Tornadoes · United States · Alabama · 2011
EF1 tornado, Nebo to New Market, Alabama, April 27, 2011
From Nebo to New Market, this EF1 tornado ran 7.6 miles across Madison County on April 27, 2011, touching down at 11:50 AM CDT and reaching 500 yards wide. It killed nobody.
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 27, 2011
- Touchdown
- 11:50 AM CDT (16:50 UTC)
- Lifted
- 12:05 PM CDT (17:05 UTC)
- On the ground
- 15 minutes
- Path length
- 7.6 miles (12.2 km)
- Path width
- 500 yards (457 m)
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- County
- Madison County
- Touchdown point
- 34.800, -86.623
- Lift-off point
- 34.823, -86.492
- Record number
- 1104271050-01
The damage survey
32 damage points were recorded along this path by NWS HUN, in the Damage Assessment Toolkit the survey teams carry. The strongest indicator was rated EF4. The highest wind the damage implies is 198 mph.
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 powerful storm system roared across the Southeast United States on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. In the wake of this system, hundreds of people were left injured and/or homeless, along with approximately 100 people who lost their lives in the northern Alabama area alone. Some of the devastation was literally unimaginable with countless homes, neighborhoods and even portions of cities or towns either partially or completely destroyed. This storm system would be responsible for one of the largest and deadliest tornado outbreaks to ever impact much of the southeastern region.| |The powerful storm system that affected the National Weather Service, Huntsville service area would actually occur in three separate waves of severe weather that day. The first occurred during the early morning hours of April 27, 2011 roughly between the hours of 2 AM and 8 AM CDT, while the second occurred during the late-morning to early afternoon period. The third and most devastating wave occurred during the afternoon hours on Wednesday, with some of the most violent and destructive tornadoes to affect the central Tennessee Valley area in recent decades.| |The worst areas impacted by these storms included the towns of Phil Campbell and Oak Grove in eastern Franklin County Alabama, Mt. Hope in western Lawrence County and the Tanner Community in eastern Limestone County. Along a line connecting these areas tracked an EF5 tornado with peak winds around 210 mph, the strongest and most violent on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. ||Other areas impacted by the storms include the city of Cullman, where extensive damage occurred to buildings in the downtown area, and to the town of Fairview, both of which are located in Cullman County. Downstream, further significant damage occurred to the Ruth and Oak Grove communities in Marshall County. In addition, the communities of Rainsville and Sylvania along with the towns of Henagar and Ider in DeKalb County were severely impacted. Fatalities in DeKalb County alone numbered at least 33 people. Furthermore, the towns of Flat Rock, Higdon and Pisgah in Jackson County sustained incredible damage. The tornadoes that affected these areas were rated as an EF4 with maximum winds near 190 mph.||In most of these areas alone, numerous people lost their lives. These represent just several of the communities and towns impacted by the events of April 27, 2011. While the majority of the analysis and survey work conducted by the National Weather Service, Huntsville and its partners have been completed, there will undoubtedly be countless research studies conducted by both academia and operational personnel in order to further evaluate and understand the complex processes associated with this near unprecedented severe weather outbreak.
It continued to move to the east-northeast into Madison county and across the Magnolia Springs neighborhood Additional roof and shingle damage was observed along this portion of the track. The most intense damage occurred just east of Vine Cliff Drive, along Water Oak Court, where numerous large trees were snapped at their base. This tornado continued to track to the east-northeast snapping trees and producing some light shingle and gutter damage. The tornado dissipated near Nichols Spring Branch.
A tornado of EF-1 intensity produced peak wind speeds of up to 110 mph. The tornado continued its track from Limestone County near the intersection of Capshaw Road and Old Railroad Bed Road. The tornado snapped trees and removed shingles off homes. The most intense damage occurred between Sam Thomas Road and Wall Triana Highway, producing high end EF-1 damage including numerous snapped power poles, sheared off hardwood trees, and roof and gutter damage.||The tornado crossed State Highway 53 near Douglas Road, snapping numerous hardwood trees and removing shingles. The track continued to the east-northeast across U.S. Highway 231 near Bob Wade Lane producing more roof and tree damage. Several large hardwood trees were snapped in a convergent pattern between Moores Mill Road and Macon Lane before dissipating to the east of Winchester Road in Deposit.
A tornado of EF-1 intensity produced peak wind speeds up to 105 mph. The tornado touched down along the downslope portion of Drake Mountain near the intersection of Pulaski Pike and Cedar Point Drive. A concentrated area of damage consisting of snapped hardwood trees, roof and gutter damage was seen along Cedar Point Drive and Green Meadow Road. Less damage was noted along a ridge that extended from Wade Mountain. Another concentrated area of damage that consisted of tree and roof damage was seen along the downslope portion of Smithers Mountain in the Mount Charron Estates and Valley View Estates neighborhoods. The tornado continued east-northeast with the most notable EF-1 damage occurring along Moores Mill Road north of Winchester Road where numerous hardwood trees were snapped and/or sheared off with a convergent damage/debris pattern. Significant tree and roof damage was noted along Henson Drive, Trailwood Drive and Bradford Lane before the tornado dissipated along Briar Fork Waterway.
A tornado of EF-0 intensity produced peak wind speeds up to 85 mph. The tornado touched down north of Rube Robinson Road just east of Macon Lane while embedded within a larger region of straight-line wind damage associated with a bow echo. Numerous trees were knocked down with many hardwood trees snapped and sheared along its track near Buckhorn High School. The tornado tracked east-northeast across Winchester Road shearing off the top half of numerous hardwood trees before dissipating along the upslope portion of Lewis Mountain.
From NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database, the narrative the local forecast office wrote for Storm Data.
The warnings
23 minutes of warning. NWS HUN issued a tornado warning for this county at 16:27 UTC, 23 minutes before the tornado touched down, in force until 17:00 UTC.
The county was under a tornado watch, issued at 13:10 UTC and running to 18:45 UTC.
