Tornadoes · United States · Alabama · 2011
EF1 tornado, Independence to Mulberry, Alabama, April 15, 2011
From Independence to Mulberry, this EF1 tornado ran 3.0 miles across Autauga County on April 15, 2011, touching down at 9:29 PM CDT and reaching 800 yards wide. It killed nobody, and did $40,000 of property damage.
The rating scale
Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The Enhanced Fujita scale rates the damage rather than measuring the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.
EF065 to 85 mph
Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.
EF186 to 110 mphthis tornado
Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.
EF2111 to 135 mph
Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.
EF3136 to 165 mph
Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.
EF4166 to 200 mph
Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.
EF5over 200 mph
Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.
Unrated
The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.
The record
- Rating
- EF1
- Date
- April 15, 2011
- Touchdown
- 9:29 PM CDT (02:29 UTC)
- Lifted
- 9:33 PM CDT (02:33 UTC)
- On the ground
- 4 minutes
- Path length
- 3.0 miles (4.8 km)
- Path width
- 800 yards (732 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $40,000
- County
- Autauga County
- Touchdown point
- 32.382, -86.830
- Lift-off point
- 32.404, -86.785
- Record number
- 1104152029-01
The damage survey
32 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS BMX, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF2. The highest wind the damage implies is 130 mph.
- trees uprooted and snapped. town of independence
- Numerous trees uprooted and snapped.
- Large branches broken out of hardwood trees, and small softwood trees snapped. Portions of outbuildings had tin roofs that had been peeled off.
- Point placed for width of the tornado. The point just to the west is the end of the damage width. Need to measure between the points for a width at that location, but anywhere between 100-200yds.
Survey points are preliminary and are the raw material the published rating was built from. Source: NWS Damage Assessment Toolkit.
What the Weather Service recorded
A potent storm system, which wreaked havoc across the eastern half of the United States on April 14-16, produced a significant and historic tornado outbreak across Central Alabama on April 15. Forty tornadoes, 30 of which touched down in Central Alabama, occurred in the state. At the time, this set a new record for number of tornadoes within the state from one event. This record was broken on April 27, 2011. ||A surface low developed across the Central Plains on Thursday, April 14, and strengthened as it moved into the mid-Mississippi River Valley. In response, surface dew points in the middle to upper 60s surged northward into Central Alabama and deep vertical wind shear increased, providing support for tornadic supercell development. A weakening line of thunderstorms moved into northwest Central Alabama early Friday morning. The southern end of this line intensified by mid day as it encountered a more unstable airmass. South of the line, supercells formed in Mississippi and tracked eastward into west Central Alabama. The entire system pushed east across the area over the course of about twelve hours, exiting east Central Alabama in the early morning hours on Saturday, April 16. In addition to the thirty tornadoes, the storm system produced widespread straight line wind damage and numerous large hail reports.
A tornado touched down approximately 2 miles southeast of Independence along County Road 13. The tornado moved northeast where it snapped or uprooted several trees. As the tornado moved into the Old Kingston community, it strengthened to and EF-1 rating, with maximum winds of 90 mph, and removed the steeple from a church. A mobile home also sustained significant damage. The tornado lifted 2 miles north of Old Kingston near County Roads 161 and 150.
A tornado touched down just south of the Old Kingston Community along County Road 21. As the tornado moved to the northeast, numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Several structures also suffered minor damage. Maximum winds were estimated to be 90 mph. The tornado lifted just east Marbury near County Road 20.
A tornado initially touched down in Dallas County, near the intersection of Dallas County Roads 461 and 460. It moved northeast where it crossed the Alabama River and moved into Autauga County. As the tornado crossed Autauga County Road 1, it lifted. In Autauga County, hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. Several structures sustained damage as well.
