Alert archive / Alabama / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 77, NWS Huntsville, AL
NWS Huntsville, AL issued this tornado warning at Apr 27, 2011, 4:11 PM CDT for 4 counties in Alabama. It was in force for 34 min. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2011, 4:11 PM CDT (21:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2011, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Huntsville, AL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Emergency
- Tornado emergency
Counties Lawrence County, AL, Limestone County, AL, Madison County, AL, Morgan County, AL
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 4:16 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 W Trinity, AL | TORNADO REPORTED ON GROUND IN MORGAN COUNTY MOVING INTO SOURTHERN LIMESTON COUNTY. |
| Apr 27, 4:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | Harvest, AL | TORNADO ON GROUND AT NICK DAVIS AND INTERSTATE 65. |
| Apr 27, 4:39 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Harvest, AL | WALL TRIANA AND NICK DAVIS |
| Apr 27, 4:39 PM CDT | TORNADO | Athens, AL | WEDGE TORNADO ON GROUND NORTH OF CAPSHAW IN LIMESTONE COUNTY. |
| Apr 27, 4:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Se Harvest, AL | ON GROUND NEAR SPARKMAN HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Apr 27, 4:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Ese Harvest, AL | HWY 53 AND JEFF ROAD TORNADO ON GROUND. GAS STATION LEVELED. PIGGLY WIGGLY GROCERY STORE DAMAGED. PEOPLE TRAPPED. |
| Apr 27, 4:47 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 80 | 3 E Harvest, AL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
Did it verify
Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 5 storm reports to this tornado warning; the first came 5 minutes after it went out.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1:42 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 157 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
667 WFUS54 KHUN 272111 TORHUN ALC079-083-089-103-272145- /O.NEW.KHUN.TO.W.0077.110427T2111Z-110427T2145Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 411 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... LIMESTONE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA... EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA... * UNTIL 445 PM CDT * AT 411 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO NEAR CHALYBEATE SPRINGS... OR ABOUT 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOULTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. * LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO INCLUDE... TANNER. FRENCH MILL. ATHENS. CAPSHAW. HARVEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. && LAT...LON 3480 8660 3450 8722 3462 8736 3500 8676 TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 235DEG 52KT 3464 8715 $$ KDW
2 follow-up statements
151 WWUS54 KHUN 272127 SVSHUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 427 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC079-083-089-103-272145- /O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110427T2145Z/ MORGAN AL-LIMESTONE AL-MADISON AL-LAWRENCE AL- 427 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE...NORTHWESTERN MADISON...LIMESTONE AND NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES... AT 425 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR TANNER...OR ABOUT NEAR ATHENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO FRENCH MILL...CAPSHAW...BETHEL...HARVEST AND TONEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! DO NOT RUN OUTSIDE TO FIND THE TORNADO...THIS IS A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION! A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. && LAT...LON 3480 8660 3450 8722 3462 8736 3500 8676 TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 235DEG 52KT 3476 8691 $$ BCC
461 WWUS54 KHUN 272133 SVSHUN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 433 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALC079-103-272141- /O.CAN.KHUN.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110427T2145Z/ MORGAN AL-LAWRENCE AL- 433 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LAWRENCE AND NORTHWESTERN MORGAN COUNTIES IS CANCELED... A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ANOTHER PORTION OF LAWRENCE COUNTY. REMAIN IN A SAFE SHELTER! A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. LAT...LON 3476 8707 3500 8676 3480 8660 3465 8692 TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 235DEG 52KT 3478 8684 $$ ALC083-089-272145- /O.CON.KHUN.TO.W.0077.000000T0000Z-110427T2145Z/ LIMESTONE AL-MADISON AL- 433 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN MADISON AND CENTRAL LIMESTONE COUNTIES... ...THIS IS A TORNADO EMERGENCY... AT 429 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND STORM SPOTTERS WERE TRACKING A LARGE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FRENCH MILL...OR ABOUT 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ATHENS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CAPSHAW...BETHEL...HARVEST AND TONEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A LARGE...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE...TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING AND AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. && LAT...LON 3476 8707 3500 8676 3480 8660 3465 8692 TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 235DEG 52KT 3478 8684 $$ BCC
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 27, 3:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 3:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
309 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
...MAJOR SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK CONTINUES ACROSS THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY...
