A strong upper level storm moving across the Mississipi Valley brought a dry line and cold front into north Alabama during the afternoon and early evening hours. Several classic supercell thunderstorms developed by early afternoon in northwest Alabama, sweeping across the remainder of north Alabama during mid to late afternoon hours.
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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 episode as NWS HUN wrote it up.
A strong upper level storm moving across the Mississipi Valley brought a dry line and cold front into north Alabama during the afternoon and early evening hours. Several classic supercell thunderstorms developed by early afternoon in northwest Alabama, sweeping across the remainder of north Alabama during mid to late afternoon hours. Many of the storms produced very large hail, up to baseball and softball sized, producing significant damage, especially from Decatur through Madison and northwest Huntsville. One of the supercells produced a long track tornado producing damage of up to EF-3 intensity which struck northeastern Marshall County, crossed Lake Guntersville, and moved into southern DeKalb County.
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 10, 10:57 AM CST, 1 hour earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1157 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 .UPDATE...FOR 18Z TAFS && .AVIATION... SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE FINALLY PICKED UP AND ARE SUSTAINED AROUND 20KT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30KT...AND EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE AT BOTH TAF SITES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A BROKEN LINE OF TSRA CONTINUES TO DEVELOP OVER NE MS AND IS ABOUT TO CROSS INTO ALABAMA OVER THE NEXT HALF HOUR. TIMING OF LINE ONSET...BASED ON RADAR TRENDS...WOULD BE AROUND 1730Z AT KMSL AND AROUND 19Z AT KHSV. A 1 TWO 2 HOUR WINDOW OF LOWER CEILINGS BELOW 2000 FT...+TSRA...AND VISIBILITIES BELOW 3 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED AS THIS LINE PUSHES THROUGH. FRONT SHOULD PUSH EAST OF THE AREA AROUND 01Z AT KMSL AND 02Z AT KHSV...BRINGING PARTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA AND WINDS AROUND 10KT SWITCHING TO THE NORTHWEST. && .DISCUSSION.../ISSUED AT 1058 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009/ DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION CONTINUES ALONG LINE STRETCHING FROM WRN KY/TN SWRD INTO NRN MISS. TIMING OF CONVECTION FOR COUNTIES OUTLINED IN MESOSCALE UPDATE BELOW IS STILL ON TARGET. STORM REPORTS OUT OF THE MEG CWFA THUS FAR HAVE DETAILED PRIMARILY A HAIL THREAT AS WAS EXPECTED...WITH GENERALLY PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE REPORTED. AS BOUNDARY LYR CONTINUES TO DESTABILIZE SHOULD SEE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF DISCRETE CELLS MERGING INTO BKN LINE SEGMENTS INTO THE EARLY AFTN. DEWPTS ARE CLIMBING INTO THE LOW 60S IN MOST AREAS...AND ROBUST WAA IS ALLOWING TEMPS TO CLIMB RAPIDLY THIS MORNING. EXPECTING MO CLOUDY CONDITIONS IN GENERAL...BUT WARM/MOIST ADVECTION SHOULD ALLOW TEMPS TO CLIMB INTO THE LOW/MID 70S. RESULTING CAPES/LIS...DEEP LYR SHEAR...AND LOW WET-BULB FREEZING LEVELS ARE STILL SUPPORTIVE OF LARGE HAIL. STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...PUSHED BY STRONG MID-LVL WINDS INTO AN AREA OF GRTR LOW-LVL SHEAR ACROSS THE CENTRAL TN VALLEY...BUT LOW-LVL SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST AS SFC WINDS CONTINUE TO BACK. ISOLD TORNADOES STILL LOOK POSSIBLE AS DISCRETE CELL SEGMENTS MOVE INTO THE AREA. && .HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AL...NONE. TN...NONE. && AVIATION...KDW DISCUSSION...20
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1130 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-110300- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1130 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE SEVERE...WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ALABAMA TODAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO BASEBALL SIZE...STRONG TORNADOES...AND DAMAGING WINDS OVER 70 MPH. IN ADDITION...A FEW CASES OF FLASH FLOODING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED DURING THE 12 PM TO 3 PM TIME FRAME IN NORTHWEST ALABAMA...2 PM TO 5 PM FOR NORTH CENTRAL ALABAMA AND LINCOLN COUNTY TENNESSEE...AND FROM 4 PM TO 7 PM FOR NORTHEASTERN ALABAMA AND MOORE AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ANOTHER POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL GENERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A POSSIBILITY WITH THIS SYSTEM AS WELL. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS REQUESTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. KDW
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
708 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE RIVERTON 34.83N 88.06W
04/10/2009 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG RIVERTON ROSE TRAIL
0305 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE CHEROKEE 34.74N 87.91W
04/10/2009 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG PLANTVIEW DRIVE IN BARTON.