| Issued (UTC) | Expired | Product | Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:36 UTC | 13:00 UTC | Tornado Watch | HUN |
| 10:00 UTC | 01:00 UTC | Wind Advisory | HUN |
| 10:02 UTC | 10:45 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 10:14 UTC | 11:00 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 10:40 UTC | 11:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 10:58 UTC | 11:45 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 11:02 UTC | 11:30 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 11:20 UTC | 12:00 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 11:37 UTC | 12:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 13:10 UTC | 18:45 UTC | Tornado Watch | HUN |
| 14:20 UTC | 14:45 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 14:39 UTC | 15:06 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 16:18 UTC | 16:45 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 16:26 UTC | 17:15 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 16:27 UTC | 17:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 16:30 UTC | 17:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 16:41 UTC | 17:15 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 17:00 UTC | 17:45 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 17:04 UTC | 17:20 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 17:17 UTC | 18:00 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 17:27 UTC | 01:30 UTC | Flash Flood Warning | HUN |
| 17:31 UTC | 18:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 17:40 UTC | 17:56 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 18:29 UTC | 21:30 UTC | Flash Flood Warning | HUN |
| 18:45 UTC | 01:45 UTC | Tornado Watch | HUN |
| 20:03 UTC | 20:45 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 20:25 UTC | 20:50 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 21:07 UTC | 21:45 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 21:11 UTC | 21:45 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 21:18 UTC | 21:47 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 21:30 UTC | 22:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 21:30 UTC | 02:30 UTC | Flash Flood Warning | HUN |
| 21:37 UTC | 22:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 21:39 UTC | 22:15 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 21:56 UTC | 22:30 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 21:56 UTC | 22:30 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 22:05 UTC | 22:30 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 22:11 UTC | 22:51 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 22:23 UTC | 22:45 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 22:30 UTC | 23:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 22:43 UTC | 23:15 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 23:12 UTC | 23:45 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 23:33 UTC | 00:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 23:55 UTC | 00:30 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 00:12 UTC | 00:45 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 00:37 UTC | 01:00 UTC | Tornado Warning | HUN |
| 00:53 UTC | 01:30 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 01:14 UTC | 01:37 UTC | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HUN |
| 01:19 UTC | 14:30 UTC | Flood Warning | HUN |
| 01:26 UTC | 12:51 UTC | Flood Warning | HUN |
| 02:26 UTC | 16:30 UTC | Flood Warning | HUN |
Every warning and watch covering the touchdown point that day, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service products. Lead time is measured from the issue of the warning in force to the touchdown time in the database, both of which were recorded to the minute by different people.
The forecast that day
The Storm Prediction Center had this point in a High Risk, with a 0.30 chance of a tornado within 25 miles, in the hatched area where significant tornadoes were expected. The outlook in force was issued at 16:29 UTC.
SPC's Day 1 convective outlook as it stood when the tornado began, read at the touchdown point. The same archive is on the radar archive.
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 Huntsville, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the tornado touched down at Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 27, 10:19 AM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1019 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
.UPDATE...FOR HYDROLOGY ISSUES
&&
.HYDROLOGY...SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOOD EVENT POTENTIALLY UNFOLDING
ACROSS THE TN VALLEY TODAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES HAS
ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE LAST 36 HOURS ACROSS THE NW ALABAMA AND SRN
TN INCLUDING THE IRON CITY AND BIG NANCE BASINS. AMOUNTS SO FAR HAVE
BEEN LESS EAST OF I-65 WITH 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES.
WITH SEVERAL ROUNDS OF ROBUST CONVECTION EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE LATE
EVENING FROPA...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES SEEM LIKELY IN THE
IMPACTED BASINS. LATEST GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT MODERATE FLOODING IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE PAINT ROCK AND ELK RIVERS WITH MAJOR FLOODING
ALONG THE BIG NANCE NEAR COURTLAND. IN FACT...THE RIVER STAGE AT
COURTLAND IS FORECAST TO RISE TO 23 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS
WOULD BE THE HIGHEST CREST THERE SINCE 1990 AND WOULD CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS IN AND NEAR COURTLAND.
RESIDENTS IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY SHOULD ALSO MONITOR THE PROGRESSION OF
SHOAL CREEK...WITH THE RIVER STAGE FORECAST TO RISE WELL ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE UPSTREAM AT IRON CITY.
&&
.DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 911 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011/
...MESOSCALE DISCUSSION AND UPDATE....
BUSY DAY ALREADY ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
REPORTED EARLIER IN SEVERAL COUNTIES FROM OVERNIGHT/EARLY MORNING
QLCS AND HP SUPERCELLS. NEXT ROUNDS OF SCT CONVECTION WITH ELEVATED
HAIL CORES ALREADY TRACKING INTO NW AL. STORMS ACROSS NRN MS HAVE
SHOWN ROTATION...AND STORMS ACROSS NRN AL HAVE STARTED TO EXHIBIT HP
CHARACTERISTICS AS WELL.
LATEST SFC ANALYSIS SHOWS A COMPLEX LOW STRUCTURE FROM CENTRAL
INDIANA SOUTH TO THE ARKLATEX. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT STRETCHES
SOUTH THROUGH EAST TEXAS. CLOSER TO THE HOME...THE EARLY MORNING
CONVECTION HAS LEFT A SMALL OUTFLOW BOUNDARY ACROSS OUR ERN COUNTIES.
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY AND PROFILER DATA SHOWS AN 80KT MID LEVEL JET
STREAK PUNCHING OUT OF THE ARKLATEX THIS MORNING. CONVECTION HAS
BEGUN TO FIRE ALONG THE APEX OF THIS JET STREAK. THIS WILL BE THE
AREA TO MONITOR THROUGH THE AFTN HOURS AS THE JET STREAK AND THE
ASSOCIATE U/L JET MAX PROGRESSES EAST. THE 12Z NAM SHOWS LARGE SCALE
ASCENT IN THE EXIT REGION OF THE H25 JET DURING THE AFTN. THIS WILL
BE COINCIDENT WITH MLCAPES ~2-2.5 KJ/KG AND LOW LEVEL HELICITY VALUES
IN EXCESS OF 600 M2/S2. THE ONLY MITIGATING FACTOR MAY BE RAIN COOLED
LOW LEVEL AIR DUE TO ONGOING CONVECTION...BUT THIS IS UNCERTAIN ATTM.
AM NOT PLANNING MAJOR CHGS TO FCST FOR NOW OTHER THAN TO TWEAK FOR
CURRENT CONDITIONS AND SHORT TERM TRENDS. TEMPS WILL BE HIGHLY
DEPENDANT ON BREAKS BETWEEN CONVECTIVE CLUSTERS...BUT NOT GOING TO
SWEAT THAT RIGHT NOW.
&&
.HUN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...
LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL...
MORGAN.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COLBERT...CULLMAN...DEKALB...FRANKLIN AL...JACKSON...
LAUDERDALE...LAWRENCE...LIMESTONE...MADISON...MARSHALL...
MORGAN.
TN...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN...MOORE.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
FRANKLIN TN...LINCOLN...MOORE.
&&
DISCUSSION...15Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 10:23 AM CDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 1023 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-280100- LAUDERDALE-COLBERT-FRANKLIN AL-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON-MORGAN- MARSHALL-JACKSON-DEKALB-CULLMAN-MOORE-LINCOLN-FRANKLIN TN- 1023 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH ALABAMA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY UNTIL 200 PM CDT. AS OF 1000 AM...A ROUND OF SEVERE STORMS ALREADY TRACKED THROUGH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS. ANOTHER LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS CURRENTLY TRACKING INTO THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE AREA. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SEVERE WEATHER ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL QUICKLY DESTABILIZE THROUGH MIDDAY...CREATING A VOLATILE SITUATION ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY FROM THE LATE MORNING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. CLUSTERS OF SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO FORM AHEAD OF...AND ALONG A STRONG COLD FRONT AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE REGION. A POTENTIAL FOR STRONG...LONG TRACK TORNADOES EXISTS...IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. RESIDENTS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THE HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING...WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY EVOLVE INTO A SMALL STREAM AND RIVER FLOODING EVENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. PLEASE REFER TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS THREAT...AND CONTINUE TO MONITOR RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AS THEY ARE ISSUED FOR SEVERAL RIVERS AND STREAMS ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. ALSO...WINDS OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL LIKELY REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS WEEKEND...AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF TODAY AND THIS EVENING.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:23 AM CDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1123 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0406 AM TSTM WND DMG CHEROKEE 34.76N 87.97W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT CHEROKEE. POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE.