THE TENNESSEE VALLEY IS CURRENTLY BEING BOMBARDED BY A THIRD ROUND
OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. WITH THE COLD FRONT AND SURFACE LOW STILL
WELL TO OUR WEST...THE AREA IS RECOVERING QUICKLY FROM EARLIER COLD
POOLING AND DISCRETE STORMS DEVELOPING ALONG THE DRYLINE ACROSS
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ARE RAPIDLY MOVING INTO THE CWFA. 18Z SOUNDINGS
FROM KBMX AND REDSTONE ARSENAL INDICATE AN EXTREMELY VOLATILE
SITUATION WILL EXIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WITH
SIGNIFICANT CAPE AND SHEAR PRESENT. SPC MESO ANALYSIS SUGGESTS
WHATEVER CIN WAS PRESENT IS QUICKLY DISSIPATING.
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...EXPECT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...WITH
LONG TRACK TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND FLASH
FLOODING ANYWHERE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. RESIDENTS OF THE
TENNESSEE VALLEY ARE URGED TO REMAIN EXTREMELY VIGILANT THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS AS THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION
CONTINUES TO UNFOLD!
THE SEVERE THREAT WILL WANE THIS EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT
EVENTUALLY MOVES THROUGH THE CWFA. WHILE A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN FROM THE
WEST WILL BRING SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE
AREA THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.
THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL IMPACT THE CWFA FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY
NIGHT. LOOKS LIKE GLOBAL MODELS HAVE SLOWED A TOUCH IN HOW QUICKLY
THEY BRING THE FRONT THROUGH...AND AS A RESULT MAY SEE THUNDERSTORMS
LINGER THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. WEAK UPPER RIDGING AND A SURFACE HIGH
WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
HUNTSVILLE 53 72 49 78 51 / 70 0 0 0 0
SHOALS 51 72 49 78 51 / 40 0 0 0 0
VINEMONT 51 70 46 76 48 / 70 0 0 0 0
FAYETTEVILLE 51 69 48 75 50 / 70 0 0 0 0
ALBERTVILLE 53 70 43 77 46 / 90 0 0 0 0
FORT PAYNE 55 70 44 77 45 / 90 10 0 0 0
&&
.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...
LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL...
MORGAN.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...
LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL...
MORGAN.
TN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN...MOORE.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN...MOORE.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 3:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 307 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-280100- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 307 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY UNTIL 1000 PM CDT. CLUSTERS OF SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM AHEAD OF...AND ALONG A STRONG COLD FRONT AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE REGION. A POTENTIAL FOR VIOLENT...LONG TRACK TORNADOES EXISTS...IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING...WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY EVOLVE INTO A SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING EVENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS THREAT...AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AS THEY ARE ISSUED FOR SEVERAL RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ALSO...GUSTY WINDS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS WEEKEND...AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 27, 3:58 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
358 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0406 AM TSTM WND DMG CHEROKEE 34.76N 87.97W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT CHEROKEE. POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE.
0420 AM TORNADO 4 WSW OAKLAND 34.82N 87.87W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** AN EMA EMPLOYEE WITNESSED A TORNADO AT THE
INTERSECTION OF CR 189 AND CR221. THE EMPLOYEE WAS
INJURED BY BROKEN GLASS IN HIS VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO CHURCH
AND RESIDENCE.
0424 AM TORNADO 4 W OAKLAND 34.83N 87.87W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO CONFIRMED ON THE GROUND NEAR A CHURCH CLOSE TO
THE INTERSECTION OF CR 189 AND CR 62.
0426 AM TSTM WND DMG N FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER OUTAGES AND A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH WAS REPORTED.
0427 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE WATERLOO 34.91N 88.05W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0430 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 S KILLEN 34.79N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A TREE AND POWER LINE WERE BLOWN DOWN IN FORD CITY.
0435 AM TSTM WND GST 5 S TUSCUMBIA 34.65N 87.69W
04/27/2011 E70.00 MPH COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH WAS REPORTED ALONG WITH POWER
OUTAGES.
0450 AM TSTM WND DMG FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE ECM HOSPITAL
AREA.
0455 AM TSTM WND GST 4 SE LEXINGTON 34.93N 87.32W
04/27/2011 E60.00 MPH LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A 60 MPH GUST WAS REPORTED
0502 AM TSTM WND DMG N MT HOPE 34.46N 87.48W
04/27/2011 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN IN THE MOUNT HOPE COMMUNITY.
0515 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW FLORENCE 34.83N 87.73W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN OVER ROAD.
