Oxford Damage Caused By Straight Line Winds

James Spann | January 7, 2009 @ 12:18 pm | 13 Replies

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT…CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1201 PM CST WED JAN 7 2009

…STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE IN CENTRAL CALHOUN COUNTY…

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURVEY TEAM HAS EVALUATED DAMAGE IN
CALHOUN COUNTY FROM TUESDAY`S STORMS.

RATING: STRAIGHT LINE WINDS (ESTIMATED AT 85 MPH)
LOCATION: INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY US-78 AND US-431 NEAR
INTERSTATE 20 OXFORD EXIT
MAXIMUM WIDTH: AREA OF DAMAGE
TIME: 504 PM CST
DATE: JANUARY 6, 2009
INJURIES: NONE
FATALITIES: NONE

DAMAGE INFORMATION: PATH LENGTH OF ONE TO TWO MILES. ONE MOBILE HOME
DESTROYED AND ONE COMPLEX DAMAGED WITH A TREE FALLING ON IT. AT
LEAST TWO DOZEN STRUCTURES WITH ROOFS DAMAGED. 40 TREES UPROOTED OR
SNAPPED. SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWNED NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20.
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JBW

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