0420 AM TORNADO 4 WSW OAKLAND 34.82N 87.87W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** AN EMA EMPLOYEE WITNESSED A TORNADO AT THE
INTERSECTION OF CR 189 AND CR221. THE EMPLOYEE WAS
INJURED BY BROKEN GLASS IN HIS VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO CHURCH
AND RESIDENCE.
0424 AM TORNADO 4 W OAKLAND 34.83N 87.87W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO CONFIRMED ON THE GROUND NEAR A CHURCH CLOSE TO
THE INTERSECTION OF CR 189 AND CR 62.
0426 AM TSTM WND DMG N FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER OUTAGES AND A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH WAS REPORTED.
0427 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE WATERLOO 34.91N 88.05W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0430 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 S KILLEN 34.79N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A TREE AND POWER LINE WERE BLOWN DOWN IN FORD CITY.
0435 AM TSTM WND GST 5 S TUSCUMBIA 34.65N 87.69W
04/27/2011 E70.00 MPH COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH WAS REPORTED ALONG WITH POWER
OUTAGES.
0450 AM TSTM WND DMG FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE ECM HOSPITAL
AREA.
0455 AM TSTM WND GST 4 SE LEXINGTON 34.93N 87.32W
04/27/2011 E60.00 MPH LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A 60 MPH GUST WAS REPORTED
0502 AM TSTM WND DMG N MT HOPE 34.46N 87.48W
04/27/2011 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN IN THE MOUNT HOPE COMMUNITY.
0515 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW FLORENCE 34.83N 87.73W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN OVER ROAD.
0521 AM HAIL ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 E0.25 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0538 AM TORNADO N COLDWATER 35.09N 86.73W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE FROM COLDWATER TO PARK CITY.
NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN, ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES,
PORCH BLOWN OFF A BOUSE IN THE COLDWATER/TAFT AREA, AND
MOBILE HOMES WERE TURNED OVER ON CARMARGO ROAD. NO
INJURIES AT THIS TIME.
0540 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE ZIP CITY 34.97N 87.63W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON POWERLINE ON COUNTY ROAD 61 NEAR COUNTY ROAD
8.
0544 AM HAIL 3 NE SPEAKE 34.45N 87.13W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LAWRENCE AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG CARMARGO 35.08N 86.64W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG CARMARGO 35.08N 86.64W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
MOBILE HOME DAMAGE. TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0557 AM HAIL DANVILLE 34.41N 87.08W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0604 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 S CULLMAN 34.14N 86.85W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES REPORTED DOWN ON HOMES. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0610 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W HANCEVILLE 34.07N 86.79W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT WALLACE STATE COLLEGE. POSSIBLE
TORNADO DAMAGE.
0611 AM TSTM WND GST 1 SW HANCEVILLE 34.05N 86.78W
04/27/2011 E90.00 MPH CULLMAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A 90 MPH GUST WAS REPORTED. POWER WAS OUT AT HIS LOCATION
AS WELL.
0614 AM TSTM WND DMG HANCEVILLE 34.06N 86.76W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
0617 AM TORNADO WILBURN 33.95N 87.03W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON A HOUSE AND TRUCK. TWO PEOPLE
WERE TRAPPED IN TRUCK AND HOUSE.
0618 AM TSTM WND DMG HOLLY POND 34.17N 86.62W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
RV CAMPER WAS BLOWN ONTO THE ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE.
0618 AM TSTM WND DMG HOLLY POND 34.17N 86.62W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL PUBLIC
TWO BARNS WERE BLOWN DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0625 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON HOMES ALONG HIGHWAY 231 SOUTH OF ARAB.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE ARAB 34.35N 86.45W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 69 BETWEEN ARAB AND
GUNTERSVILLE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
CHICKEN HOUSES WERE DESTROYED. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0634 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWERLINES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
0641 AM TORNADO GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
ALONG HIGHWAY 205 AND 431 JUST SOUTH OF GUNTERSVILLE.
0645 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE GUNTERSVILLE 34.39N 86.26W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
SPOTTER HEARD LOUD ROARING SOUND AS DAMAGE OCCURRED.
0650 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW CHIGGER HILL 34.44N 86.06W
04/27/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 50 NEAR GROVE OAK.
POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0654 AM TSTM WND DMG PISGAH 34.68N 85.85W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF STUCTURAL DAMAGE...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...AND
POWERLINES DOWN ALONG A PATH FROM PISGAH TO FLAT ROCK
NEAR CR 120. ONE DEATH OCCURRED IN THE PISGAH AREA.
POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0700 AM TSTM WND DMG LANGSTON 34.54N 86.07W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREES DOWN ON VEHICLES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0705 AM TSTM WND DMG SECTION 34.58N 85.99W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN SECTION AND MACEDONIA ALONG
HIGHWAY 35. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0736 AM HAIL 2 SSW PHIL CAMPBELL 34.32N 87.72W
04/27/2011 E1.25 INCH FRANKLIN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE BEAR
CREEK AREA.
0836 AM HAIL 2 SW PHIL CAMPBELL 34.33N 87.73W
04/27/2011 E1.50 INCH FRANKLIN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PING PONG SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0854 AM HAIL MUSCLE SHOALS 34.74N 87.67W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE HALF INCH HAIL REPORTED.
0900 AM HAIL MT HOPE 34.46N 87.48W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LAWRENCE AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0909 AM HAIL CHALYBEATE SPRINGS 34.57N 87.23W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0930 AM HAIL 4 SSW ATHENS 34.75N 87.00W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0930 AM HAIL 5 SSE ATHENS 34.73N 86.93W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL HAIL COVERING GROUND.
0935 AM HAIL ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 E0.25 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0936 AM HAIL 3 NE CHEROKEE 34.78N 87.93W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED
0946 AM HAIL N HARVEST 34.86N 86.75W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0946 AM HAIL HARVEST 34.86N 86.75W
04/27/2011 E0.75 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED COVERING THE GROUND.
0949 AM HAIL 2 SSE ELKWOOD 34.95N 86.71W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0950 AM HAIL 2 ENE HARVEST 34.87N 86.71W
04/27/2011 E1.75 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1005 AM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON PULASKI PIKE.
1025 AM HAIL MYNOT 34.65N 88.05W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1043 AM TSTM WND DMG S TUSCUMBIA 34.73N 87.71W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON FRANKFORT RD
1045 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S SHEFFIELD 34.74N 87.70W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDS WERE BLOWING FLAG POLES NEAR THE GROUND AND
BRANCHESE DOWN. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED OVER 60 MPH.
1047 AM TSTM WND GST MUSCLE SHOALS 34.74N 87.67W
04/27/2011 E60.00 MPH COLBERT AL ASOS
A WIND GUST TO 60 MPH WAS OBSERVED AT THE MSL ASOS.