0521 AM HAIL ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 E0.25 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0538 AM TORNADO N COLDWATER 35.09N 86.73W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE FROM COLDWATER TO PARK CITY.
NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN, ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES,
PORCH BLOWN OFF A BOUSE IN THE COLDWATER/TAFT AREA, AND
MOBILE HOMES WERE TURNED OVER ON CARMARGO ROAD. NO
INJURIES AT THIS TIME.
0540 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE ZIP CITY 34.97N 87.63W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON POWERLINE ON COUNTY ROAD 61 NEAR COUNTY ROAD
8.
0544 AM HAIL 3 NE SPEAKE 34.45N 87.13W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LAWRENCE AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG CARMARGO 35.08N 86.64W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG CARMARGO 35.08N 86.64W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
MOBILE HOME DAMAGE. TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0557 AM HAIL DANVILLE 34.41N 87.08W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0604 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 S CULLMAN 34.14N 86.85W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES REPORTED DOWN ON HOMES. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0605 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 S LYNCHBURG 35.24N 86.36W
04/27/2011 MOORE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ALONG LOIS RIDGE ROAD.
0605 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 S LYNCHBURG 35.24N 86.36W
04/27/2011 MOORE TN PUBLIC
A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON A HOUSE ON LOIS RIDGE ROAD.
0607 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW TULLAHOMA 35.41N 86.27W
04/27/2011 MOORE TN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TRAILERS OVERTURNED WITH NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
ALONG HIGHWAY 41A. CHURCH ROOF BLOWN OFF NEAR CARR CREEK
ROAD AND MOTLOW COLLEGE ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0610 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W HANCEVILLE 34.07N 86.79W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT WALLACE STATE COLLEGE. POSSIBLE
TORNADO DAMAGE.
0611 AM TSTM WND GST 1 SW HANCEVILLE 34.05N 86.78W
04/27/2011 E90.00 MPH CULLMAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A 90 MPH GUST WAS REPORTED. POWER WAS OUT AT HIS LOCATION
AS WELL.
0614 AM TSTM WND DMG HANCEVILLE 34.06N 86.76W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
0617 AM TORNADO WILBURN 33.95N 87.03W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON A HOUSE AND TRUCK. TWO PEOPLE
WERE TRAPPED IN TRUCK AND HOUSE.
0618 AM TSTM WND DMG HOLLY POND 34.17N 86.62W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL PUBLIC
TWO BARNS WERE BLOWN DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0618 AM TSTM WND DMG HOLLY POND 34.17N 86.62W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
RV CAMPER WAS BLOWN ONTO THE ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE.
0625 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON HOMES ALONG HIGHWAY 231 SOUTH OF ARAB.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
CHICKEN HOUSES WERE DESTROYED. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE ARAB 34.35N 86.45W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 69 BETWEEN ARAB AND
GUNTERSVILLE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0634 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWERLINES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
0641 AM TORNADO GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
ALONG HIGHWAY 205 AND 431 JUST SOUTH OF GUNTERSVILLE.
0645 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 ESE ARAB 34.28N 86.41W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL PUBLIC
REPORT OF NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION
OF FRY GAP ROAD AND CR 14. ONE TREE FELL ONTO A CAR WITH
TWO OCCUPANTS. THANKFULLY NO INJURIES OCCURRED.
0645 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE GUNTERSVILLE 34.39N 86.26W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
SPOTTER HEARD LOUD ROARING SOUND AS DAMAGE OCCURRED.
0650 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW CHIGGER HILL 34.44N 86.06W
04/27/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 50 NEAR GROVE OAK.
POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0654 AM TSTM WND DMG PISGAH 34.68N 85.85W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF STUCTURAL DAMAGE...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...AND
POWERLINES DOWN ALONG A PATH FROM PISGAH TO FLAT ROCK
NEAR CR 120. ONE DEATH OCCURRED IN THE PISGAH AREA.
POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0700 AM TSTM WND DMG LANGSTON 34.54N 86.07W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREES DOWN ON VEHICLES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0705 AM TSTM WND DMG SECTION 34.58N 85.99W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN SECTION AND MACEDONIA ALONG
HIGHWAY 35. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0736 AM HAIL 2 SSW PHIL CAMPBELL 34.32N 87.72W
04/27/2011 E1.25 INCH FRANKLIN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE BEAR
CREEK AREA.
