5 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 7, 5:08 PM CST, 9 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 608 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 .RADAR UPDATE... THIS IS REGARDING THE TORNADO WARNED STORMS IN NW AL. CLASSIC SUPERCELL NOW ENCROACHING OVER THE SHOALS WITH A TORNADO REPORT. HOWEVER...TV TOWER CAMERAS ARE SHOWING A WELL DEFINED WALL CLOUD WITH HIGH CLOUD BASE. THIS CELL IS MOVING EAST. T/TD SPREADS HAVE INCREASED WITH DEW POINTS DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 50S...HOWEVER...LCLS STILL APPEARS LOW ENOUGH FOR TORNADOES IN NEAR STORM ENVIRONMENT. CLOUD STREETS ON KHTX ARE NOW S-N...WITH SFC OBS SHOWING BACKED WINDS NOW TO THE S. SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE THREAT AND RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO THREAT CONTINUES WITH SOUTHERN SUPERCELL(S) IN COLBERT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. OTHER AREA OF CONCERN IS SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE COUNTIES AS SUPERCELL COMPLEX ADVANCES E. TORNADO THREAT MAY BE HIGHEST WITH THESE CELLS. && KULA
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 220 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-080100- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DE KALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 220 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... TORNADO WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR ALL OF NORTHERN ALABAMA AND SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE...EXCEPT DEKALB...JACKSON AND MARSHALL COUNTIES. THE ATMOSPHERE SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CAPPED...PREVENTING THUNDERSTORMS FROM FORMING. CURRENT TRENDS INDICATE THAT THE CAP IS BEGINNING TO ERODE...AND WILL ALLOW THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT TO BEGIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA BETWEEN 3 AND 4 PM...SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE I-65 CORRIDOR AND HUNTSVILLE/DECATUR METRO AREA BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM. STORMS MAY NOT REACH PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ALABAMA UNTIL AFTER 6 PM. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS STILL EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND MIDNIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BECOME SUPERCELLS...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY STRONG TORNADOES. OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...THESE SUPERCELL STORMS WILL EVENTUALLY CONSOLIDATE INTO A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THIS LINE WILL MAINTAIN THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. HOWEVER...CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SAME AREAS WILL BRING A THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER OUTLOOKS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HUNTSVILLE REGARDING THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. AN AREA OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL SHIFT EAST OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY SATURDAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WILL BE HEAVY RAIN...BUT SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BCC
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
535 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM HAIL WATERLOO 34.92N 88.06W
04/07/2006 M0.50 INCH LAUDERDALE AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZE HAIL.
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BCCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
542 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0541 PM TORNADO N CHEROKEE 34.76N 87.97W
04/07/2006 COLBERT AL AMATEUR RADIO
ON THE GROUND 1/4 MILE NORTH OF CHEROKEE.
&&
BCCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
600 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM FUNNEL CLOUD S CHEROKEE 34.76N 87.97W
04/07/2006 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0557 PM HAIL 5 N FLORENCE 34.87N 87.68W
04/07/2006 M1.75 INCH LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 157
AND COUNTY ROAD 9 IN PETERSVILLE.
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BCCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
605 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0555 PM TORNADO SHEFFIELD 34.77N 87.70W
04/07/2006 COLBERT AL AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR SHEFFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
&&
BCCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
607 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0604 PM TORNADO SHEFFIELD 34.77N 87.70W
04/07/2006 COLBERT AL AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR SHEFFIELD HIGH SCHOOL.
&&
BCCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
612 PM CDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0608 PM HAIL 7 W CHEROKEE 34.76N 88.09W
04/07/2006 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZE HAIL ALONG US 72
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BCCThe Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 58 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:18 UTC.
5 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A short lived F0 tornado touched down along highway 231 on Chestnut ridge along the Lincoln and Moore county line. The tornado heavily damaged two trees in its brief path before dissipating.
The short lived F0 tornado that touched down along the Lincoln and Moore county line, further moved a short distance into Moore county before dissipating. The tornado uprooted two trees before dissipating along Chestnut ridge along highway 129.
Another short lived F0 tornado briefly touched down west through east of the Mulberry community along highway 50, uprooting four trees and producing minor shingle and siding damage to two homes.
A short lived F0 tornado briefly continued its northeast movement into extreme southeast Lincoln county before quickly dissipating. This tornado uprooted and heavily damaged four trees before quickly dissipating.
A fourth F0 tornado touched briefly touched down in the Champ community, heavily damaging a large pole barn and uprooting five trees before quickly dissipating.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Tennessee, 2006Warnings in Tennessee, April 2006
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: 5499691, 5499692, 5499941, 5499693, 5499942.