1047 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W RUSSELLVILLE 34.51N 87.75W
04/27/2011 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ON HOUSE ON WATERLOO ROAD
1048 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE FLORENCE 34.74N 87.64W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
AN OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED.
1049 AM FUNNEL CLOUD LEIGHTON 34.70N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED.
1053 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 E RUSSELLVILLE 34.51N 87.62W
04/27/2011 FRANKLIN AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1053 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SW TUSCUMBIA 34.72N 87.72W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING WITH AT LEAST SIX INCHES OF WATER FLOWING
OVER ROADWAYS.
1102 AM FUNNEL CLOUD ROGERSVILLE 34.83N 87.29W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR JOE WHEELER STATE PARK
1111 AM TSTM WND DMG LEIGHTON 34.70N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL AMATEUR RADIO
BIG TREES UPROOTED ON OAK STREET IN LEIGHTON
1114 AM TSTM WND GST COURTLAND 34.67N 87.31W
04/27/2011 M62.00 MPH LAWRENCE AL AWOS
GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE COURTLAND AWOS AT 53 KNOTS
1121 AM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S RIPLEY 34.75N 87.12W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL.
&&Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:29 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1129 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S RIPLEY 34.75N 87.12W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 101...HIGHWAY
33...AND BATTS ROAD
1129 AM TORNADO 1 N DECATUR 34.62N 86.98W
04/27/2011 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TOUCHDOWN JUST NORTH OF DECATUR
&&Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:31 AM CDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1131 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1131 AM TORNADO ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DEBRIS NEAR ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
&&Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:32 AM CDT, 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1132 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0406 AM TSTM WND DMG CHEROKEE 34.76N 87.97W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT CHEROKEE. POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE.
0420 AM TORNADO 4 WSW OAKLAND 34.82N 87.87W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** AN EMA EMPLOYEE WITNESSED A TORNADO AT THE
INTERSECTION OF CR 189 AND CR221. THE EMPLOYEE WAS
INJURED BY BROKEN GLASS IN HIS VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO CHURCH
AND RESIDENCE.
0424 AM TORNADO 4 W OAKLAND 34.83N 87.87W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO CONFIRMED ON THE GROUND NEAR A CHURCH CLOSE TO
THE INTERSECTION OF CR 189 AND CR 62.
0426 AM TSTM WND DMG N FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER OUTAGES AND A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH WAS REPORTED.
0427 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE WATERLOO 34.91N 88.05W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0430 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 S KILLEN 34.79N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A TREE AND POWER LINE WERE BLOWN DOWN IN FORD CITY.
0435 AM TSTM WND GST 5 S TUSCUMBIA 34.65N 87.69W
04/27/2011 E70.00 MPH COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH WAS REPORTED ALONG WITH POWER
OUTAGES.
0450 AM TSTM WND DMG FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE ECM HOSPITAL
AREA.
0455 AM TSTM WND GST 4 SE LEXINGTON 34.93N 87.32W
04/27/2011 E60.00 MPH LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A 60 MPH GUST WAS REPORTED
0502 AM TSTM WND DMG N MT HOPE 34.46N 87.48W
04/27/2011 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN IN THE MOUNT HOPE COMMUNITY.
0515 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW FLORENCE 34.83N 87.73W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN OVER ROAD.
0521 AM HAIL ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 E0.25 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0538 AM TORNADO N COLDWATER 35.09N 86.73W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE FROM COLDWATER TO PARK CITY.
NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN, ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES,
PORCH BLOWN OFF A BOUSE IN THE COLDWATER/TAFT AREA, AND
MOBILE HOMES WERE TURNED OVER ON CARMARGO ROAD. NO
INJURIES AT THIS TIME.
0540 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE ZIP CITY 34.97N 87.63W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON POWERLINE ON COUNTY ROAD 61 NEAR COUNTY ROAD
8.
0544 AM HAIL 3 NE SPEAKE 34.45N 87.13W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LAWRENCE AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG CARMARGO 35.08N 86.64W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
MOBILE HOME DAMAGE. TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG CARMARGO 35.08N 86.64W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0557 AM HAIL DANVILLE 34.41N 87.08W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0604 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 S CULLMAN 34.14N 86.85W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES REPORTED DOWN ON HOMES. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0610 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W HANCEVILLE 34.07N 86.79W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT WALLACE STATE COLLEGE. POSSIBLE
TORNADO DAMAGE.
0611 AM TSTM WND GST 1 SW HANCEVILLE 34.05N 86.78W
04/27/2011 E90.00 MPH CULLMAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A 90 MPH GUST WAS REPORTED. POWER WAS OUT AT HIS LOCATION
AS WELL.
0614 AM TSTM WND DMG HANCEVILLE 34.06N 86.76W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
0617 AM TORNADO WILBURN 33.95N 87.03W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON A HOUSE AND TRUCK. TWO PEOPLE
WERE TRAPPED IN TRUCK AND HOUSE.
0618 AM TSTM WND DMG HOLLY POND 34.17N 86.62W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL PUBLIC
TWO BARNS WERE BLOWN DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0618 AM TSTM WND DMG HOLLY POND 34.17N 86.62W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
RV CAMPER WAS BLOWN ONTO THE ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE.
0625 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON HOMES ALONG HIGHWAY 231 SOUTH OF ARAB.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE ARAB 34.35N 86.45W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 69 BETWEEN ARAB AND
GUNTERSVILLE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
CHICKEN HOUSES WERE DESTROYED. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0634 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWERLINES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
0641 AM TORNADO GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
ALONG HIGHWAY 205 AND 431 JUST SOUTH OF GUNTERSVILLE.
0645 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE GUNTERSVILLE 34.39N 86.26W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
SPOTTER HEARD LOUD ROARING SOUND AS DAMAGE OCCURRED.
0650 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW CHIGGER HILL 34.44N 86.06W
04/27/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 50 NEAR GROVE OAK.
POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0654 AM TSTM WND DMG PISGAH 34.68N 85.85W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF STUCTURAL DAMAGE...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...AND
POWERLINES DOWN ALONG A PATH FROM PISGAH TO FLAT ROCK
NEAR CR 120. ONE DEATH OCCURRED IN THE PISGAH AREA.
POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0700 AM TSTM WND DMG LANGSTON 34.54N 86.07W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREES DOWN ON VEHICLES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0705 AM TSTM WND DMG SECTION 34.58N 85.99W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN SECTION AND MACEDONIA ALONG
HIGHWAY 35. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0736 AM HAIL 2 SSW PHIL CAMPBELL 34.32N 87.72W
04/27/2011 E1.25 INCH FRANKLIN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE BEAR
CREEK AREA.
0836 AM HAIL 2 SW PHIL CAMPBELL 34.33N 87.73W
04/27/2011 E1.50 INCH FRANKLIN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PING PONG SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0854 AM HAIL MUSCLE SHOALS 34.74N 87.67W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE HALF INCH HAIL REPORTED.
0900 AM HAIL MT HOPE 34.46N 87.48W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LAWRENCE AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0909 AM HAIL CHALYBEATE SPRINGS 34.57N 87.23W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0930 AM HAIL 4 SSW ATHENS 34.75N 87.00W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0930 AM HAIL 5 SSE ATHENS 34.73N 86.93W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL HAIL COVERING GROUND.
