Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, April 10, 2009

Trees and power lines were blown down on CR-16, near Detroit.

A shopping center in Sulligent suffered roof damage.

A tree was blown down and blocked the roadway, at the intersection of Royal Liberty Road and Settlement Road, near the Royal community. A vehicle subsequently ran into the tree, but there were no injuries.

A tree was blown down on Broken Arrow Drive.

Several trees were blown down due to gradient winds ahead of a storm system. Wind gusts were estimated around 45 mph.

Several trees were blown down due to gradient winds ahead of a storm system. Wind gusts were estimated around 45 mph.

A barn was blown down on CR-118.

Several trees were blown down in and around the Bear Creek community.

A tree was blown down by gradient winds on New County Line Road near Sylacauga.

Several trees and power lines were blown down on Jackson Trace Road and Greensport Road, in Ohatchee, due to gradient winds estimated around 45 mph. Trees were also blown down around the cities of Jacksonville and Anniston.

A tree was blown down by gradient winds and landed on power lines, on Boat Landing Road near Oneonta. A few trees were also blown down in the Locust Fork area. Wind gusts were estimated around 40 mph.

Hail up to the size of pennies covered the ground, near the intersection of Interstates 65 and 459.

Hail up to the size of golf balls damaged 95 percent of the cars on a car lot on US-280, just south of AL-119. Damage to most of the cars was slight enough so that they could still be sold at discount, though some received more significant dents.

Trees and power lines were blown down on CR-391, northwest of Centre.

Reported at Cherokee County High School.

Trees were blown down on Howells Cove Road.

Hail up to penny sized was reported at a gas station near the Strawberry community. This was the third hail producing storm of the day at that location.

A structure sustained unspecified damage, on US-278 near Snead.

Golf ball to baseball sized hail was reported in and around Cedar Bluff.

Hail up to quarter size was reported at Morgan Creek winery, in Harpersville.

Golf ball sized hail was reported at the EMA office.

Hail ranging from the size of pennies to golf balls fell for several minutes in Ellisville.

Hail up to the size of golf balls fell in the Nixburg community. A few vehicles suffered significant hail damage, and a few homes suffered roof damage from the hail.

Baseball sized hail was reported on AL-63, just northeast of the Kowaliga Bridge.

Hail up to baseball size fell near Martin Dam. The hail was up to 2 feet deep in spots, and was still on the ground the next morning.

Hail up to the size of golf balls fell along AL-63, near the Our Town community. Several windows were broken out and vehicles were damaged.

The tornado started near the intersection of Prospect Road and County Road 45, about 3.5 miles southeast of Martin Dam. It then traveled southeast across AL-49 and several other county and secondary roads, before moving into Lee County. In Tallapoosa County, there were numerous trees snapped off and uprooted along the path. Several outbuildings of various size had their roofs blown off.

The tornado that started in Tallapoosa County crossed into Lee County near Moss Flat Road, before it lifted near Lee Road 217 and Cane Creek. Its brief path in Lee County produced only light damage.

The tornado touched down just west of the town of Loachapoka along CR-64. It then moved through Loachapoka, and nearly paralleled AL-14 for several miles, before lifting just south of AL-14 east of CR-51. Hundreds of trees were snapped off and uprooted along the path. In Loachapoka, a church sustained moderate roof damage, several barns and outbuildings suffered varying degrees of damage, and a few vehicles were damaged by the fallen trees.

The tornado touched down south of the Beauregard community, just west of AL-51. It then traveled southeast for just over two miles, lifting near CR-42. The most significant damage occurred near CR-758, where a mobile home received damage, a few other structures suffered roof damage and several trees and power lines were either snapped off or were uprooted.

The tornado touched down near the intersection of CR-83 and Thomas Road. It then traveled east southeast for several miles, crossing US-80 and AL-169 near the Crawford community, before lifting near the intersection of CR-41 and AL-169. The tornado snapped off or uprooted numerous trees along the path.

A power line was blown down on AL-14, on the west side of Autaugaville.

The tornado touched down near the Phenix City Drag Strip, along CR-28. Most of the damage from the tornado was at a mobile home park, where two minor injuries occurred. A couple dozen trees were snapped and uprooted in the area.

A power line was blown down that caused a brush fire, on Memorial Drive and 6th Street in Prattville.

Several trees were blown down and landed on a house, near the intersection of US-80 and Brooks Road, near the Crawford community.

A long tracked tornado, which would eventually track into two other counties, first touched down on Happy Hollow Road just northwest of the Liberty City community, near the Tallapoosa and Macon County line. The tornado was in Tallapoosa County for less than two miles, and caused generally light damage.

The tornado that touched down near Liberty City in Tallapoosa County crossed into Macon County, and continued to travel southeast, staying just southwest of the Lee County line for most of its path. In Macon County, thousands of trees were either snapped off or uprooted along the damage path. A few mobile homes suffered varying degrees of damage, and one mobile home was knocked off its foundation. Several barns had their roofs partially removed, and several other structures suffered varying degrees of roof damage. Several homes and vehicles had windows broken out.

Numerous trees were blown down, and 4 to 5 homes were damaged, in Phenix City.

A long-tracked tornado, that would eventually move into portions of Macon and Bullock Counties, first touched down near the intersection of US-80 (Eastern Blvd.) and AL-110 (Vaughan Road), on the east side of the city of Montgomery. The storm then moved east southeast through the eastern part of the Montgomery metro area, later crossing AL-271 (Taylor Road) and CR-85. It then impacted the Cecil community in the far eastern portion of the county, before moving into Macon County. At least 3 barns and several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed along the path. Dozens of homes suffered minor to moderate roof damage and numerous windows were broken. Thousands of trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. Several homes and vehicles were damaged from flying or falling debris. An apartment complex on Vaughan Road sustained damage. The most concentrated damage occurred along Ray Thorington Road, where extensive tree damage was apparent, a school was damaged and a few homes were damaged.

The tornado that had previously moved through Tallapoosa and Macon Counties completed its journey in Lee County. It entered Lee County near Lee Road 812 and Long Branch Creek. It traveled another 4.4 miles southeast, before finally lifting near the intersection of US-80 and AL-51, near the Marvyn community. Most of the path in Lee County was across rural forest or farm land, and damage was relatively minor.

Several trees were blown down near CR-2 and CR-6, southeast of Shorter.

The long tracked tornado that tracked across a large section of Montgomery County made its first of three county line crossings, into Macon County. In this portion of Macon County, the tornado track was just over a mile long, and through a largely rural area.

Trees were blown down and blocked the road, at the intersection of CR-10 and CR-57, near the Booth community.

The long tracked Montgomery-Cecil tornado moved out of Macon County, and cut across the far northwestern tip of Bullock County. The track was through a rural part of the county, and damage was light.

The tornado briefly touched down and produced damage near the intersection of Ridge Road and Rutledge Road, about 4 miles east-northeast of Seale. One mobile home was lifted off its foundation, spun and flipped, and completely destroyed. One occupant of the mobile home was injured. Several trees were also blown down along the short path.

After its brief journey across the tip of Bullock County, the Montgomery-Cecil tornado moved back into Macon County, near Bughall Creek. These last several miles of the path caused damage mainly to trees. Along the entire path, 3 buildings were destroyed, and another 20 structures suffered varying degrees of damage. Despite the long path, no injuries were reported.