NWS/BHM Tornado Survey

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
455 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009

..TORNADO DAMAGE SURVEY INFORMATION FOR CENTRAL ALABAMA

..THE ASHCRAFT CORNER TORNADO (LAMAR AND FAYETTE COUNTIES)

(ALL TIMES ARE IN CDT)

EVENT TIME/DATE: 3:20 AM, MARCH 26, 2009
EVENT TYPE: EF-1 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 100
INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE
EVENT LOCATION COORDINATES: START N 33.5374, W 87.9551
END N 33.5610, W 87.9050
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): ABOUT 3 1/3 MILES
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 100 YARDS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN FAR
SOUTHEASTERN LAMAR COUNTY TRACKING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND
LIFTING IN FAYETTE COUNTY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 159
AND SUMMERS ROAD. TWO HOMES WERE DAMAGED…ONE BUSINESS WAS
DAMAGED AND FIVE OUTBUILDINGS WERE EITHER DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED. (Forecaster Sirmon)

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