0935 AM HAIL ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 E0.25 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0936 AM HAIL 3 NE CHEROKEE 34.78N 87.93W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED
0946 AM HAIL N HARVEST 34.86N 86.75W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0946 AM HAIL HARVEST 34.86N 86.75W
04/27/2011 E0.75 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED COVERING THE GROUND.
0949 AM HAIL 2 SSE ELKWOOD 34.95N 86.71W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0950 AM HAIL 2 ENE HARVEST 34.87N 86.71W
04/27/2011 E1.75 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1005 AM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON PULASKI PIKE.
1025 AM HAIL MYNOT 34.65N 88.05W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1043 AM TSTM WND DMG S TUSCUMBIA 34.73N 87.71W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON FRANKFORT RD
1045 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S SHEFFIELD 34.74N 87.70W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDS WERE BLOWING FLAG POLES NEAR THE GROUND AND
BRANCHESE DOWN. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED OVER 60 MPH.
1047 AM TSTM WND GST MUSCLE SHOALS 34.74N 87.67W
04/27/2011 E60.00 MPH COLBERT AL ASOS
A WIND GUST TO 60 MPH WAS OBSERVED AT THE MSL ASOS.
1047 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W RUSSELLVILLE 34.51N 87.75W
04/27/2011 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ON HOUSE ON WATERLOO ROAD
1048 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE FLORENCE 34.74N 87.64W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
AN OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED.
1049 AM FUNNEL CLOUD LEIGHTON 34.70N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED.
1053 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SW TUSCUMBIA 34.72N 87.72W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING WITH AT LEAST SIX INCHES OF WATER FLOWING
OVER ROADWAYS.
1053 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 E RUSSELLVILLE 34.51N 87.62W
04/27/2011 FRANKLIN AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1102 AM FUNNEL CLOUD ROGERSVILLE 34.83N 87.29W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR JOE WHEELER STATE PARK
1110 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW ROGERSVILLE 34.83N 87.32W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN OVER HIGHWAY 72 AT THE
ENTRANCE OF JOE WHEELER STATE PARK. WIND GUST TO 69 MPH
WAS MEASURED.
1111 AM TSTM WND DMG LEIGHTON 34.70N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL AMATEUR RADIO
BIG TREES UPROOTED ON OAK STREET IN LEIGHTON
1114 AM TSTM WND GST COURTLAND 34.67N 87.31W
04/27/2011 M62.00 MPH LAWRENCE AL AWOS
GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE COURTLAND AWOS AT 53 KNOTS
1118 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S RIPLEY 34.75N 87.12W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 101...HIGHWAY
33...AND BATTS ROAD
1121 AM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S RIPLEY 34.75N 87.12W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL.
1129 AM TORNADO 1 N DECATUR 34.62N 86.98W
04/27/2011 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TOUCHDOWN JUST NORTH OF DECATUR
1131 AM TORNADO ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DEBRIS NEAR ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
&&Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:45 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1145 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1125 AM TSTM WND DMG HATTON 34.56N 87.41W
04/27/2011 LAWRENCE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 101
1145 AM FUNNEL CLOUD MADISON 34.70N 86.75W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR US 72 IN MADISON
&&Local storm report, Apr 27, 11:46 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1146 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0406 AM TSTM WND DMG CHEROKEE 34.76N 87.97W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TWO TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT CHEROKEE. POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE.
0420 AM TORNADO 4 WSW OAKLAND 34.82N 87.87W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
*** 1 INJ *** AN EMA EMPLOYEE WITNESSED A TORNADO AT THE
INTERSECTION OF CR 189 AND CR221. THE EMPLOYEE WAS
INJURED BY BROKEN GLASS IN HIS VEHICLE. DAMAGE TO CHURCH
AND RESIDENCE.
0424 AM TORNADO 4 W OAKLAND 34.83N 87.87W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO CONFIRMED ON THE GROUND NEAR A CHURCH CLOSE TO
THE INTERSECTION OF CR 189 AND CR 62.
0426 AM TSTM WND DMG N FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER OUTAGES AND A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH WAS REPORTED.
0427 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 SE WATERLOO 34.91N 88.05W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0430 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 S KILLEN 34.79N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A TREE AND POWER LINE WERE BLOWN DOWN IN FORD CITY.
0435 AM TSTM WND GST 5 S TUSCUMBIA 34.65N 87.69W
04/27/2011 E70.00 MPH COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH WAS REPORTED ALONG WITH POWER
OUTAGES.
0450 AM TSTM WND DMG FLORENCE 34.80N 87.68W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN THE ECM HOSPITAL
AREA.
0455 AM TSTM WND GST 4 SE LEXINGTON 34.93N 87.32W
04/27/2011 E60.00 MPH LAUDERDALE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A 60 MPH GUST WAS REPORTED
0502 AM TSTM WND DMG N MT HOPE 34.46N 87.48W
04/27/2011 LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN IN THE MOUNT HOPE COMMUNITY.
0515 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW FLORENCE 34.83N 87.73W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN OVER ROAD.
0521 AM HAIL ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 E0.25 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0538 AM TORNADO N COLDWATER 35.09N 86.73W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE FROM COLDWATER TO PARK CITY.
NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN, ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOUSES,
PORCH BLOWN OFF A BOUSE IN THE COLDWATER/TAFT AREA, AND
MOBILE HOMES WERE TURNED OVER ON CARMARGO ROAD. NO
INJURIES AT THIS TIME.
0540 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE ZIP CITY 34.97N 87.63W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON POWERLINE ON COUNTY ROAD 61 NEAR COUNTY ROAD
8.
0544 AM HAIL 3 NE SPEAKE 34.45N 87.13W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LAWRENCE AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG CARMARGO 35.08N 86.64W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.
0545 AM TSTM WND DMG CARMARGO 35.08N 86.64W
04/27/2011 LINCOLN TN EMERGENCY MNGR
MOBILE HOME DAMAGE. TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0557 AM HAIL DANVILLE 34.41N 87.08W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0604 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 S CULLMAN 34.14N 86.85W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES REPORTED DOWN ON HOMES. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0610 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W HANCEVILLE 34.07N 86.79W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AT WALLACE STATE COLLEGE. POSSIBLE
TORNADO DAMAGE.
0611 AM TSTM WND GST 1 SW HANCEVILLE 34.05N 86.78W
04/27/2011 E90.00 MPH CULLMAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A 90 MPH GUST WAS REPORTED. POWER WAS OUT AT HIS LOCATION
AS WELL.
0614 AM TSTM WND DMG HANCEVILLE 34.06N 86.76W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
0617 AM TORNADO WILBURN 33.95N 87.03W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON A HOUSE AND TRUCK. TWO PEOPLE
WERE TRAPPED IN TRUCK AND HOUSE.
0618 AM TSTM WND DMG HOLLY POND 34.17N 86.62W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL PUBLIC
TWO BARNS WERE BLOWN DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0618 AM TSTM WND DMG HOLLY POND 34.17N 86.62W
04/27/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
RV CAMPER WAS BLOWN ONTO THE ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO
DAMAGE.