A tornado touched down near the Alabama River in Autauga County. The tornado then moved northeastward and crossed County Road 1. Hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted along the path. The tornado lifted near County Road 9.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the tornado touched down, 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 tornado touched down at Apr 15, 6:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 15, 6:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 634 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 .UPDATE...AVIATION DISCUSSION. && .DISCUSSION... SHORT DISCUSSION TODAY. WE WENT AHEAD AND INCLUDED ALL COUNTIES IN OUR WARNING AREA INTO TORNADO WATCH 141. ALTHOUGH THE BEST CONDITIONS WILL BE ALONG THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE AREA...ENOUGH INSTABILITY IS CREEPING NORTHWARD WHICH WARRANTED THE INCLUSION OF ALL COUNTIES INTO THE WATCH. THERE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY THAT THE WATCH WILL BE EXTENDED PAST 9 PM CDT TONIGHT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND WE WILL MODIFY THE FORECAST ACCORDINGLY. CONDITIONS REMAIN PRIME FOR STRONG LONG TRACK TORNADOES... ESPECIALLY FOR AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 65 AT LEAST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION. 10/ARM && .AVIATION... 00Z TAF DISCUSSION. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA THIS EVENING. ALL TAF SITES WILL BE AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS. EXPECT PERIODS OF IFR DUE TO BOTH CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THESE THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO IMPROVE UNTIL AFTER 06Z WHEN THE COLD FRONT BEINGS TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. TIMING IS SUBJECTIVE AND IT IS BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS. WILL ADJUST THE FORECAST AS NECESSARY. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR UP TOMORROW WITH CONTINUING GUSTY WINDS. NOTICE...KEET TAF WILL HAVE (AMD LTD TO VIS WIND AND WX) AMENDED TO THE END OF THE FORECAST UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE CEILOMETER DATA WILL BE GOING THROUGH NUMEROUS TESTS AND MONITORED FOR ACCURACY. 10/ARM && .BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: 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. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 15, 6:00 AM CDT, 15 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 600 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ALZ011>015-017>050-161130- 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- 600 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...INCLUDING THE THREAT OF STRONG TORNADOES...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA BETWEEN 10 AM TODAY AND 3 AM TONIGHT. ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE POSSIBLE...TORNADOES...DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. BASED ON THE LATEST DATA...IT APPEARS THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THREAT MAY COVER A RATHER LENGTHY PERIOD OF TIME AND EXTEND TO ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA. BEGINNING IN THE WEST AS EARLY AS 10 AM TODAY AND LASTING UNTIL 2 OR 3 AM TONIGHT IN THE SOUTHEAST. ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS APPEAR FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THAT MAY SPAWN STRONG AND LONG TRACKED TORNADOES. ALTHOUGH THE GREATEST THREAT TIMING APPEARS TO BE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...DO NOT FOCUS ON ANY PARTICULAR HOUR...BE PREPARED FOR ACTIVITY AT ANY TIME. REVIEW YOUR PREPAREDNESS ACTION PLANS AND BE READY TO TAKE ACTION WHEN WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTBREAK. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TODAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT ON SATURDAY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. A FEW WIND GUSTS MAY BE 25 MPH OR HIGHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...AND HAM RADIO OPERATORS IS EXPECTED TODAY. 75
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 15, 8:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Apr 15, 8:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
828 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM TORNADO GAINESVILLE 32.82N 88.16W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HOME DAMAGED AND MOBILE HOME DESTROYED ON DAN MITCHELL RD
AND MOBILE HOME DESTROYED ON HWY 39
&&
JTLocal storm report, Apr 15, 8:33 PM CDT, 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
833 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM HAIL 2 SSE BIRMINGHAM 33.50N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
DIME SIZED HAIL IN RED MOUNTIAN.
1102 AM HAIL BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM.
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG HIGHTOGY 33.69N 88.09W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FEW TREES DOWN FROM FERN BANK TO HIGHTOGY.
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG HIGHTOGY 33.69N 88.09W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FEW TREES DOWN FROM FERN BANK TO HIGHTOGY.
1234 PM HAIL 2 N BLOUNTSVILLE 34.12N 86.58W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH BLOUNT AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ALONG HWY 49.
1235 PM TORNADO NANAFALIA 32.11N 87.99W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN. TORNADO SEEN ON THE GROUND BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
1243 PM HAIL CLAY 33.70N 86.60W
04/15/2011 E0.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZE HAIL ALONG HAPPEY HOLLOW ROAD.
0118 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW UNIONTOWN 32.39N 87.56W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWW 3 WSW OF FREETOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0132 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER ABERDEEN ROAD IN THREE LOCATIONS CLOSING ROAD.
2 OTHER ROADS IN THE AREA ALSO CLOSED.
0151 PM TORNADO GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED ON PAYNE STREET. ANOTHER HOUSE
ON PAYNE STREET HAS HOLE IN ROOF, LOST ITS PORCH
COMPLETELY AND HAS LOST BRICK SIDING. TREE HAS FALLEN ON
A MOBILE HOME ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 17.
0200 PM TORNADO GAINESVILLE 32.82N 88.16W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HOME DAMAGED AND MOBILE HOME DESTROYED ON DAN MITCHELL RD
AND MOBILE HOME DESTROYED ON HWY 39
0203 PM TSTM WND DMG GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CUBA VFD REPORTS MANY TREES DOWN IN THE GEIGER AREA...
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0206 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S BODKA CREEK 32.73N 88.32W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CUBA VFD REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING OLD
BODKA ROAD IN EMELLE. WINDS ESTIMATED 90 MPH.
0220 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HEAVY FLOODING ON ABERDEEN ROAD IN VERNON.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON SPRINGFIELD ROAD...TOWER ROAD...AND STEELY
ROAD IN VERNON.
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HWY 17 SOUTH OF VERNON AT STEEDLEY ROAD FLOODED ALONG
WITH NUMEROUS OTHER STREETS AND ROADS FLOODING ACROSS THE
COUNTY.
