Tornado in Alabama, April 8, 2006

Name: Tornado in Alabama, April 8, 2006
Start: 2006-04-08T00:52
End: 2006-04-08T00:53
Location: Alabama

April 8, 2006 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $14,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Birmingham, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 8, 12:18 AM CST, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 8, 12:18 AM CST, 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
118 AM CDT SAT APR 8 2006

.UPDATE...MESOSCALE UPDATE...

CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGHOUT MUCH OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA. TORNADO WATCH #169 REMAINS IN EFFECT GENERALLY NORTH OF A
LINE FROM ALEXANDER CITY TO LINDEN. SEVERE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO
THE TUSCALOOSA METRO AREA BY 115 AM AND INTO THE BIRMINGHAM
METROPOLITAN AREA BY 145.

OVER THE LAST HOUR...PRESSURE FALLS APPROACHING 1 MB HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED JUST AHEAD OF THE CONVECTIVE LINE IN THE TUSCALOOSA AND
BIRMINGHAM AREAS. SIMILAR PRESSURE FALLS EXTEND SOUTHWARD AS FAR
SOUTH AS CLANTON AND DEMOPOLIS...AND ARE MAXIMIZED NEAR DEMOPOLIS.
IN THIS SAME AREA...A FINGER OF CAPE IN EXCESS OF 1000J/KG EXTENDS
NORTHWARD OUT OF SOUTHWESTERN ALABAMA...ACROSS
SELMA...LINDEN...AND DEMOPOLIS...AS FAR NORTH AS TUSCALOOSA. CAPE
VALUES HAVE ACTUALLY DECREASED SLIGHTLY ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA...BUT REMAIN IN EXCESS OF 800 ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS. 0-1KM
HELICITY REMAINS MAXIMIZED NORTH OF TUSCALOOSA WHERE VALUES ARE IN
EXCESS OF 450...WITH WIDESPREAD VALUES AROUND 300 ACROSS MOST OF
CENTRAL ALABAMA. LIFTED INDICES ARE GENERALLY -2 TO -3. THE
SIGNIFICANT TORNADO PARAMETER IS MAXIMIZED ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN
ALABAMA (NEAR 4) BUT FAVORABLE VALUES (GREATER THAT 2) ARE
OBSERVES SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM TUSCALOOSA TO ANNISTON.

RADAR INDICATES STRONG INFLOW SIGNATURES STRONG ECHOS ALOFT AND AS
WELL AS SIGNIFICANT ROTATION.

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...NONE.

&&

12/SIRMON

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 9:35 PM CST, 3 hours 17 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1035 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

ALZ011>015-017>050-081130-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
1035 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

...HIGH RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH SIGNIFICANT TORNADOES
POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH ALABAMA...

AT THIS TIME A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN ALABAMA...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF
A LINE FROM ALICEVILLE...TO TUSCALOOSA...TO BIRMINGHAM...TO GADSDEN.
SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ENTERED MARION AND WINSTON COUNTIES WITH
REPORTS OF TORNADO DAMAGE...LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE
STORMS WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND AFFECT THE INTERSTATE
59 CORRIDOR BY 2 AM. THE THREAT OF STRONG...LONG TRACK TORNADOES
CONTINUES THROUGH 4 AM.

FOR AREAS FARTHER SOUTH AND EAST...SEVERE WEATHER WILL BEGIN TO
AFFECT THESE AREAS BETWEEN 1 AND 3 AM.  SUPERCELLS CANNOT BE RULED
OUT IN THIS RISK AREA...BUT THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO IS FOR
THUNDERSTORMS TO EVOLVE INTO A LINE CONTAINING EMBEDDED SUPERCELLS
AND MOVE ACROSS THIS RISK AREA. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
OF PRODUCING TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...DEADLY
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. THE RISK WILL LAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.

ADDITIONALLY...INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE MAIN SYSTEM
WILL PRODUCE SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH TONIGHT.  A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 AM
SATURDAY.

STAY TUNED TO FURTHER STATEMENTS ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
WEATHER EVENT AND SPECIFICALLY THE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE TIMING OF THE
EVENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

...SEVERE WEATHER MAY CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SELMA...TO CLANTON...
LAFAYETTE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL
WILL BE NECESSARY TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 8, 12:28 AM CST, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
128 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0120 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SW GRAYSVILLE         33.58N 87.03W
04/08/2006                   JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES DOWN IN BIRMINGPORT.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, Apr 8, 12:37 AM CST, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
137 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0126 AM     HAIL             SAND ROCK               34.23N 85.77W
04/08/2006  E0.50 INCH       CHEROKEE           AL   EMERGENCY MNGR

            PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN SAND ROCK.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, Apr 8, 12:40 AM CST, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
140 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0122 AM     TSTM WND DMG     HUEYTOWN                33.44N 87.00W
04/08/2006                   JEFFERSON          AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREE ON HOUSE IN HUEYTOWN.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, Apr 8, 12:45 AM CST, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
145 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0143 AM     TSTM WND GST     INVERNESS               33.40N 86.72W
04/08/2006  M59 MPH          SHELBY             AL   BROADCAST MEDIA

            59 MPH WIND GUST IN INVERNESS.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, Apr 8, 12:50 AM CST, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
150 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0122 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NE SUMITON            33.82N 86.96W
04/08/2006                   WALKER             AL   AMATEUR RADIO

            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN CORNER ON CORNER SCHOOL
            ROAD.

&&

DCW

Local storm report, Apr 8, 12:51 AM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
151 AM CDT SAT APR 08 2006

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0145 AM     HAIL             1 S LEEDS               33.53N 86.56W
04/08/2006  E0.25 INCH       JEFFERSON          AL   TRAINED SPOTTER

            PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL ON HIGHWAY 78 JUST SOUTH OF LEEDS.

&&

DCW

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 97 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:52 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Calhoun

When: April 8, 12:52 AM CST to 12:53 AM CST
Where: Calhoun County, 1 mi SSW of Ohatchee
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 120 yd
Property damage: $14,000
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates: 33.767, -86.000

The tornado briefly touched down south of Ohatchee. It knocked down or snapped off several trees along the path. A few small out-buildings were also damaged along the path. One fallen tree landed on a home and produced damage. The tornado affected areas along Boiling Springs Road (County Road 73).

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alabama in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Alabama, 2006 Warnings in Alabama, April 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5504069.