 55 MPH WIND GUST AT NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT
ASOS AT MUSCLE SHOALS.
0218 PM HAIL 1 SE CARTWRIGHT 34.87N 87.05W
03/18/2013 E1.00 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZED HAIL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 99 AND
TILLMAN MILL.
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 E ROGERSVILLE 34.83N 87.23W
03/18/2013 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROAD. INTERSECTION OF
CR 70/570.
0220 PM HAIL LEIGHTON 34.70N 87.53W
03/18/2013 E0.88 INCH COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO NICKEL HAIL REPORTED BY SPOTTER. ALSO AN
ESTIMATED WIND GUST TO 45 MPH.
0220 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE FORD CITY 34.77N 87.45W
03/18/2013 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A PORTABLE GARAGE BLOWN UP INTO A TREE ON FOSTER MILL
ROAD.
0224 PM TSTM WND GST 1 W MT HOPE 34.46N 87.50W
03/18/2013 E40.00 MPH LAWRENCE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUST TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
0225 PM HAIL RED BANK 34.77N 87.37W
03/18/2013 E1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY FIRE DEPARTMENT. WINDS
REPORTED TO 40 MPH.
0226 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE LEIGHTON 34.73N 87.49W
03/18/2013 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING HATTON SCHOOL
ROAD.
0227 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE SOMERVILLE 34.53N 86.78W
03/18/2013 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ACROSS ROAD WITH PHONE AND POWER LINES DOWN AT THE
ROAD INTERSECTION OF OAKMONT TRAIL AND LOG CABIN TRAIL.
0235 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NE NORTH COURTLAND 34.69N 87.31W
03/18/2013 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SIX LARGE WOODEN POWER POLES SNAPPED/KNOCKED DOWN.
0235 PM TSTM WND GST 1 SW NORTH COURTLAND 34.66N 87.35W
03/18/2013 M63.00 MPH LAWRENCE AL AWOS
MEASURED 63 MPH WIND GUST AT COURTLAND AIRPORT /AWOS/.
0236 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNW MOULTON 34.55N 87.31W
03/18/2013 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WOOD STORAGE BUILDING AND TWO CAR METAL GARAGE DESTROYED
AT THE INTERSECTION OF CR 244/157.
0241 PM TSTM WND DMG 11 SSW MOULTON 34.33N 87.35W
03/18/2013 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY 33.
0248 PM HAIL 6 ESE REDSTONE ARSENAL 34.65N 86.57W
03/18/2013 E0.50 INCH MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF WEATHERLY
AND SOUTH PARKWAY.
0255 PM TSTM WND GST 9 WSW GOOD HOPE 34.05N 87.00W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH CULLMAN AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD NEAR CR 228 AND CR 22 NEAR
WINSTON AND CULLMAN COUNTY LINE
0305 PM TSTM WND DMG TOWN CREEK 34.68N 87.41W
03/18/2013 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON A MOBILE HOME. CR265 IN TOWN CREEK.
0306 PM TSTM WND DMG CROSSVILLE 34.09N 87.06W
03/18/2013 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES BLOWN DOWN.
0307 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE CULLMAN 34.14N 86.83W
03/18/2013 CULLMAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
2 LARGE TREES DAMAGED. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0309 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE CULLMAN 34.11N 86.81W
03/18/2013 CULLMAN AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POWER LINES DOWN NEAR CROSSHAVEN CHURCH ON HWY 31
0309 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE HANCEVILLE 34.12N 86.73W
03/18/2013 CULLMAN AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON CR 747 BETWEEN HWY 91 AND CR 703
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG N RIPLEY 34.76N 87.12W
03/18/2013 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME ON SHAW ROAD.
0314 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NE HANCEVILLE 34.12N 86.70W
03/18/2013 CULLMAN AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TREES DOWN ON HWY 91
0320 PM HAIL REDSTONE ARSENAL 34.68N 86.65W
03/18/2013 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED.
0329 PM HAIL 5 S BRIDGEPORT 34.87N 85.72W
03/18/2013 E0.88 INCH JACKSON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT INTERSECTION OF COUNTY RD
414 AND COUNTY RD 690
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
03/18/2013 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH
REPORTED.
0330 PM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
03/18/2013 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55
MPH.
0337 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW ALBERTVILLE 34.28N 86.22W
03/18/2013 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO 3 STRUCTURES ON HWY 431 AND ROSE ROAD. EXTENT
OF DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
0340 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N ALBERTVILLE 34.28N 86.21W
03/18/2013 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
3 BUILDINGS DAMAGED INCLUDING A ROOF BLOWN OFF. A ROAD
WAS BLOCKED DUE TO THIS DAMAGE.
0341 PM TORNADO 4 E ALBERTVILLE 34.27N 86.13W
03/18/2013 F2 MARSHALL AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 7 INJ *** AN EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON HAMBEY ROAD
JUST EAST OF MCVILLE ROAD IN MARSHALL COUNTY AND TRACKED
EAST INTO DEKALB COUNTY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TORNADO
DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE KILPATRICK COMMUNITY ALONG CR 479.