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** PROBABLE TORNADO. TREE COLLAPSED ROOF AND
CEILING OF HOME PINNING ELDERLY WOMAN. TRANSPORTED TO
HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PROBABLE TORNADO. MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED, SEVERAL
DEMOLISHED. PAYNE STREET, OLD BAXTER ROAD, KIRKLAND
AVENUE, AND MARTIN LUTHER KING CIRCLE ALL HAVE DAMAGE.
0336 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TUSCALOOSA FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TORNADO ON THE GROUND
ON HWY 69 SOUTH NEAR SHELTON STATE WITH DEBRIS ON
ROADWAY.
0345 PM TORNADO 9 N GREENSBORO 32.83N 87.59W
04/15/2011 HALE AL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND CROSSING HIGHWAY 25
NORTH OF GREENSBORO.
0348 PM TORNADO 8 NNE GREENSBORO 32.80N 87.53W
04/15/2011 HALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO CROSSED RTE 69 AND CR 53...TREES DOWN OR
SNAPPED...POWER LINES DOW.
0356 PM TORNADO N GREENSBORO 32.70N 87.59W
04/15/2011 HALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOFS OFF OF HOUSES
0403 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SKYLAND PARK AREA. TREES DOWN.
HOUSES IMPACTED ON 10TH AVENUE EAST.
0403 PM HAIL YORK 32.50N 88.30W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0403 PM TORNADO CUBA 32.44N 88.37W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL PUBLIC
HWY 80 NOT PASSABLE.
0405 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
STUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES IN THE BEACH HILL AREA.
0405 PM FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON COUNTY LAKE RD. MOLLOY FIRE HAS BEEN
DISPATCHED TO CLOSE ROAD.
0412 PM TORNADO MOUNDVILLE 33.00N 87.63W
04/15/2011 HALE AL PUBLIC
DAMAGE AT THE TOKYO RESTAURANT ON 69 SOUTH. SEVERAL
TRAILER HOMES AT A DEALERSHIP TURNED OVER AND SPEEDY OIL
CHANGE NORTH OF DEALERSHIP WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. ON 82
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND MOTEL 6 WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.
0419 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
OLD DAYCARE CENTER ON HWY 69 SOUTH RECIEVED MAJOR
STRUCTUAL DAMAGE. HILLCREST CENTER RECIEVED STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE TO SIGNS.
0419 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES ON LOOP
ROAD IN THE CIRCLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH VICINITY. HEAVY
SMELL OF NATURAL GAS IN THE AIR.
0423 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON HWY 82.
0424 PM TORNADO MAGNOLIA 32.14N 87.67W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE STRUCTURAL DAMGE IN MAGNOLIA AREA AND SOUTH
RIDGE.
0424 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL TRAINED SPOTTER
LINES AND TREES SNAPPED AND SHREDDED. HWY 82 BLOCKED.
0438 PM HAIL W VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0438 PM TORNADO 3 S WEST BLOCTON 33.10N 87.13W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HWY 5.
0440 PM HAIL W VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0445 PM TORNADO 5 N DEMOPOLIS 32.59N 87.84W
04/15/2011 GREENE AL STORM CHASER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND CROSSED HWY 43 5 MILES NORTH OF
DEMOPOLIS. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN AND HWY 43 IS
BLOCKED.
0450 PM HAIL HELENA 33.29N 86.85W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN ROCKY RIDGE AT JCT HWYS 17 AND 58.
0458 PM TSTM WND DMG HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE MAGNOLIA TREE DOWN ALONG AL HWY 150 NEAR THE HOOVER
MET.
0500 PM HAIL MYRTLEWOOD 32.25N 87.95W
04/15/2011 E4.25 INCH MARENGO AL BROADCAST MEDIA
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG ALABASTER 33.25N 86.82W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
TREES DOWN ON A COUPLE OF HOMES ALONG HWY 31 NEAR THE
FIRE STATION.
0506 PM FUNNEL CLOUD PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
HAM ALERT TEAM MEMBER REPORTS A FUNNEL OVER HY 11 IN
PELHAM.
0510 PM HAIL ALABASTER 33.25N 86.82W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT CITY HALL IN DOWNTOWN ALABASTER,
0511 PM HAIL HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
0517 PM FLOOD HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROAD FLOODING AT 1777 CHASE DRIVE IN HOOVER.
0517 PM HAIL MYRTLEWOOD 32.25N 87.95W
04/15/2011 E2.75 INCH MARENGO AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0517 PM HAIL 2 NW HALF ACRE 32.21N 87.94W
04/15/2011 E2.50 INCH MARENGO AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0517 PM HAIL PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL PUBLIC
0520 PM HAIL PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HIAL OFF CR 52 IN DEERING DOWNS SUBDIVISION.
0525 PM HAIL 1 S SHELBY COUNTY AIRPO 33.16N 86.78W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE SCOTTSVILLE
SUBDIVISION.
0530 PM HAIL CHELSEA 33.33N 86.64W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
0530 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE ON HOUSE ON RAGLAND ROAD. POWER LINE DOWN ON HWY 82
AND INE DOWN ON RAGLAND ROAD. TREES DOWN ON HOUSE ON
EOLINE ROAD. TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON TRUMAN ALDRICH.
