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Storm surveys have been conducted examining storm damage that occurred on Wednesday, May 6th. Summaries for these surveys are found below. All tornado ratings use the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
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A squall line moved across the Tennessee Valley during the morning of May 6 2009. Showers and thunderstorms within this line produced flooding and flash flooding across the already saturated ground. Some of the storms within became strong to severe, with many reports of wind damage and a number of tornadoes. The strongest tornado during this event began before 9:00 AM, and moved northeast across the City of Madison (where EF-2 damage was noted), before lifting over western Huntsville. Limestone and Madison Counties
Summary: The tornado touched along Segers Road in Eastern Limestone County snapping and uprooting numerous large trees. A tree fell on a mobile home on Hardiman Road and split it in half. The tornado continued to move northeast and crossed into Madison County. Significant tree damage occurred in several subdivisions along County Line Road, Mill Road and further east along Browns Ferry, Wall Triana, and Hughes Roads. Windows were blown out of several houses in the Huntington Chase subdivision along with significant roof damage. A large attached garage was completely flattened along Browns Ferry, and roof damage was observed in the Bridgefield subdivision. Several residents of Bridgefield noted that they received the tornado warning and took cover before the storm hit. Sporadic damage persisted as the tornado moved northeast across Slaughter Road and into the Providence development. The tornado finally lifted near Research Park and Plummer Road.
*Summary: A line of thunderstorms pushed across Lawrence and Morgan counties on the morning of Wednesday May 6, 2009. The storm that produced damage in eastern Lawrence and western Morgan counties continued eastward and produced additional tornado touchdowns. The following is a breakdown of each specific tornado touchdown:
*Touchdown #2 (Morgan County): The tornado briefly touched down near the intersection of 7th Avenue and 5th Street in Decatur. Trees were uprooted and snapped along the brief damage path. Several homes and vehicles were also damaged by the downed trees. The tornado lifted near the intersection of 16th Avenue and Sherman street.
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