0310 AM HAIL CHEROKEE 34.76N 87.97W
04/10/2009 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR CHEROKEE. WINDS
ESTIMATED AT 50 TO 55 MPH.
0315 AM TSTM WND DMG SHEFFIELD 34.77N 87.70W
04/10/2009 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE WAS DOWNED IN SHEFFIELD.
0325 AM HAIL FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
04/10/2009 E0.25 INCH LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0343 AM HAIL MADISON 34.70N 86.75W
04/10/2009 E0.25 INCH MADISON AL PUBLIC
0355 AM HAIL 4 NNE HUNTSVILLE 34.78N 86.55W
04/10/2009 E0.25 INCH MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0455 AM HAIL 3 NW CULLMAN 34.21N 86.88W
04/10/2009 E0.50 INCH CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT I-65 AND AL HIGHWAY 157.
0505 AM HAIL 3 E CULLMAN 34.18N 86.79W
04/10/2009 E0.25 INCH CULLMAN AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF US 278 AND
AL HIGHWAY 157 BY A CULLMAN COUNTY DEPUTY. RELAYED BY ABC
33/40.
0510 AM HAIL 3 E CRANE HILL 34.09N 87.01W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH CULLMAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0520 AM HAIL ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH MARSHALL AL BROADCAST MEDIA
FROM WAFN RADIO.
&&
SSHUMWAYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
837 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE RIVERTON 34.83N 88.06W
04/10/2009 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG RIVERTON ROSE TRAIL
0305 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 ESE CHEROKEE 34.74N 87.91W
04/10/2009 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE WAS DOWNED ALONG PLANTVIEW DRIVE IN BARTON.
0310 AM HAIL CHEROKEE 34.76N 87.97W
04/10/2009 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED NEAR CHEROKEE. WINDS
ESTIMATED AT 50 TO 55 MPH.
0315 AM TSTM WND DMG SHEFFIELD 34.77N 87.70W
04/10/2009 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE WAS DOWNED IN SHEFFIELD.
0325 AM HAIL FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
04/10/2009 E0.25 INCH LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0343 AM HAIL MADISON 34.70N 86.75W
04/10/2009 E0.25 INCH MADISON AL PUBLIC
0355 AM HAIL 4 NNE HUNTSVILLE 34.78N 86.55W
04/10/2009 E0.25 INCH MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0455 AM HAIL 3 NW CULLMAN 34.21N 86.88W
04/10/2009 E0.50 INCH CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT I-65 AND AL HIGHWAY 157.
0505 AM HAIL 3 E CULLMAN 34.18N 86.79W
04/10/2009 E0.25 INCH CULLMAN AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
PEA SIZED HAIL REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF US 278 AND
AL HIGHWAY 157 BY A CULLMAN COUNTY DEPUTY.
0510 AM HAIL 3 E CRANE HILL 34.09N 87.01W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH CULLMAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0514 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/10/2009 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL AND A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO A CAR.
WINDS WERE ESTIMATED BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH.
0520 AM HAIL ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/10/2009 E0.88 INCH MARSHALL AL BROADCAST MEDIA
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0530 AM HAIL GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
04/10/2009 E0.25 INCH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE CITY OF GUNTERSVILLE
ALONG WITH 40 TO 50 MPH WINDS.
&&
KWEBERSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1205 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 ALZ001-002-101730- COLBERT-LAUDERDALE- 1205 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT FOR COLBERT AND LAUDERDALE COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT... AT 1205 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR CHEROKEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH INCLUDE... BARTON. OAKLAND...THREET. UNDERWOOD-PETERSVILLE...CLOVERDALE. ZIP CITY...SAINT FLORIAN. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN ALABAMA AND CENTRAL TENNESSEE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL TELEVISION STATIONS FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS WEATHER SITUATION. KDW
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 120 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:58 UTC.
99 hail, 21 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 funnel cloud, 1 strong wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Quarter size hail was reported by the Central Heights Volunteer Fire Department.
Nickel size hail was reported in Cherokee.
Nickel size hail fell in downtown Red Bay.
Penny size hail fell in Zip City.
Trees were reported blown down in Hatton.
Golf ball size hail fell in Cherokee.
Golf ball hail fell along County Road 219.
Nickel hail fell in Green Hill.
Quarter size hail fell at the campus of University of North Alabama in Florence.
Ping pong size hail was reported at the campus of the University of North Alabama in Florence.
Golfball size hail fell in the Green Hill community.
Golfball size hail was reported at the University of North Alabama campus. Time estimated based on radar.
Nickel size hail was reported along highway 101 in Lexington.
Nickel size hail was reported along US Highway 43 south of Russellville.
Quarter size hail was reported in the Muscle Shoals community.
Nickel size hail fell in Moulton.
Nickel size hail was reported in Belgreen.