0530 PM TORNADO W EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON HWY 25. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN SOUTH OF LITTLE
HOPE RD COMPLETELY BLOCKED. TREES DOWN ON HWY 82. TREE
ACROSS ROAD ON HWY 5. FRIENDSHIP ROAD BLOCKED. ABOUT 10
TREES DOWN SOUTH OF 300. TREE DOWN ON EOLINE ROAD. 5
TREES DOWN ROAD BLOCKED ON RAGLAND ROAD. TREE DOWN ON
MURPHY ROAD.
0530 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF OFF OF HOUSE ON TRUMAN ALDRICH. TREE ON HOUSE
DESTROYED HALF OF ROOF ON TRUMAN ALDRICH.
0534 PM FLOOD HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
US 31, BRADDICK DRIVE HAS 8 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS
ROADWAY.
0534 PM FLOOD BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
I65 NORTHBOUND AT ALFORD AVE, 6 INCHES DEEP WATER CAUSING
TRAVEL PROBLEMS
0540 PM HEAVY RAIN BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 U0.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
18 WHEELER HYDROPLANED...JACK KNIFED AND LEFT THE ROAD ON
SOUTHBOUND I-65 IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM AT MILE MARKER
258.
0550 PM TORNADO WILSONVILLE 33.24N 86.48W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PUBLIC REPORTS TORNADO ON HWY 25.
0553 PM TORNADO CHELSEA 33.33N 86.64W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL PUBLIC
DAMAGE TO THE FIRE STATION.
0553 PM TORNADO LINDEN 32.31N 87.80W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL PUBLIC
TREES DOWN.
0554 PM HAIL AUBURN 32.59N 85.48W
04/15/2011 E1.75 INCH LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
UNIVERSITY DRIVE
0558 PM HAIL OPELIKA 32.65N 85.38W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH LEE AL PUBLIC
PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN OPELIKA AND SOME MINOR STREET
FLOODING.
0620 PM TORNADO ALPINE 33.36N 86.22W
04/15/2011 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ACROSS RENFROE ROAD.
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG AUBURN 32.59N 85.48W
04/15/2011 LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF REMOVED FROM MOBILE HOME. TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0632 PM TORNADO TALLADEGA 33.43N 86.10W
04/15/2011 TALLADEGA AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TALLADEGA RESCUE SQUAD REPORTED A TORNADO ON HWY 77 FROM
TALLADEGA FIRE STATION.
0636 PM TORNADO HAMBURG 32.53N 87.29W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL PUBLIC
CITIZEN REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR THE HAMBURG
COMMUNITY. NEAR PERRY CR 6, DALLAS CR 45, AND AL HWY 14
MOVING TOWARDS DALLAS COUNTY.
0636 PM TORNADO S MARION 32.63N 87.32W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL PUBLIC
POWER LINES DOWN. CR 45 CLOSED.
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E HAMBURG 32.53N 87.20W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL AMATEUR RADIO
SPOTTER OBSERVED 75 MPH WINDS ON A HAND HELD ANEMOMETER 1
MILE SOUTHEAST OF SCUTTLE...WITH SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW PLANTERSVILLE 32.62N 86.97W
04/15/2011 DALLAS AL STORM CHASER
TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING SR 22.
0726 PM TSTM WND DMG MARION 32.63N 87.32W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON BALLARD ROAD.
0737 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MONTGOMERY 32.35N 86.28W
04/15/2011 MONTGOMERY AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OVER MONTGOMERY AIRPORT.
0812 PM HAIL SELMA 32.42N 87.02W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH DALLAS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DOWNTOWN SELMA
&&
JTLocal storm report, Apr 15, 8:50 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
850 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM HAIL 2 SSE BIRMINGHAM 33.50N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
DIME SIZED HAIL IN RED MOUNTIAN.
1102 AM HAIL BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZED HAIL IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM.
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG HIGHTOGY 33.69N 88.09W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FEW TREES DOWN FROM FERN BANK TO HIGHTOGY.
1230 PM TSTM WND DMG HIGHTOGY 33.69N 88.09W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FEW TREES DOWN FROM FERN BANK TO HIGHTOGY.
1234 PM HAIL 2 N BLOUNTSVILLE 34.12N 86.58W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH BLOUNT AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ALONG HWY 49.
1235 PM TORNADO NANAFALIA 32.11N 87.99W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN. TORNADO SEEN ON THE GROUND BY LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
1243 PM HAIL CLAY 33.70N 86.60W
04/15/2011 E0.75 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
DIME SIZE HAIL ALONG HAPPEY HOLLOW ROAD.
0118 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW UNIONTOWN 32.39N 87.56W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWW 3 WSW OF FREETOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0132 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER ABERDEEN ROAD IN THREE LOCATIONS CLOSING ROAD.