0836 AM HAIL 2 SW PHIL CAMPBELL 34.33N 87.73W
04/27/2011 E1.50 INCH FRANKLIN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PING PONG SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0854 AM HAIL MUSCLE SHOALS 34.74N 87.67W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE HALF INCH HAIL REPORTED.
0900 AM HAIL MT HOPE 34.46N 87.48W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LAWRENCE AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0909 AM HAIL CHALYBEATE SPRINGS 34.57N 87.23W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0930 AM HAIL 4 SSW ATHENS 34.75N 87.00W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0930 AM HAIL 5 SSE ATHENS 34.73N 86.93W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL HAIL COVERING GROUND.
0935 AM HAIL ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 E0.25 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0936 AM HAIL 3 NE CHEROKEE 34.78N 87.93W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED
0946 AM HAIL N HARVEST 34.86N 86.75W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0946 AM HAIL HARVEST 34.86N 86.75W
04/27/2011 E0.75 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED COVERING THE GROUND.
0949 AM HAIL 2 SSE ELKWOOD 34.95N 86.71W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0950 AM HAIL 2 ENE HARVEST 34.87N 86.71W
04/27/2011 E1.75 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1005 AM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON PULASKI PIKE.
1025 AM HAIL MYNOT 34.65N 88.05W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1043 AM TSTM WND DMG S TUSCUMBIA 34.73N 87.71W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON FRANKFORT RD
1045 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S SHEFFIELD 34.74N 87.70W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDS WERE BLOWING FLAG POLES NEAR THE GROUND AND
BRANCHESE DOWN. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED OVER 60 MPH.
1047 AM TSTM WND GST MUSCLE SHOALS 34.74N 87.67W
04/27/2011 E60.00 MPH COLBERT AL ASOS
A WIND GUST TO 60 MPH WAS OBSERVED AT THE MSL ASOS.
1047 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W RUSSELLVILLE 34.51N 87.75W
04/27/2011 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ON HOUSE ON WATERLOO ROAD
1048 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE FLORENCE 34.74N 87.64W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
AN OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED.
1049 AM FUNNEL CLOUD LEIGHTON 34.70N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED.
1053 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 E RUSSELLVILLE 34.51N 87.62W
04/27/2011 FRANKLIN AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1053 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SW TUSCUMBIA 34.72N 87.72W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING WITH AT LEAST SIX INCHES OF WATER FLOWING
OVER ROADWAYS.
1102 AM FUNNEL CLOUD ROGERSVILLE 34.83N 87.29W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR JOE WHEELER STATE PARK
1110 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW ROGERSVILLE 34.83N 87.32W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN OVER HIGHWAY 72 AT THE
ENTRANCE OF JOE WHEELER STATE PARK. WIND GUST TO 69 MPH
WAS MEASURED.
1111 AM TSTM WND DMG LEIGHTON 34.70N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL AMATEUR RADIO
BIG TREES UPROOTED ON OAK STREET IN LEIGHTON
1114 AM TSTM WND GST COURTLAND 34.67N 87.31W
04/27/2011 M62.00 MPH LAWRENCE AL AWOS
GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE COURTLAND AWOS AT 53 KNOTS
1118 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S RIPLEY 34.75N 87.12W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 101...HIGHWAY
33...AND BATTS ROAD
1121 AM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S RIPLEY 34.75N 87.12W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL.
1125 AM TSTM WND DMG HATTON 34.56N 87.41W
04/27/2011 LAWRENCE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 101
1129 AM TSTM WND DMG NW CAPSHAW 34.77N 86.79W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. SOME WERE SNAPPED.
1129 AM TORNADO 1 N DECATUR 34.62N 86.98W
04/27/2011 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TOUCHDOWN JUST NORTH OF DECATUR
1131 AM TORNADO ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DEBRIS NEAR ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
1140 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 S SOMERVILLE 34.39N 86.80W
04/27/2011 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON A HOUSE.
1140 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW CAPSHAW 34.78N 86.83W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL PUBLIC
LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN.
1140 AM TSTM WND DMG HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWERLINES DOWN NEAR RAINBOW AND NEIL ROAD.
1143 AM TSTM WND DMG RIPLEY 34.76N 87.12W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
BARN RIPPED OFF NEAR THE LIMESTONE COUNTY JAIL...AND
NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ON SANDERSON ROAD AND
CAPSHAW
1145 AM FUNNEL CLOUD MADISON 34.70N 86.75W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR US 72 IN MADISON
1149 AM TSTM WND GST HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/27/2011 M59.00 MPH MADISON AL ASOS
A WIND GUST OF 59 MPH WAS OBSERVED.