VERY LARGE HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED NEAR THE BASE
ALONG WITH NUMEROUS POWER POLES. SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES
SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AS WELL...WITH AT LEAST TWO
COMPLETELY DESTROYED. SEVERAL CONVENTIONAL HOMES
SUSTAINED MINOR TO MODERATE EXTERIOR DAMAGE IN THIS AREA.
0341 PM TORNADO 5 SE ALBERTVILLE 34.20N 86.15W
03/18/2013 F1 MARSHALL AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 3 INJ *** THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN JUST
EAST OF U.S. HWY 431 IN BOAZ JUST SOUTH OF BRUCE ROAD
WITH SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES ALONG HWY
431. THE TORNADO TRACKED ESE CROSSING MCVILLE ROAD AND AL
HWY 168 CAUSING MINOR TREE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO
INTENSIFIED TO EF1 WITH WINDS UP TO 105 MPH AND WIDENED
TO 300 YARDS AS IT CROSSED BETHSAIDA ROAD...UPROOTING AND
SNAPPING NUMEROUS TREES AS IT APPROACHED ALEWINE
ROAD...JUST NORTH OF ELLIS ROAD BEFORE CONTINUING INTO
ETOWAH COUNTY.
0342 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE ALBERTVILLE 34.20N 86.17W
03/18/2013 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN AND HOUSES DAMAGED IN A 5 BY 8 BLOCK IN BOAZ
NEAR HWY 205
0345 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WSW CROSSVILLE 34.27N 86.08W
03/18/2013 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
3 OR 4 TRAILERS WERE DAMAGED AT AL HWY 68 AND AL 168
0348 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 2 ENE SRYGLEY CHURCH 34.61N 87.90W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE DOWN ON HENRY ROAD/CR33 INTERSECTION
0348 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W TANNER 34.74N 87.04W
03/18/2013 E0.00 MPH LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON SUTTON HILL ROAD
0351 PM TORNADO 5 W FYFFE 34.46N 85.99W
03/18/2013 F2 DEKALB AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF2 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG CR 539 NORTH OF CR 50
IN DEKALB COUNTY IN THE FYFFE AND SHILOH COMMUNITIES. THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WITH THIS TORNADO OCCURRED ALONG
TRAYLOR STREET JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION OF HWY
50/GROVE OAK ROAD. TWO LARGE, WELL CONSTRUCTED FARM
BUILDINGS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED. ONE OF THESE
CONTAINED METAL TRUSSES AND THE POSTS WERE RIPPED OUT OF
THE GROUND. DEBRIS WAS STREWN SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS AND
LARGE DEBRIS WAS EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND.
0352 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 N SYLVANIA 34.62N 85.82W
03/18/2013 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A MOBILE HOME WAS BLOWN OFF OF THE FOUNDATION ON COUNTY
RD 162. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0352 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NNW RAINSVILLE 34.57N 85.89W
03/18/2013 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A HOUSE ON COUNTY ROAD 406 NEAR
DUTTON.
0352 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 ENE SECTION 34.61N 85.90W
03/18/2013 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PART OF ROOF BLOWN OFF OF A CHURCH ON COUNTY RD 16
0353 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE RAINSVILLE 34.46N 85.84W
03/18/2013 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
CHICKEN HOUSE ROOF BLOWN OFF AND TREES DOWN
0354 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW RAINSVILLE 34.51N 85.90W
03/18/2013 DEKALB AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS POWER POLES SNAPPED AND AT LEAST ONE BARN
DESTROYED AT THIS LOCATION WEST OF RAINSVILLE.
0354 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW RAINSVILLE 34.47N 85.92W
03/18/2013 DEKALB AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED GUTTERS AND SIGNS BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN
RAINSVILLE AND FYFFE. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN INCLUDING CEDAR
TREES. ROOF OFF A BARN. ROOF DAMAGE TO A HOUSE ON JOLLEY
ROAD AND A BUSINESS ON AL 75.
0354 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 WSW RAINSVILLE 34.47N 85.94W
03/18/2013 DEKALB AL TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTS SEVERAL ROADS BLOCKED DUE TO DOWNED
TREES. CHICKEN HOUSES HEAVILY DAMAGED ON CR50. TREES
SNAPPED AND POWER LINES DOWN ON CR 50.
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE RAINSVILLE 34.48N 85.82W
03/18/2013 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
OUTBUILDING DESTROYED NEAR COUNTY SCHOOLS COLISEUM EAST
OF RAINSVILLE
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG SKIRUM 34.32N 85.97W
03/18/2013 DEKALB AL TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN IN SKIRUM
0355 PM HAIL SKIRUM 34.32N 85.97W
03/18/2013 E1.00 INCH DEKALB AL TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN SKIRUM
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW COLLINSVILLE 34.25N 85.87W
03/18/2013 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF DAMAGE TO COLLINSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL GYM AND ROOF
DAMAGE TO NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY.
0400 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 NE BOAZ 34.26N 86.09W
03/18/2013 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE ON CR 479 NEAR KILPATRICK.
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