2 OTHER ROADS IN THE AREA ALSO CLOSED.
0151 PM TORNADO GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED ON PAYNE STREET. ANOTHER HOUSE
ON PAYNE STREET HAS HOLE IN ROOF, LOST ITS PORCH
COMPLETELY AND HAS LOST BRICK SIDING. TREE HAS FALLEN ON
A MOBILE HOME ON ALABAMA HIGHWAY 17.
0200 PM TORNADO GAINESVILLE 32.82N 88.16W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
HOME DAMAGED AND MOBILE HOME DESTROYED ON DAN MITCHELL RD
AND MOBILE HOME DESTROYED ON HWY 39
0203 PM TSTM WND DMG GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CUBA VFD REPORTS MANY TREES DOWN IN THE GEIGER AREA...
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0206 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 S BODKA CREEK 32.73N 88.32W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
CUBA VFD REPORTS NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING OLD
BODKA ROAD IN EMELLE. WINDS ESTIMATED 90 MPH.
0220 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HEAVY FLOODING ON ABERDEEN ROAD IN VERNON.
0230 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON SPRINGFIELD ROAD...TOWER ROAD...AND STEELY
ROAD IN VERNON.
0245 PM FLASH FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
HWY 17 SOUTH OF VERNON AT STEEDLEY ROAD FLOODED ALONG
WITH NUMEROUS OTHER STREETS AND ROADS FLOODING ACROSS THE
COUNTY.
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PROBABLE TORNADO. MULTIPLE HOMES DAMAGED, SEVERAL
DEMOLISHED. PAYNE STREET, OLD BAXTER ROAD, KIRKLAND
AVENUE, AND MARTIN LUTHER KING CIRCLE ALL HAVE DAMAGE.
0245 PM TSTM WND DMG GEIGER 32.87N 88.31W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** PROBABLE TORNADO. TREE COLLAPSED ROOF AND
CEILING OF HOME PINNING ELDERLY WOMAN. TRANSPORTED TO
HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES.
0336 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TUSCALOOSA FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TORNADO ON THE GROUND
ON HWY 69 SOUTH NEAR SHELTON STATE WITH DEBRIS ON
ROADWAY.
0345 PM TORNADO 9 N GREENSBORO 32.83N 87.59W
04/15/2011 HALE AL PUBLIC
PUBLIC REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND CROSSING HIGHWAY 25
NORTH OF GREENSBORO.
0348 PM TORNADO 8 NNE GREENSBORO 32.80N 87.53W
04/15/2011 HALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO CROSSED RTE 69 AND CR 53...TREES DOWN OR
SNAPPED...POWER LINES DOW.
0356 PM TORNADO N GREENSBORO 32.70N 87.59W
04/15/2011 HALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOFS OFF OF HOUSES
0403 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SKYLAND PARK AREA. TREES DOWN.
HOUSES IMPACTED ON 10TH AVENUE EAST.
0403 PM TORNADO CUBA 32.44N 88.37W
04/15/2011 SUMTER AL PUBLIC
HWY 80 NOT PASSABLE.
0403 PM HAIL YORK 32.50N 88.30W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH SUMTER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0405 PM FLOOD VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON COUNTY LAKE RD. MOLLOY FIRE HAS BEEN
DISPATCHED TO CLOSE ROAD.
0405 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
STUCTURAL DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES IN THE BEACH HILL AREA.
0412 PM TORNADO MOUNDVILLE 33.00N 87.63W
04/15/2011 HALE AL PUBLIC
DAMAGE AT THE TOKYO RESTAURANT ON 69 SOUTH. SEVERAL
TRAILER HOMES AT A DEALERSHIP TURNED OVER AND SPEEDY OIL
CHANGE NORTH OF DEALERSHIP WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. ON 82
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND MOTEL 6 WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED.
0419 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
OLD DAYCARE CENTER ON HWY 69 SOUTH RECIEVED MAJOR
STRUCTUAL DAMAGE. HILLCREST CENTER RECIEVED STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE TO SIGNS.
0419 PM TORNADO TUSCALOOSA 33.24N 87.54W
04/15/2011 TUSCALOOSA AL AMATEUR RADIO
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES ON LOOP
ROAD IN THE CIRCLEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH VICINITY. HEAVY
SMELL OF NATURAL GAS IN THE AIR.
0423 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON HWY 82.
0424 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL TRAINED SPOTTER
LINES AND TREES SNAPPED AND SHREDDED. HWY 82 BLOCKED.
0424 PM TORNADO MAGNOLIA 32.14N 87.67W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL AMATEUR RADIO
MULTIPLE STRUCTURAL DAMGE IN MAGNOLIA AREA AND SOUTH
RIDGE.
0438 PM TORNADO 3 S WEST BLOCTON 33.10N 87.13W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HWY 5.
0438 PM HAIL W VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0440 PM HAIL W VERNON 33.76N 88.11W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH LAMAR AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0445 PM TORNADO 5 N DEMOPOLIS 32.59N 87.84W
04/15/2011 GREENE AL STORM CHASER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND CROSSED HWY 43 5 MILES NORTH OF
DEMOPOLIS. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES DOWN AND HWY 43 IS
BLOCKED.