0625 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON HOMES ALONG HIGHWAY 231 SOUTH OF ARAB.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE ARAB 34.35N 86.45W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 69 BETWEEN ARAB AND
GUNTERSVILLE. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0630 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
CHICKEN HOUSES WERE DESTROYED. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0634 AM TSTM WND DMG ARAB 34.32N 86.50W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
POWERLINES WERE BLOWN DOWN.
0641 AM TORNADO GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN
ALONG HIGHWAY 205 AND 431 JUST SOUTH OF GUNTERSVILLE.
0645 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE GUNTERSVILLE 34.39N 86.26W
04/27/2011 MARSHALL AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
SPOTTER HEARD LOUD ROARING SOUND AS DAMAGE OCCURRED.
0650 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW CHIGGER HILL 34.44N 86.06W
04/27/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 50 NEAR GROVE OAK.
POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0654 AM TSTM WND DMG PISGAH 34.68N 85.85W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF STUCTURAL DAMAGE...NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...AND
POWERLINES DOWN ALONG A PATH FROM PISGAH TO FLAT ROCK
NEAR CR 120. ONE DEATH OCCURRED IN THE PISGAH AREA.
POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.
0700 AM TSTM WND DMG LANGSTON 34.54N 86.07W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREES DOWN ON VEHICLES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0705 AM TSTM WND DMG SECTION 34.58N 85.99W
04/27/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN SECTION AND MACEDONIA ALONG
HIGHWAY 35. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0736 AM HAIL 2 SSW PHIL CAMPBELL 34.32N 87.72W
04/27/2011 E1.25 INCH FRANKLIN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
UP TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE BEAR
CREEK AREA.
0836 AM HAIL 2 SW PHIL CAMPBELL 34.33N 87.73W
04/27/2011 E1.50 INCH FRANKLIN AL TRAINED SPOTTER
PING PONG SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0854 AM HAIL MUSCLE SHOALS 34.74N 87.67W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE HALF INCH HAIL REPORTED.
0900 AM HAIL MT HOPE 34.46N 87.48W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LAWRENCE AL PUBLIC
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0909 AM HAIL CHALYBEATE SPRINGS 34.57N 87.23W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH LAWRENCE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0930 AM HAIL 5 SSE ATHENS 34.73N 86.93W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL HAIL COVERING GROUND.
0930 AM HAIL 4 SSW ATHENS 34.75N 87.00W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
ONE INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0935 AM HAIL ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 E0.25 INCH LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
0936 AM HAIL 3 NE CHEROKEE 34.78N 87.93W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED
0946 AM HAIL N HARVEST 34.86N 86.75W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0946 AM HAIL HARVEST 34.86N 86.75W
04/27/2011 E0.75 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED COVERING THE GROUND.
0949 AM HAIL 2 SSE ELKWOOD 34.95N 86.71W
04/27/2011 E0.50 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
0950 AM HAIL 2 ENE HARVEST 34.87N 86.71W
04/27/2011 E1.75 INCH MADISON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1005 AM HAIL HUNTSVILLE 34.73N 86.59W
04/27/2011 E1.00 INCH MADISON AL AMATEUR RADIO
QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON PULASKI PIKE.
1025 AM HAIL MYNOT 34.65N 88.05W
04/27/2011 E0.88 INCH COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1043 AM TSTM WND DMG S TUSCUMBIA 34.73N 87.71W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON FRANKFORT RD
1045 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 S SHEFFIELD 34.74N 87.70W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
WINDS WERE BLOWING FLAG POLES NEAR THE GROUND AND
BRANCHESE DOWN. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED OVER 60 MPH.
1047 AM TSTM WND GST MUSCLE SHOALS 34.74N 87.67W
04/27/2011 E60.00 MPH COLBERT AL ASOS
A WIND GUST TO 60 MPH WAS OBSERVED AT THE MSL ASOS.
1047 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 W RUSSELLVILLE 34.51N 87.75W
04/27/2011 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE ON HOUSE ON WATERLOO ROAD
1048 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SSE FLORENCE 34.74N 87.64W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
AN OUTBUILDING WAS DESTROYED.
1049 AM FUNNEL CLOUD LEIGHTON 34.70N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL TRAINED SPOTTER
A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED.
1053 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SW TUSCUMBIA 34.72N 87.72W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING WITH AT LEAST SIX INCHES OF WATER FLOWING
OVER ROADWAYS.
1053 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 E RUSSELLVILLE 34.51N 87.62W
04/27/2011 FRANKLIN AL AMATEUR RADIO
NICKEL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED.
1102 AM FUNNEL CLOUD ROGERSVILLE 34.83N 87.29W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED NEAR JOE WHEELER STATE PARK
1110 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 WNW ROGERSVILLE 34.83N 87.32W
04/27/2011 LAUDERDALE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN OVER HIGHWAY 72 AT THE
ENTRANCE OF JOE WHEELER STATE PARK. WIND GUST TO 69 MPH
WAS MEASURED.
1111 AM TSTM WND DMG LEIGHTON 34.70N 87.53W
04/27/2011 COLBERT AL AMATEUR RADIO
BIG TREES UPROOTED ON OAK STREET IN LEIGHTON
1114 AM TSTM WND GST COURTLAND 34.67N 87.31W
04/27/2011 M62.00 MPH LAWRENCE AL AWOS
GUST WAS MEASURED AT THE COURTLAND AWOS AT 53 KNOTS
1118 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 S RIPLEY 34.75N 87.12W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 101...HIGHWAY
33...AND BATTS ROAD
1121 AM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S RIPLEY 34.75N 87.12W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL.
1125 AM TSTM WND DMG HATTON 34.56N 87.41W
04/27/2011 LAWRENCE AL TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 101
1129 AM TORNADO 1 N DECATUR 34.62N 86.98W
04/27/2011 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TOUCHDOWN JUST NORTH OF DECATUR
1131 AM TORNADO ATHENS 34.80N 86.97W
04/27/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DEBRIS NEAR ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL
1145 AM FUNNEL CLOUD MADISON 34.70N 86.75W
04/27/2011 MADISON AL TRAINED SPOTTER
FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR US 72 IN MADISON
&&The air that afternoon
The radiosonde launches on either side of the tornado, from the nearest station that was launching then, drawn and analyzed the way Storm Lab does: the same diagram, the same parcel and shear definitions SPC's mesoanalysis uses.
