Four Tornadoes Identified In Alabama

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT…UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
445 PM CST WED DEC 01 2010

…SURVEY TEAMS HAVE FINISHED INVESTIGATING ALL KNOWN DAMAGE…

A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MOVED INTO NORTHWEST ALABAMA SHORTLY
BEFORE MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT AND MOVED STEADILY EASTWARD ACROSS
ALABAMA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. WHILE THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE WAS
WORSE IN MISSISSIPPI…SEVERAL TORNADOES ALSO TOUCHED DOWN IN
CENTRAL ALABAMA.

ALL KNOWN DAMAGE HAS BEEN SURVEYED.

…ELMORE COUNTY TORNADO…

EVENT DATE: NOVEMBER 30, 2010
EVENT TYPE: EF-0 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 80
INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE
EVENT START LOCATION & TIME: 32.990/-86.2311 10:23 AM
EVENT END LOCATION & TIME: 32.6435/-86.1635 10:31 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 5.06
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 100
WARNINGS: TORNADO WARNING #83 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 10:20 AM UNTIL
10:45 AM. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING #341 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 10:08
AM UNTIL 11:00 AM.
WATCHES: TORNADO WATCH #757 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 3:49 AM UNTIL 11:00
AM TUESDAY.

THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE
SOUTHWEST OF HWY 231 WHERE SOME SHINGLES WERE REMOVED FROM A SINGLE
FAMILY HOME. CLOSER TO HWY 231…THE ROOF OF A LARGE HAY BARN
COLLAPSED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST ACROSS CR 209 AND FORTNER
ROAD APPROACHING CR 52. SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED ALONG THIS PATH
SEGMENT. THE FINAL DAMAGE LOCATED WAS ALONG CR 52 WHERE THE GUTTERS
AND A FEW SHINGLES WERE REMOVED FROM A HOME.

…BLOUNT COUNTY TORNADO…

EVENT DATE: NOVEMBER 30, 2010
EVENT TYPE: EF-1 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 90
INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE
EVENT START LOCATION & TIME: 34.1558/-86.1558 7:09 AM
EVENT END LOCATION & TIME: 33.5660/-88.0842 7:10 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 1.7
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 150
WARNINGS: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING #330 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 6:55
AM UNTIL 7:45 AM.
WATCHES: TORNADO WATCH #757 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 3:49 AM UNTIL 11:00
AM TUESDAY.

THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF THE CULLMAN COUNTY
LINE AND TRAVELED EAST NORTHEAST AT AROUND 40 MPH. THE INITIAL
DAMAGE CONSISTED OF MINOR ROOF…GUTTER AND SHINGLE DAMAGE TO A
SINGLE FAMILY HOME. FURTHER DOWNSTREAM NEAR BLACK ROAD A METAL OPEN
ENDED GARAGE HAD ITS ROOF PULLED FROM THE BUILDING. ACROSS BLACK
ROAD A PORTION OF A ROOF WAS REMOVED FROM A HOME AND A LARGE SECTION
OF PRIVACY FENCE WAS TOPPLED. THE WORST DAMAGE WAS NOTED NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROADS 49 AND 6 WHERE SEVERAL LARGE HARDWOOD
TREES WERE UPROOTED. THE FINAL DAMAGE POINT WAS LOCATED ABOUT ONE
QUARTER OF A MILE EAST OF WILSON ROAD WHERE A METAL BUILDING WAS
DAMAGED.

…LAMAR COUNTY…MILLPORT TORNADO…

EVENT DATE: NOVEMBER 30, 2010
EVENT TYPE: EF-1 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 95
INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE
EVENT START LOCATION & TIME: 33.5530/-88.1022 1:41 AM
EVENT END LOCATION & TIME: 33.5660/-88.0842 1:43 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 1.4
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 500
WARNINGS: TORNADO WARNING #65 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 1:24 AM UNTIL 2:00
AM.
WATCHES: TORNADO WATCH #756 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 11:44 PM MONDAY 7:00
AM TUESDAY.

THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT ONE MILE WEST SOUTHWEST OF
MILLPORT WHERE A FEW TREES WERE UPROOTED. THE STORM TRAVELED
NORTHEAST AT AROUND 40 MPH…CROSSING HIGHWAY 17 ABOUT ONE HALF MILE
WEST OF MILLPORT. ON BOTH SIDES OF HIGHWAY 17 BETWEEN 50 AND 70
TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED AND A COUPLE HOUSES SUSTAINED
SHINGLE DAMAGE. LIMBS WERE EMBEDDED INTO THE ROOF OF ONE HOME. IN
THE SAME GENERAL LOCATION…A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS OVERTURNED AND A
METAL ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OR A GARAGE BUILDING. IN ADDITION…METAL
ROOF STRIPPING WAS BLOWN OFF OF A BARN ROOF AND TRANSPORTED 100
YARDS DOWNSTREAM INTO THE TOP OF A 60 FOOT TREE. THE STORM LIFTED
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MILLPORT WHERE A FEW MORE TREES WERE SNAPPED
AND A BARN SUSTAINED SOME ROOF DAMAGE.

…AUTAUGA COUNTY…PRATTVILLE TORNADO…

EVENT DATE: NOVEMBER 30, 2010
EVENT TYPE: EF-1 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 90
INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE
EVENT START LOCATION & TIME: 32.4281/-86.5065 9:57 AM
EVENT END LOCATION & TIME: 32.4615/-86.4153 10:06 AM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 5.75
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 150
WARNINGS: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING #337 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 9:29
AM UNTIL 10:15 PM.
WATCHES: TORNADO WATCH #757 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 3:49 AM UNTIL 11:00
AM.

THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE
WEST SOUTHWEST OF HIGHWAY 82 WHERE A FEW TREES WERE SNAPPED. IT
TRAVELED NORTHEAST AT AROUND 40 MPH CROSSING HIGHWAY 82 NEAR STEWART
STREET WHERE THE WORST DAMAGE OCCURRED. HERE…NUMEROUS TREES WERE
UPROOTED…SEVERAL HOMES SUSTAINED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND A COUPLE OF
METAL OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED. FARTHER NORTHEAST THE STORM
CROSSED US 31 NEAR PRATTVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE AN AWNING WAS
DAMAGED AND TOSSED NEARLY 50 YARDS. ROOF COVERINGS AND AWNINGS WERE
ALSO DAMAGED TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG SHELA BLVD. THE FINAL
POINT OF DAMAGE WAS LOCATED ONLY TWO TENTHS OF A MILE FROM THE
ELMORE COUNTY LINE IN THE PREMIERE PLACE SHOPPING CENTER. HERE A
PORTABLE FREE STANDING SECURITY TOWER WAS DAMAGE. IN ALL…SEVERAL
DOZEN TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED…SEVERAL HOMES OR
BUSINESSES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND SEVERAL METAL OUTBUILDINGS
WERE DAMAGED.

FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF SEVERE REPORTS…PLEASE SEE THE LOCAL
STORM REPORT (BHMLSRBMX).

ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED THROUGH THE
DAY TODAY AS SURVEYS TEAMS REPORT BACK THEIR FINDINGS.

A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
PROGRAM IS THE RECEIPT OF STORM REPORTS FROM ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. IF YOU WITNESSED OR ARE AWARE OF
ANY STORM DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS OR TORNADOES…PLEASE CONTACT
YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE…OR CALL OUR STORM REPORTING
HOTLINE AT 1-800-856-0758.

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