0450 PM HAIL HELENA 33.29N 86.85W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN ROCKY RIDGE AT JCT HWYS 17 AND 58.
0458 PM TSTM WND DMG HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
LARGE MAGNOLIA TREE DOWN ALONG AL HWY 150 NEAR THE HOOVER
MET.
0500 PM HAIL MYRTLEWOOD 32.25N 87.95W
04/15/2011 E4.25 INCH MARENGO AL BROADCAST MEDIA
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG ALABASTER 33.25N 86.82W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
TREES DOWN ON A COUPLE OF HOMES ALONG HWY 31 NEAR THE
FIRE STATION.
0506 PM FUNNEL CLOUD PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
HAM ALERT TEAM MEMBER REPORTS A FUNNEL OVER HY 11 IN
PELHAM.
0510 PM HAIL ALABASTER 33.25N 86.82W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT CITY HALL IN DOWNTOWN ALABASTER,
0511 PM HAIL HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
0517 PM HAIL MYRTLEWOOD 32.25N 87.95W
04/15/2011 E2.75 INCH MARENGO AL EMERGENCY MNGR
0517 PM HAIL PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL PUBLIC
0517 PM HAIL 2 NW HALF ACRE 32.21N 87.94W
04/15/2011 E2.50 INCH MARENGO AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0517 PM FLOOD HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROAD FLOODING AT 1777 CHASE DRIVE IN HOOVER.
0520 PM HAIL PELHAM 33.30N 86.79W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HIAL OFF CR 52 IN DEERING DOWNS SUBDIVISION.
0525 PM HAIL 1 S SHELBY COUNTY AIRPO 33.16N 86.78W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKLE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE SCOTTSVILLE
SUBDIVISION.
0530 PM HAIL CHELSEA 33.33N 86.64W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH SHELBY AL NWS EMPLOYEE
0530 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
TREE ON HOUSE ON RAGLAND ROAD. POWER LINE DOWN ON HWY 82
AND INE DOWN ON RAGLAND ROAD. TREES DOWN ON HOUSE ON
EOLINE ROAD. TREE DOWN ON HOUSE ON TRUMAN ALDRICH.
0530 PM TORNADO W EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON HWY 25. MULTIPLE TREES DOWN SOUTH OF LITTLE
HOPE RD COMPLETELY BLOCKED. TREES DOWN ON HWY 82. TREE
ACROSS ROAD ON HWY 5. FRIENDSHIP ROAD BLOCKED. ABOUT 10
TREES DOWN SOUTH OF 300. TREE DOWN ON EOLINE ROAD. 5
TREES DOWN ROAD BLOCKED ON RAGLAND ROAD. TREE DOWN ON
MURPHY ROAD.
0530 PM TORNADO EOLINE 33.00N 87.23W
04/15/2011 BIBB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF OFF OF HOUSE ON TRUMAN ALDRICH. TREE ON HOUSE
DESTROYED HALF OF ROOF ON TRUMAN ALDRICH.
0534 PM FLOOD HOOVER 33.38N 86.82W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
US 31, BRADDICK DRIVE HAS 8 INCHES OF WATER ACROSS
ROADWAY.
0534 PM FLOOD BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
I65 NORTHBOUND AT ALFORD AVE, 6 INCHES DEEP WATER CAUSING
TRAVEL PROBLEMS
0540 PM HEAVY RAIN BIRMINGHAM 33.53N 86.80W
04/15/2011 U0.00 INCH JEFFERSON AL AMATEUR RADIO
18 WHEELER HYDROPLANED...JACK KNIFED AND LEFT THE ROAD ON
SOUTHBOUND I-65 IN DOWNTOWN BIRMINGHAM AT MILE MARKER
258.
0550 PM TORNADO WILSONVILLE 33.24N 86.48W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PUBLIC REPORTS TORNADO ON HWY 25.
0553 PM TORNADO LINDEN 32.31N 87.80W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL PUBLIC
TREES DOWN.
0553 PM TORNADO CHELSEA 33.33N 86.64W
04/15/2011 SHELBY AL PUBLIC
DAMAGE TO THE FIRE STATION.
0554 PM HAIL AUBURN 32.59N 85.48W
04/15/2011 E1.75 INCH LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
UNIVERSITY DRIVE
0558 PM HAIL OPELIKA 32.65N 85.38W
04/15/2011 E0.50 INCH LEE AL PUBLIC
PEA TO MARBLE SIZE HAIL IN OPELIKA AND SOME MINOR STREET
FLOODING.
0620 PM TORNADO ALPINE 33.36N 86.22W
04/15/2011 TALLADEGA AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ACROSS RENFROE ROAD.