1153 AM TSTM WND DMG HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON A HOUSE. POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE.
1158 AM TSTM WND DMG HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES BLOWN ON SLAUGHTER AND EASTVIEW ROAD.
1158 AM TSTM WND DMG HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR MOUNT SHARON AND HIGHWAY
231.
1203 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W CAPSHAW 34.78N 86.83W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL NWS EMPLOYEE
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON A MOBILE HOME.
1203 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NE MOORES MILL 34.89N 86.45W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL PUBLIC
DAMAGE REPORTED AROUND BUCKHORN HIGH SCHOOL. POSSIBLE
TORNADO DAMAGE.
1215 PM TSTM WND DMG WINCHESTER 35.19N 86.11W
04/27/2011 FRANKLIN TN CO-OP OBSERVER
WALL CLOUD REPORTED.
1218 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WSW CAPSHAW 34.76N 86.83W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ALL FOUR LANES OF HIGHWAY 72 CLOSED DUE TO DEBRIS.
1220 PM TSTM WND DMG DECATUR 34.61N 86.98W
04/27/2011 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
COLLAPSED BUILDING ON HAYDEN STREET
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE HARVEST 34.79N 86.71W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL PUBLIC
ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A HOUSE ON MOUNT ZION ROAD NEAR
MONROVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL.
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NNE FARLEY 34.65N 86.55W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
TWO TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
CONSTATT AND WEATHERLY.
1230 PM TORNADO 2 E SOMERVILLE 34.47N 86.76W
04/27/2011 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NEAR ANTIOCH
1232 PM FLASH FLOOD TUSCUMBIA 34.73N 87.71W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FOUR FEET OF WATER IN RESIDENCE AT 1128 OLD LEE HIGHWAY.
1240 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 W NORMAL 34.79N 86.67W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
BUILDING COLLAPSED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 53
AND VON BRAUN DRIVE.
1253 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE MAYSVILLE 34.80N 86.41W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DEBRIS AND TREES BLOCKING THE ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE.
1258 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 N MADISON 34.75N 86.75W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL NWS EMPLOYEE
EASTBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 72 AND WALL TRIANA COVERED WITH
AROUND 6 INCHES OF WATER.
0100 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW BRIDGEPORT 34.91N 85.78W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL PUBLIC
LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN AND FLASHING BLOWN OFF OF PART OF
A HOUSE.
0100 PM HAIL 4 WSW BRIDGEPORT 34.91N 85.78W
04/27/2011 E1.25 INCH JACKSON AL PUBLIC
HAIL UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE FELL.
0130 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW HARVEST 34.83N 86.76W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
ALUMINUM ROOFING PIECES FROM A COVERED WALKWAY TWISTED
AROUND TREES AT CREEKSIDE ELEMENTARY. SOME STUCTURAL
DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURRED. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0133 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 WNW HUNTSVILLE 34.77N 86.67W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL PUBLIC
WATER SEVEN TO EIGHT INCHES DEEP NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF
PLUMMER ROAD AND RESEARCH PARK BLVD.
0135 PM TSTM WND DMG 6 WNW HUNTSVILLE 34.77N 86.68W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL PUBLIC
A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO A HOUSE ON PLUMMER ROAD.
0143 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 WNW HUNTSVILLE 34.78N 86.68W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL PUBLIC
ROOF DAMAGE REPORTED AT INDIAN CREEK CHRUCH.
0200 PM TORNADO SPEAKE 34.42N 87.17W
04/27/2011 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO REPORTED ON THE GROUND.
0236 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S FLORENCE 34.76N 87.67W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON A MOBILE HOME.
0245 PM TORNADO GOOD HOPE 34.11N 86.86W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO ON THE GROUND.
0246 PM TORNADO 5 WSW GOOD HOPE 34.09N 86.96W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CR 222 AND
CR 310 NEAR GOOD HOPE.
0307 PM TORNADO BAILEYTON 34.26N 86.61W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO ON THE GROUND
0316 PM TORNADO HULACO 34.31N 86.60W
04/27/2011 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO ON GROUND
0323 PM TORNADO JOPPA 34.30N 86.56W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO ON THE GROUND
0324 PM TORNADO 3 NNW ARAB 34.36N 86.51W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO ON THE GROUND
0325 PM TORNADO HULACO 34.31N 86.60W
04/27/2011 MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ON HWY 67
0330 PM TORNADO PHIL CAMPBELL 34.35N 87.71W
04/27/2011 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO ON GROUND ON HIGHWAY 243 IN PHIL CAMPBELL.