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), 12:00Z
4.8 hours before the tornado, 147 km from the path. April 27, 2011.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -195 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 4.9 K/km
Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), 00:00Z
7.2 hours after it, 147 km from the path. April 28, 2011.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 308 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Surface CAPE
- 24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 104 kt
- 0-1 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
- 0-3 km lapse rate
- 4.3 K/km
The surface observations
Huntsville/Madison County Exec (MDQ), 5 km from the path, in the two hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Temp (°F) | Dew point (°F) | Wind | Gust (kt) | Pressure (mb) | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:55 UTC | 62.6 | 60.8 | 160° 8 kt | 1005.8 | VCTS | |
| 15:15 UTC | 66.2 | 62.6 | 150° 10 kt | 15 | 1005.1 | |
| 15:35 UTC | 66.2 | 62.6 | 150° 10 kt | 17 | 1004.7 | |
| 15:55 UTC | 68 | 62.6 | 160° 12 kt | 17 | 1003.7 | |
| 16:15 UTC | 69.8 | 62.6 | 150° 12 kt | 20 | 1002.7 | |
| 16:35 UTC | 69.8 | 60.8 | 150° 11 kt | 24 | 1002 | |
| 17:15 UTC | 59 | 59 | 290° 16 kt | 34 | 1004.4 | +TSRA |
| 17:35 UTC | 57.2 | 57.2 | 320° 12 kt | 22 | 1005.1 | +TSRA |
| 17:55 UTC | 55.4 | 55.4 | 20° 5 kt | 1004.4 | -TSRA | |
| 18:15 UTC | 57.2 | 57.2 | 130° 3 kt | 1004.4 | VCTSRA | |
| 18:35 UTC | 59 | 59 | 150° 6 kt | 1003.7 | -VCTSRA |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of airport observations.
The radar
The Northeast Alabama radar (KHTX), 45 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the touchdown began at 16:48 UTC.
Open the radar archive at this moment, over the track
Reflectivity and velocity, decoded from the Level II archive in the browser. Volumes take a few seconds to open the first time.
What was reported nearby
Local storm reports within 60 km of the path, in the three hours either side.
| Time (UTC) | Report | Where | County | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:30 UTC | HAIL 0.88 | 5 Sse Athens | Limestone, AL | NICKEL HAIL COVERING GROUND. |
| 14:30 UTC | HAIL 1 | 4 Ssw Athens | Limestone, AL | ONE INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED. |
| 14:35 UTC | HAIL 0.25 | Athens | Limestone, AL | |
| 14:46 UTC | HAIL 0.75 | Harvest | Madison, AL | DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED COVERING THE GROUND. |
| 14:46 UTC | HAIL 1 | N Harvest | Madison, AL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED. |
| 14:49 UTC | HAIL 0.25 | 2 Sse Elkwood | Madison, AL | DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED. |
| 14:49 UTC | HAIL 0.5 | 2 Sse Elkwood | Madison, AL | DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED. |
| 14:50 UTC | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Ene Harvest | Madison, AL | GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED. |
| 15:05 UTC | HAIL 1 | Huntsville | Madison, AL | QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED ON PULASKI PIKE. |
| 16:18 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Ripley | Limestone, AL | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 101...HIGHWAY 33...AND BATTS ROAD |
| 16:21 UTC | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 S Ripley | Limestone, AL | ROTATING WALL CLOUD WITH FUNNEL. |
| 16:29 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Nw Capshaw | Limestone, AL | LARGE TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. SOME WERE SNAPPED. |
| 16:29 UTC | TORNADO | 1 N Decatur | Morgan, AL | TOUCHDOWN JUST NORTH OF DECATUR |
| 16:31 UTC | TORNADO | Athens | Limestone, AL | DEBRIS NEAR ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL |
| 16:40 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wnw Capshaw | Limestone, AL | LARGE TREES BLOWN DOWN. |
| 16:40 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 6 S Somerville | Morgan, AL | A TREE WAS REPORTED DOWN ON A HOUSE. |
| 16:40 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Huntsville | Madison, AL | POWERLINES DOWN NEAR RAINBOW AND NEIL ROAD. |
| 16:43 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Ripley | Limestone, AL | BARN RIPPED OFF NEAR THE LIMESTONE COUNTY JAIL...AND NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN ON SANDERSON ROAD AND CAPSHAW |
| 16:45 UTC | FUNNEL CLOUD | Madison | Madison, AL | FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR US 72 IN MADISON |
| 16:49 UTC | TSTM WND GST 59 | Huntsville | Madison, AL | A WIND GUST OF 59 MPH WAS OBSERVED. |
| 16:53 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Huntsville | Madison, AL | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON A HOUSE. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| 16:58 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Huntsville | Madison, AL | TREES BLOWN ON SLAUGHTER AND EASTVIEW ROAD. |
| 17:03 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 2 W Capshaw | Limestone, AL | A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON A MOBILE HOME. |
| 17:03 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Ne Moores Mill | Madison, AL | DAMAGE REPORTED AROUND BUCKHORN HIGH SCHOOL. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| 17:18 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Wsw Capshaw | Limestone, AL | ALL FOUR LANES OF HIGHWAY 72 CLOSED DUE TO DEBRIS. |
| 17:20 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Decatur | Morgan, AL | COLLAPSED BUILDING ON HAYDEN STREET |
| 17:30 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nne Farley | Madison, AL | TWO TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CONSTATT AND WEATHERLY. |
| 17:30 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Harvest | Madison, AL | ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF A HOUSE ON MOUNT ZION ROAD NEAR MONROVIA MIDDLE SCHOOL. |
| 17:30 UTC | TORNADO | 2 E Somerville | Morgan, AL | NEAR ANTIOCH |
| 17:40 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 6 W Normal | Madison, AL | BUILDING COLLAPSED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 53 AND VON BRAUN DRIVE. |
| 17:53 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nne Maysville | Madison, AL | DEBRIS AND TREES BLOCKING THE ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| 17:58 UTC | FLASH FLOOD | 4 N Madison | Madison, AL | EASTBOUND LANE OF HIGHWAY 72 AND WALL TRINA COVERED WITH AROUND 6 INCHES OF WATER. |
| 18:30 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ssw Harvest | Madison, AL | ALUMINUM ROOFING PIECES FROM A COVERED WALKWAY TWISTED AROUND TREES AT CREEKSIDE ELEMENTARY. SOME STUCTURAL DAMAGE MAY HAVE OCCURRED. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE. |
| 18:33 UTC | FLASH FLOOD | 6 Wnw Huntsville | Madison, AL | WATER SEVEN TO EIGHT INCHES DEEP NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF PLUMMER ROAD AND RESEARCH PARK BLVD. |
| 18:35 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 6 Wnw Huntsville | Madison, AL | A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ONTO A HOUSE ON PLUMMER ROAD. |
| 18:43 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | 7 Wnw Huntsville | Madison, AL | ROOF DAMAGE REPORTED AT INDIAN CREEK CHRUCH. |
| 19:00 UTC | TSTM WND DMG | Harvest | Madison, AL | HOMES BACK PORCH AND 1/4 OF REAR ROOF SHINGLES BLOWN OFF. 32-FOOT TRAVEL TRAILER OVERTURNED. POSSIBLE TORNADO. |
From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service local storm reports.