0625 PM TSTM WND DMG AUBURN 32.59N 85.48W
04/15/2011 LEE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF REMOVED FROM MOBILE HOME. TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0632 PM TORNADO TALLADEGA 33.43N 86.10W
04/15/2011 TALLADEGA AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TALLADEGA RESCUE SQUAD REPORTED A TORNADO ON HWY 77 FROM
TALLADEGA FIRE STATION.
0636 PM TORNADO HAMBURG 32.53N 87.29W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL PUBLIC
CITIZEN REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR THE HAMBURG
COMMUNITY. NEAR PERRY CR 6, DALLAS CR 45, AND AL HWY 14
MOVING TOWARDS DALLAS COUNTY.
0636 PM TORNADO S MARION 32.63N 87.32W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL PUBLIC
POWER LINES DOWN. CR 45 CLOSED.
0700 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 E HAMBURG 32.53N 87.20W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL AMATEUR RADIO
SPOTTER OBSERVED 75 MPH WINDS ON A HAND HELD ANEMOMETER 1
MILE SOUTHEAST OF SCUTTLE...WITH SEVERAL TREES DOWN.
0705 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW PLANTERSVILLE 32.62N 86.97W
04/15/2011 DALLAS AL STORM CHASER
TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING SR 22.
0726 PM TSTM WND DMG MARION 32.63N 87.32W
04/15/2011 PERRY AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON BALLARD ROAD.
0737 PM FUNNEL CLOUD MONTGOMERY 32.35N 86.28W
04/15/2011 MONTGOMERY AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
OVER MONTGOMERY AIRPORT.
0812 PM HAIL SELMA 32.42N 87.02W
04/15/2011 E1.00 INCH DALLAS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DOWNTOWN SELMA
&&Local storm report, Apr 15, 9:11 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
911 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0817 AM HAIL VALLEY GRANDE 32.52N 86.98W
04/15/2011 E0.88 INCH DALLAS AL EMERGENCY MNGR
&&
KSLocal storm report, Apr 15, 9:13 PM CDT, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
913 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0553 PM TORNADO LINDEN 32.31N 87.80W
04/15/2011 MARENGO AL PUBLIC
*** 1 FATAL, 4 INJ *** AN APPARENT TORNADO STRUCK
BELLINGTON CIRCLE APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES SOUTH OF LINDEN.
LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED 1 FATALITY AND AT LEAST 4
INJURIES.
&&
KSThe surface observations
Selma (SEM), 18 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
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The other tornadoes of April 15, 2011
74 more were confirmed in the United States that day.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 15 | 1:13 AM CDT | EF1 | Garland, AR | 7.3 | 250 | $240,000 | ||
| April 15 | 1:38 AM CDT | EF1 | Saline, AR | 3.0 | 250 | $40,000 | ||
| April 15 | 1:47 AM CDT | EF1 | Saline, AR | 16.9 | 350 | $775,000 | ||
| April 15 | 1:57 AM CDT | EF1 | Pulaski, AR | 3.9 | 475 | 2 | 2 | $39 million |
| April 15 | 2:01 AM CDT | EF1 | Pulaski, AR | 6.6 | 200 | $2.0 million | ||
| April 15 | 2:09 AM CDT | EF1 | Pulaski, AR | 6.8 | 200 | 1 | $455,000 | |
| April 15 | 2:17 AM CDT | EF2 | Lonoke, AR | 7.0 | 200 | $20 million | ||
| April 15 | 6:26 AM CDT | EF0 | Issaquena, MS | 1.7 | 75 | $50,000 | ||
| April 15 | 10:11 AM CDT | EF0 | Wayne, MS | 0.0 | 50 | |||
| April 15 | 10:51 AM CDT | EF3 | Hinds, MS | 16.5 | 528 | 10 | $8.0 million | |
| April 15 | 11:20 AM CDT | EF1 | Clarke, AL | 3.3 | 500 | $102,000 | ||
| April 15 | 11:22 AM CDT | EF1 | Rankin, MS | 7.4 | 200 | $6,000 | ||