0335 PM TORNADO ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS STRUCTURES DAMAGED ALONG HWY69 ARAB TO MARSHALL
MEDICAL NORTH. POSSIBLE INJURIES
0340 PM TORNADO NEW HOPE 34.54N 86.42W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DEBRIS FALLING OUT OF SKY. LOCATION WAS MAPLE ROAD AND
BUTLER MILL ROAD.
0325 PM TSTM WND DMG FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL PUBLIC
ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES AND TREES DOWN. LOCATION WAS
HOLLYWOOD AND VETERANS DRIVE.
&&
KWEBERLocal storm report, Apr 27, 4:01 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
401 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM TORNADO MOULTON 34.48N 87.29W
04/27/2011 LAWRENCE AL AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO ON GROUN NORTH OF MOULTON AT 102 AND CR41.
&&
KWEBERLocal storm report, Apr 27, 4:04 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
404 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0353 PM TORNADO HATTON 34.56N 87.41W
04/27/2011 LAWRENCE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE HALF MILE WIDE TORNADO ALONG HWY 157 AND HWY 101 NEAR
HATTON.
&&Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:08 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
408 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0346 PM TORNADO MT HOPE 34.46N 87.48W
04/27/2011 LAWRENCE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TORNADO ON GROUND WITH DEBRIS AND ROARING SOUND.
&&Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:09 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
409 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM HAIL MT HOPE 34.46N 87.48W
04/27/2011 E1.75 INCH LAWRENCE AL BROADCAST MEDIA
&&Local storm report, Apr 27, 4:10 PM CDT, 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
410 PM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0407 PM TORNADO HULACO 34.31N 86.60W
04/27/2011 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO ON GROUND HULACO RD.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Huntsville, AL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 3:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 3:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 4:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 4:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 4:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 4:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 4:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lauderdale | 9 min |
| Apr 27, 4:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 4:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 4:59 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lauderdale, Limestone | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 5:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 5:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 5:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 5:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Morgan | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 5:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 35 min |
| Apr 27, 5:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 6:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 28 min |
| Apr 27, 6:09 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Marshall, Morgan | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 6:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Marshall | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 6:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 40 min |
| Apr 27, 6:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 6:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 46 min |
| Apr 27, 6:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 6:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Marshall | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 7:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 7:24 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 21 min |
| Apr 27, 7:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 20 min |
| Apr 27, 7:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 10 min |
| Apr 27, 8:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 8:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 8:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 9:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 9:14 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Limestone | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 9:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 25 min |
| Apr 27, 9:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 9:40 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 9:57 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 46 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 10:03 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Madison | 38 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:05 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 9 hr |
| Apr 27, 10:08 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | HUN | Lawrence | 3 days |
| Apr 27, 10:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 10:37 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 10:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 10:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 47 min |
| Apr 27, 11:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 27 min |
| Apr 27, 11:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 49 min |
| Apr 27, 11:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison | 33 min |
| Apr 27, 11:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 30 min |
| Apr 27, 11:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Limestone, Madison | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 12:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 45 min |
| Apr 27, 12:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison | 26 min |
| Apr 27, 12:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 20 min |
| Apr 27, 12:27 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | Limestone, Madison, Morgan | 8 hr |
| Apr 27, 12:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 29 min |
| Apr 27, 12:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 65 min |
| Apr 27, 1:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 1:29 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | HUN | DeKalb, Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 3 hr |
| Apr 27, 1:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Morgan | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 2:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 17 min |
| Apr 27, 2:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 2:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 44 min |
| Apr 27, 2:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Morgan | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 3:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Madison, Marshall, Morgan | 42 min |
| Apr 27, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Lauderdale | 37 min |
| Apr 27, 3:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 43 min |
| Apr 27, 3:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson, Madison, Marshall | 50 min |
| Apr 27, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Jackson | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Lawrence, Limestone, Morgan | 24 min |
| Apr 27, 3:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 3:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Cullman, Marshall, Morgan | 31 min |
| Apr 27, 4:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Madison, Morgan | 38 min |
| Apr 27, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | HUN | Franklin | 36 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.