NWS Storm Survey

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
812 AM CDT WED OCT 27 2010

..PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM MARSHALL COUNTY

..THIS SURVEY IS FROM STORMS EARLY MONDAY MORNING /OCT 25/

A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS MARSHALL
COUNTY ON MONDAY…OCTOBER 25…HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. INITIAL
FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 10/25/10

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0

* PATH LENGTH: 1.0 MILE
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 100 YARDS

* SUMMARY: A SHORT-LIVED TORNADO APPROACHED THE TOWN OF ARAB FROM THE
WEST AND INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 231 AND HAYNES
ROAD. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG WITH SOME MINOR
ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE TO A HOUSE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HAYNES
ROAD AND PUTTER CIRCLE. ADDITIONAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED
ON THE GOLF COURSE ACROSS THE STREET. THE TORNADO BRIEFLY CONTINUED
EAST-NORTHEAST AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A FARM OUTBUILDING
ON HUCKLEBERRY LANE…NORTH OF HAYNES ROAD.

THESE FINDINGS ARE PRELIMINARY AND ARE SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT.
PICTURES AND SUMMARY MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB
PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE /ALL LOWER CASE/.

SURVEYED BY: NADLER

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