8 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 6 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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8 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
At 1326CST a wall cloud was sighted in the Russellville vicinity. At 1337CST a tornado touched down in the same area and moved northeast about one half mile. One inch-size hail fell at about the same time.
At 1326CST a wall cloud was sighted in the Russellville vicinity. At 1337CST a tornado touched down in the same area and moved northeast about one half mile. One inch-size hail fell at about the same time.
At 1420CST a tornado moved northeast a short distance through Killen. Power lines were snapped and trees were blown down. At 1647CST trees and power lines were blown down two miles east of Florence. At 1742CST trees and power lines were blown down in Florence.
Strong thunderstorm winds damaged several houses in Bankston. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the same area.
At 1557CST dime-size hail fell at Red Bay. At 1638CST trees were blown down in the southeastern part of the county.
Several homes and one mobile home were damaged in Cherokee. Trees and power lines were blown down in the same area.
Golf ball-size hail fell and a funnel cloud was sighted one mile north of Maplesville. Several houses were damaged and trees were uprooted in Maplesville.
At 1635CST a tornado moved northeast through the town of Parrish destroying three houses, and causing major damage to nineteen more homes. Two mobile homes were destroyed. There were numerous trees blown down. Also at about the same time in the Townley vicinity numerous trees were uprooted by a tornado that also moved northeast a short distance. There were no injuries.
At 1635CST a tornado moved northeast through the town of Parrish destroying three houses, and causing major damage to nineteen more homes. Two mobile homes were destroyed. There were numerous trees blown down. Also at about the same time in the Townley vicinity numerous trees were uprooted by a tornado that also moved northeast a short distance. There were no injuries.
At 1642CST a large building was blown over at Killen. At 2130CST heavy rains flooded roads in the Speake community.
At 1646CST dime-size hail fell at Danville. At 1710CST dime-size hail fell at Decatur. At 1720CST one inch-size hail fell in Decatur. At 1951CST dime-size hail fell at Somerville. At 2230CST heavy rains flooded numerous roads throughout the county.
At 1420CST a tornado moved northeast a short distance through Killen. Power lines were snapped and trees were blown down. At 1647CST trees and power lines were blown down two miles east of Florence. At 1742CST trees and power lines were blown down in Florence.
Several trees and power lines were blown down in Montgomery at two different times.
At 1646CST dime-size hail fell at Danville. At 1710CST dime-size hail fell at Decatur. At 1720CST one inch-size hail fell in Decatur. At 1951CST dime-size hail fell at Somerville. At 2230CST heavy rains flooded numerous roads throughout the county.
Several trees and power lines were blown down in Montgomery at two different times.
At 1735CST a tornado moved north a short distance near the Huntsville airport. No damage was reported. At 1741CST dime-size hail fell along the western edge of Huntsville. At 1905CST dime-size hail fell and trees and power lines were blown down in the western part of the county. At 2115CST heavy rain caused several streets to be flooded in the same area.
Trees were blown onto power lines at Opp.
A tornado touched down about twelve miles southwest of Cullman and moved north about one mile. Several homes were completely destroyed and several others were heavily damaged. Golf ball-size hail fell in the same area.
A tornado touched down in the Brookwood community and moved north to the town of Kellerman. In Brookwood, twenty-five houses, and ten to twelve mobile homes were damaged. Several homes were destroyed. The most serious injury was to a woman who tried to run from her airborne mobile home. Two other people received minor injuries.
Trees were blown down in the Leesburg vicinity.
At 1920CST golf ball-size hail fell and a rotating wall cloud was seen three miles west of downtown Birmingham. At 1955CST golf ball-size hail fell at Hueytown.
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