Tracking Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Southern U.S.; Winter Storm to Impact the Northern U.S.

A storm system will shift from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley Monday with additional threats of severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring flooding. A Flood Watch remains in effect. In the northern U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty winds over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest Monday into Wednesday. Read More >

Severe Weather Setup


Surface Analysis at 7 AM on 11/10/2002.	Surface Analysis at 7 AM on 11/11/2002.

Strong Dynamics/Winds Aloft

500 MB Flow

850 MB Flow

Radar/Watch Summary


Composite Radar Imagery at 6:32 PM.	Composite Rdar Imagery at 7:00 PM.

Composite Radar Imagery at 802 PM.	Composite Radar Imagery at 904 PM.

Statistics/Damage Pictures

Summary Statistics for WFO Huntsville:

1 EF3 Tornado
Hail Reports - 4 (0.75 inches in diameter)
Wind Damage Reports - 4

Summary Statistics for AL:

10 Tornadoes (3F3's,2 F2's, 5 F1's)
Wind Damage Reports - 9
Hail Reports - 12

Hail Size (Inches in Diameter)

0.75" - 8
0.88" - 2
1.00" - 2

Summary Statistics for TN:

15 Tornadoes (2 F3's, 4 F2's, 5 F1's, 4 F0's)
Wind Damage Reports - 74
Hail Reports - 53

Hail Size (Inches in Diameter)

0.75" - 19
0.88" - 4
1.00" - 14
1.25" - 1
1.75" - 13
2.00" - 1
2.75" - 1

Location/Clickable Detailed
Summary Link

EF Scale/Max
Wind Speed Range (mph)

Injuries/
Fatalities

Path Length (Miles)

Path Width (Feet)

Starting Lat/.Long

Ending Lat/.Long

Start Time/End Time

Hanceville

(Cullman County)

EF 3 / 158-206 mph

1 / 0

72.6 miles

3525 feet

33.75/-87.75

34.15/-86.6

8:15 PM

**** This tornado began in Fayette county and traveled through Walker and Winston counties before impacting Cullman county.

Cullman County Tornado Damage

These pictures were taken during a damage survey in Cullman County on November 12, 2002 by NWS Huntsville personnel. (The actual tornado struck the area on November 10.) The tornado entered the southwest part of Cullman County near Smith Lake and continued to the Cullman Golf Course before briefly lifting. Sporadic damage was found thereafter before the tornado dissipated near Holly Pond. The tornado was rated an F-3 at its strongest point just northwest of the town of Bremen.