Hail up to 0.875 inches fell east of Sheffield.
A few power poles and lines were blown down along Alabama Highway 101 near Alabama Highway 20.
Several trees were blown down near the intersection of highways 157 and 101. Time was estimated from radar.
Half dollar size hail fell in the Hatton community.
Golfball size hail was reported in the Cairo community.
Golf ball size hail was reported at the intersection of CR 150 and 151. Time estimated from radar.
Quarter size hail fell 3 miles east of Salem.
Numerous reports of golf ball size hail fell in the Langtown community.
A funnel cloud was spotted near the intersection of Highway 157 and CR 246.
Half dollar size hail was reported near Elkmont High School.
Penny size hail fell in Anderson.
A brief tornado snapped and downed up to twenty trees at a farmstead on the west side of interstate 65 at mile marker 359.
Nickel size hail fell in Caddo.
Winds downed trees on Pride Lane in Decatur.
A tree was blown down on Mud Tavern Road.
Quarter size hail was reported by UAH storm spotters at the intersection of County Line Road and Palmer Road.
The dining room and upstairs of a Decatur house was reported damaged. The damage occurred at 2200 Old River Road SE.
Five large trees fell at 1719 Summerlane Drive.
Baseball sized hail was reported falling at the Town Hall in Trinity. This broke vehicle windows there and damaged an addition to the fire station.
Hail up to baseball size was reported at the intersection of HWY 72 and County Line Road.
A tree was uprooted and fell on a house at 606 Ferry Street.
A tree was blown down on Johnston Street SE onto a house.
Trees were reported blown down on the 1000 block of Thompson Road.
Hen egg size hail fell along Browns Ferry Road.
Tennis ball size hail was reported in the Madison area.
A tree and a few large tree branches were blown down in Harvest. Time was extimated from radar.
Golfball size hail was reported at the intersection of Old Madison Pike and Sullivan Street.
Hen egg size hail was reported in the Ashley Green subdivision.
Hail up to the size of baseballs was reported in Madison.
Two inch hail was reported in Madison near the intersection of Slaughter Road and Farrow Road.
Trees were blown down at the intersection of Pentecost Road and highway 55 E.
Golf ball size hail was reported in Madison.
One inch hail was reported on Lanier Road in Madison.
A funnel cloud was spotted near Lanier Road.
Ham operator reported 1.5 inch diameter hail at a Gigaparts store in Huntsville.
Baseball size hail was reported in the Caddo area.
Baseball size hail was reported along Hwy 24 in southern portions of Decatur.
Tea cup size hail fell along Wynn Drive. Car windshields were damaged in the area.
Tennis ball size hail was reported in the Research Park area.
Hen egg size hail was reported at the Walmart on University Drive.
Hen egg size hail was reported near the Village of Providence.
Ping pong size hail was reported along Slaughter Road.
Baseball size hail was reported at the intersection of Hwy 72 and Shawnee Drive.
Golf ball size hail was reported near Oakwood College.
Quarter inch hail was reported along 5th Avenue.
Quarter size hail was reported at Walter Jackson School.
Ping pong size hail was reported in downtown Huntsville.
Softball size hail was reported in Decatur.
Quarter size hail was reported near Memorial Parkway and Oakwood Ave.
Quarter size hail was reported falling outside WAFF TV's station.
A large tree was blown down on Main Street in Moulton. TIme estimated from radar.
Hen egg size hail was reported near Oakwood College.
Half Dollar size hail was reported in the Five Points area of Huntsville.
Golf ball size hail was reported at the WHNT TV station on Holmes Avenue NW.
Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees in Meridianville.
Quarter size hail was reported in the Moores Mill area.
Half dollar size hail fell at Boeing Blvd.
Golf ball size hail fell in the Swancott area of Limestone county. This was reported by the Decatur Daily.
Golf ball size hail was reported 3 miles south of the Buckhorn community.
Golf ball size hail fell in Moulton.
Trees and power lines were knocked down between Hazel Green and New Market along Greeville Pike and Joe Quick Road.
Baseball size hail fell in the Moores Mill area.
Trees were blown down on Hwy 231 about 3 miles south of the Alabama/Tennessee state border.
Penny size hail was reported.
Hail up to golf ball size hail was reported.
Hail up to quarter size was reported at the intersection of Martin Road and Rideout Road on Redstone Arsenal.
Quarter size hail was reported at the intersection of I-65 and Research Park Blvd.
Golf ball size hail fell at the intersection of Martin and Patton Roads in Huntsville.
Ping pong size hail fell at the intersection of Indian Creek and Hwy 72.
Wind were blown down on Rockhouse Road in New Hope.
Golf ball size hail was reported at the intersection of Highway 431 and Old Highway 431.
Golf ball size hail fell and covered the ground.