| April 15 | 11:24 AM CDT | EF0 | Choctaw, AL | 0.1 | 50 | $60,000 | ||
| April 15 | 11:26 AM CDT | EF0 | Choctaw, AL | 4.7 | 100 | $40,000 | ||
| April 15 | 11:41 AM CDT | EF1 | Washington, MS to AL | 5.1 | 200 | $312,000 | ||
| April 15 | 11:43 AM CDT | EF1 | Rankin, MS | 7.6 | 200 | $400,000 | ||
| April 15 | 11:48 AM CDT | EF1 | Choctaw, AL | 16.7 | 200 | $40,000 | ||
| April 15 | 11:58 AM CDT | EF1 | Scott, MS | 7.0 | 200 | $375,000 | ||
| April 15 | 12:04 PM CDT | EF2 | Washington, AL | 0.9 | 150 | 1 | $50,000 | |
| April 15 | 12:53 PM CDT | EF3 | Neshoba, MS to AL | 48.5 | 1,760 | 5 | $19 million | |
| April 15 | 1:35 PM CDT | EF1 | Pike, MO | 3.0 | 50 | |||
| April 15 | 1:39 PM CDT | EF0 | Copiah, MS | 1.0 | 200 | $2,000 | ||
| April 15 | 1:47 PM CDT | EF1 | Smith, MS | 3.8 | 100 | $18,000 | ||
| April 15 | 1:54 PM CDT | EF1 | Holmes, MS | 6.1 | 150 | $10,000 | ||
| April 15 | 2:19 PM CDT | EF2 | Attala, MS | 3.7 | 200 | 2 | $35,000 | |
| April 15 | 2:23 PM CDT | EF1 | Smith, MS | 6.9 | 150 | $15,000 | ||
| April 15 | 2:33 PM CDT | EF0 | Attala, MS | 4.5 | 75 | |||
| April 15 | 3:03 PM CDT | EF2 | Sumter, AL | 4.5 | 200 | $2.1 million | ||
| April 15 | 3:04 PM CDT | EF1 | Jasper, MS | 1.2 | 440 | $25,000 | ||
| April 15 | 3:06 PM CDT | EF1 | Monroe, AL | 0.8 | 100 | |||
| April 15 | 3:14 PM CDT | EF3 | Greene, AL | 18.4 | 500 | $7.1 million | ||
| April 15 | 3:33 PM CDT | EF2 | Hale, AL | 2.2 | 700 | $374,000 | ||
| April 15 | 3:53 PM CDT | EF2 | Sumter, AL | 8.9 | 200 | $3.9 million | ||
| April 15 | 4:00 PM CDT | EF1 | Bibb, AL | 21.8 | 1,760 | $89,000 | ||
| April 15 | 4:08 PM CDT | EF1 | Clarke, MS to AL | 24.5 | 470 | $200,000 | ||
| April 15 | 4:35 PM CDT | EF2 | Sumter, AL | 8.7 | 325 | 1 | ||
| April 15 | 4:44 PM CDT | EF2 | Hale, AL | 24.1 | 880 | $3.4 million | ||
| April 15 | 4:59 PM CDT | EF1 | Jasper, MS | 1.6 | 880 | $35,000 | ||
| April 15 | 4:59 PM CDT | EF0 | Shelby, AL | 1.4 | 50 | $15,000 | ||
| April 15 | 5:04 PM CDT | EF3 | Marengo, AL | 15.3 | 800 | 1 | 4 | $4.0 million |
| April 15 | 5:11 PM CDT | EF2 | Monroe, AL | 0.9 | 150 | $200,000 | ||
| April 15 | 5:19 PM CDT | EF2 | Marengo, AL | 5.4 | 575 | $1.0 million | ||
| April 15 | 5:29 PM CDT | EF2 | Monroe, AL | 22.3 | 300 | $390,000 | ||
| April 15 | 5:30 PM CDT | EF1 | Mason, IL | 3.1 | 100 | 1 | $300,000 | |
| April 15 | 5:35 PM CDT | EF2 | Marengo, AL | 10.9 | 600 | $1.8 million | ||
| April 15 | 5:44 PM CDT | EF1 | Shelby, AL | 4.4 | 100 | $29,000 | ||
| April 15 | 6:00 PM CDT | EF0 | Perry, AL | 4.7 | 150 | $23,000 | ||
| April 15 | 6:12 PM CDT | EF2 | Choctaw, AL | 38.8 | 800 | $8.8 million | ||
| April 15 | 6:22 PM CDT | EF0 | Menard, IL | 1.2 | 50 | $10,000 | ||
| April 15 | 6:25 PM CDT | EF2 | Perry, AL | 0.8 | 500 | $38,000 | ||
| April 15 | 6:25 PM CDT | EF1 | Menard, IL | 1.7 | 150 | $450,000 | ||
| April 15 | 7:50 PM EDT | EF0 | Harris, GA | 0.4 | 50 | $5,000 | ||
| April 15 | 7:05 PM CDT | EF1 | Dallas, AL | 0.1 | 75 | $21,000 | ||
| April 15 | 7:23 PM CDT | EF0 | Lowndes, AL | 2.7 | 75 | $21,000 | ||
| April 15 | 7:45 PM CDT | EF3 | Greene, MS to AL | 18.3 | 500 | 4 | 28 | $13 million |
| April 15 | 7:48 PM CDT | EF1 | Dallas, AL | 0.2 | 100 | $25,000 | ||
| April 15 | 8:04 PM CDT | EF1 | Dallas, AL | 1.6 | 250 | $70,000 | ||
| April 15 | 8:12 PM CDT | EF0 | Trigg, KY | 0.3 | 50 | $8,000 | ||
| April 15 | 8:14 PM CDT | EF1 | Trigg, KY | 2.5 | 125 | $30,000 | ||
| April 15 | 8:48 PM CDT | EF1 | Autauga, AL | 7.9 | 200 | $440,000 |
What this means
Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.