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The live radar over the trackEvery 2011 tornado in AlabamaEvery tornado in Alabama since 1950Warnings in force in Alabama nowThe forecast where you are
The other tornadoes of April 27, 2011
209 more were confirmed in the United States that day.
| Date | Time | Rating | Where | Path (mi) | Width (yd) | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | 1:12 AM CDT | EF1 | Yazoo, MS | 9.7 | 250 | $70,000 | ||
| April 27 | 1:15 AM CDT | EF1 | Leflore, MS | 27.7 | 50 | $50,000 | ||
| April 27 | 1:24 AM CDT | EF1 | Leflore, MS | 3.2 | 100 | $50,000 | ||
| April 27 | 1:36 AM CDT | EF0 | LaSalle Parish, LA | 8.0 | 100 | $40,000 | ||
| April 27 | 1:40 AM CDT | EF2 | Holmes, MS | 12.3 | 1,760 | $100,000 | ||
| April 27 | 1:40 AM CDT | EF3 | Holmes, MS | 23.0 | 1,760 | $700,000 | ||
| April 27 | 1:51 AM CDT | EF2 | Attala, MS | 23.0 | 860 | $553,000 | ||
| April 27 | 1:51 AM CDT | EF0 | Holmes, MS | 1.7 | 50 | $25,000 | ||
| April 27 | 1:59 AM CDT | EF2 | Holmes, MS | 8.8 | 880 | $10,000 | ||
| April 27 | 2:06 AM CDT | EF1 | Grenada, MS | 1.9 | 150 | $60,000 | ||
| April 27 | 2:17 AM CDT | EF2 | Montgomery, MS | 11.7 | 1,760 | $425,000 | ||
| April 27 | 2:20 AM CDT | EF1 | Attala, MS | 0.5 | 50 | $25,000 | ||
| April 27 | 2:25 AM CDT | EF2 | Choctaw, MS | 6.8 | 1,750 | 2 | $350,000 | |
| April 27 | 2:29 AM CDT | EF1 | Winston, MS | 4.2 | 150 | $85,000 | ||
| April 27 | 2:29 AM CDT | EF3 | Choctaw, MS | 58.7 | 1,800 | 25 | $5.4 million | |
| April 27 | 2:37 AM CDT | EF2 | Webster, MS | 13.3 | 1,320 | 1 | 5 | $605,000 |
| April 27 | 2:47 AM CDT | EF1 | Winston, MS | 7.3 | 200 | $60,000 | ||
| April 27 | 3:20 AM CDT | EF1 | Noxubee, MS | 6.2 | 150 | $300,000 | ||
| April 27 | 3:43 AM CDT | EF2 | Tishomingo, MS | 9.3 | 150 | 1 | $500,000 | |
| April 27 | 4:01 AM CDT | EF1 | Lauderdale, AL to TN | 9.2 | 200 | $1,000 | ||
| April 27 | 4:03 AM CDT | EF2 | Kemper, MS to AL | 35.2 | 1,410 | $3.2 million | ||
| April 27 | 4:19 AM CDT | EF1 | Lauderdale, AL | 1.8 | 100 | 1 | ||
| April 27 | 4:27 AM CDT | EF2 | Pickens, AL | 14.4 | 1,232 | $1.8 million | ||
| April 27 | 4:41 AM CDT | EF3 | Pickens, AL | 22.5 | 704 | $741,000 | ||
| April 27 | 5:03 AM CDT | EF1 | Fayette, AL | 7.3 | 176 | 4 | $1.4 million | |
| April 27 | 5:17 AM CDT | EF3 | Tuscaloosa, AL | 20.3 | 200 | $9.3 million | ||
| April 27 | 5:18 AM CDT | EF3 | Walker, AL | 18.9 | 375 | 20 | $13 million | |
| April 27 | 5:38 AM CDT | EF2 | Lincoln, TN | 25.9 | 400 | |||
| April 27 | 5:40 AM CDT | EF1 | Marshall, TN | 2.9 | 100 | $75,000 | ||
| April 27 | 5:47 AM CDT | EF0 | Rutherford, TN | 2.1 | 50 | $8,000 | ||
| April 27 | 5:48 AM CDT | EF2 | Cullman, AL | 30.3 | 880 | 1 | ||
| April 27 | 5:50 AM CDT | EF1 | Shelby, AL | 3.4 | 100 | $3.7 million | ||
| April 27 | 5:50 AM CDT | EF1 | Lawrence, TN | 2.7 | 150 | 1 | $11,000 | |
| April 27 | 5:52 AM CDT | EF0 | Rutherford, TN | 1.6 | 75 | $50,000 | ||
| April 27 | 5:53 AM CDT | EF2 | Blount, AL | 3.2 | 200 | 3 | $9.3 million | |
| April 27 | 5:54 AM CDT | EF2 | Jefferson, AL | 7.8 | 200 | 20 | $18 million | |
| April 27 | 6:12 AM CDT | EF1 | Blount, AL | 14.8 | 200 | $42,000 | ||
| April 27 | 6:13 AM CDT | EF2 | Moore, TN | 2.0 | 75 | $25,000 | ||
| April 27 | 6:16 AM CDT | EF2 | St. Clair, AL | 3.8 | 200 | 5 | $865,000 | |
| April 27 | 6:20 AM CDT | EF1 | Marshall, AL | 11.0 | 75 | |||
| April 27 | 6:24 AM CDT | EF0 | Smith, TN | 3.4 | 50 | $5,000 | ||
| April 27 | 6:24 AM CDT | EF1 | Marshall, AL | 6.4 | 100 | |||
| April 27 | 6:30 AM CDT | EF2 | Marshall, AL | 20.0 | 880 | |||
| April 27 | 6:30 AM CDT | EF1 | Marshall, AL | 4.6 | 50 | |||
| April 27 | 6:30 AM CDT | EF1 | Marshall, AL | 3.4 | 100 | |||
| April 27 | 6:30 AM CDT | EF1 | Marshall, AL | 5.7 | 50 | |||
| April 27 | 6:32 AM CDT | EF1 | Green, KY | 3.1 | 150 | |||
| April 27 | 6:35 AM CDT | EF1 | Marshall, AL | 4.9 | 100 | |||
| April 27 | 6:35 AM CDT | EF1 | Marshall, AL | 0.3 | 50 | $10,000 | ||
| April 27 | 6:43 AM CDT | EF0 | Marshall, AL | 2.8 | 75 | |||
| April 27 | 6:45 AM CDT | EF0 | Coffee, TN | 1.7 | 50 | $5,000 | ||
| April 27 | 6:45 AM CDT | EF1 | Marshall, AL | 4.8 | 200 | |||
| April 27 | 6:45 AM CDT | EF1 | Marshall, AL | 6.9 | 300 | |||
| April 27 | 6:47 AM CDT | EF1 | Jackson, TN | 3.3 | 100 | $10,000 | ||
| April 27 | 6:49 AM CDT | EF0 | Jackson, TN | 2.0 | 50 | $20,000 | ||
| April 27 | 6:49 AM CDT | EF1 | Marshall, AL | 1.6 | 100 | |||
| April 27 | 6:50 AM CDT | EF1 | Warren, TN | 13.2 | 100 | $100,000 | ||
| April 27 | 6:58 AM CDT | EF1 | DeKalb, AL | 27.9 | 300 | 1 | ||
| April 27 | 7:02 AM CDT | EF1 | Monroe, KY | 5.9 | 550 | |||
| April 27 | 7:10 AM CDT | EF2 | DeKalb, AL | 5.8 | 200 | $30,000 |
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.