Heavy rainfall caused flash flooding to occur and producing half a foot of standing water over Danville Road southwest of Decatur.
Baseball size hail fell in Grant. Tragically, a dog was outside during the storm and was killed by the large hail.
Winds downed trees on Freeman Road in the Massey community.
Winds blew a tree onto a house in the Jones Chapel area.
Golf ball size hail was reported near the Massey community.
The Gleam newspaper in Guntersville, Alabama reported that a woman from Michigan was hit by a hailstone big enough to cause her head to bleed from a puncture wound, while visiting the Cathedral Caverns. Hail size estimated from report.
Golf ball size hail damaged cars in the Battleground area.
Baseball size hail fell in Morgan city.
Golf ball size hail fell.
A tornado touched down approximately 2.5 miles south southeast of Grant along Campbell Mill Road. A few houses sustained minor roof damage on the southeast side of Grant. At least two mobile homes sustained major damage from falling trees. The tornado continued east crossing Old Union Road, Columbus City Road, and Cardessa Lane before descending into the Tennessee River Valley. The tornado crossed Highway 79 at approximately 307 PM CDT at the Baker Mountain Road intersection. At this point the damage path width was just below a half of a mile wide. One woman was injured when a tree fell on her car near the Waterfront Grocery store. Several houses sustained substantial damage on the east side of Highway 79 and many trees were snapped and uprooted. The roof was blown off of one home and a brick wall collapsed. The tornado crossed a small inlet onto the south side of Preston Island, wiping out several boat docks and boat houses. Several homes sustained significant damage on the island from falling trees. At least two wood homes had complete roof collapse and partial wall collapse.
The tornado crossed Lake Guntersville into the South Sauty community. At least one person was injured in this area when he was caught outside during the tornado. At this point, the damage path width increased to at least a half a mile wide. Several well built homes were damaged by falling trees along Memonminee Road. At least 20 boat houses were destroyed in the community. Along Chilcotin Road a well constructed two story brick house lost its roof. Also falling trees damaged several camper trailers. One trailer was blown into Lake Guntersville. Thousands of trees were uprooted or snapped along the path of the tornado in Marshall county. The tornado crossed the CR 67 causeway and very shortly after moved into Jackson county. On CR 67, tornadic winds damaged the shoulder of the roadway as it crossed.
Nickel size hail was reported in Vinemont.
Baseball size hail was reported at Pine Island Point. This report was obtained from the Gleam newspaper in Guntersville.
Golf ball size hail fell at the Cullman Regional Airport.
Golf ball size hail was reported in the Wilhites community.
Baseball size hail fell in Langston.
A large tree was blown down at the intersection of Hobbs Island Road and Parsons Road.
Baseball size hail fell between Scottsboro and Langston.
Just east of CR 67, this tornado continued east northeast from Marshall county and into southern Jackson county. Several homes were destroyed in the Macedonia community along with numerous large trees uprooted and snapped. Three TVA high voltage powerline towers also collapsed. As the tornado approached Powell, a double wide manufactured home was shifted off its foundation with total roof collapse and complete destruction to the front of the home.
Eight power lines were blown down along Highway 35 between Randall's Chapel United Methodist Church to Lakeside Grocery. Three of these poles fell onto vehicles traveling the roadway, but no injuries occurred.
Penny size hail was reported 2.5 miles north of Priceville on Old Bethel Road.
Penny size hail fell in Joppa.
Nickel size hail fell in Powell.
This destructive tornado continued to move east northeast from Jackson county into Dekalb county. Just on the east side of Highway 35, a large metal industrial building that was securely anchored into the ground was completely destroyed. In Sylvania, significant damage occurred to several homes in the Stonebrook division. One home was completely lifted off its foundation and driven nearly 4 feet into the ground. Sporadic damage continued just to the east of Sylvania until the tornado apparently lifted between 335 and 340 PM CDT, just south of the Mahan Crossroads community in west central Dekalb county.
Nickel size hail fell in Arab.
Quarter size hail was reported at the Hospital in Fort Payne.
Quarter size hail was reported near Warrentown on Georgia Mountain.
Hen egg size hail was reported in the Claysville area.
Hen egg size hail reported in the Holiday Shores subdivision.
Minor property damage and some downed trees along Highway 69 were reported in the Trimble area. One resident's shop roof was blown off in this area.
Quarter size hail fell along US 278 about three miles west of I-65.
Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported in Cullman.
Penny size hail covered the ground in the Dawson community.
Ping pong size hail fell in the Pleasant Grove community.
Hail up to the size of quarters fell and covered the ground along CR 1742 near the intersection with CR 1719.
Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported in Hustleville.
Nickel to quarter size hail was reported in Geraldine.
Baseball size hail fell in the Collinsville area.
Quarter size hail was reported at the Albertville Airport.
Golf ball sized hail was reported along US 431 southeast of Albertville.
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