The Big Blow

Forecaster Andy Kula, NWS Huntsville has compiled a long list of damage reports from North Alabama and South Tennessee caused by the Big Blow mainly last night. Very interesting read:

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
734 AM CDT THU APR 21 2011

.TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON

.DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE.

..REMARKS..

0330 AM HAIL SEWANEE 35.20N 85.92W
04/20/2011 E0.50 INCH FRANKLIN TN LAW ENFORCEMENT

0418 AM LIGHTNING RED BAY 34.44N 88.14W
04/20/2011 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR

HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN THE TOWN OF RED BAY.

0435 AM LIGHTNING RUSSELLVILLE 34.51N 87.73W
04/20/2011 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR

HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN THE TOWN OF RUSSELLVILLE.

0435 AM LIGHTNING VINA 34.38N 88.06W
04/20/2011 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR

CAR STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND ON FIRE NEAR THE TOWN OF
VINA.

0440 AM TSTM WND DMG 8 NNE HALEYVILLE 34.35N 87.58W
04/20/2011 FRANKLIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 243 AND
COUNTY ROAD 79 DOWN TO WINSTON/MARION COUNTY LINE. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR. ADDITIONAL DETAILS FROM FRANKLIN
EMA WILL BE COMING IN.

0505 AM TSTM WND GST MOULTON 34.48N 87.29W
04/20/2011 M62.00 MPH LAWRENCE AL AMATEUR RADIO

WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGE IN MOULTON. TREES AND POWER LINES
DOWN ESPECIALLY ALONG HWY 33 NORTH AND SOUTH. JOE WHEELER
ELECTRIC COOP REPORTS 30 POLES OR LINES DOWN IN LAWRENCE
AND MORGAN COUNTIES.

0505 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SW WREN 34.38N 87.35W
04/20/2011 LAWRENCE AL PARK/FOREST SRVC

THE NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE REPORTED NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
ACROSS THE BANKHEAD NATIONAL FOREST. A TWO MILE WIDE
DAMAGE PATH SPANNED WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE ENTIRE FOREST
IN SOUTHERN LAWRENCE COUNTY. MANY OF THE TREES WERE
SNAPPED AND TWISTED. A CAMPER TRAILER AT THE OWL CREEK
CAMPSITE WAS STRUCK BY A TREE…COMING WITHIN INCHES OF
AN OCCUPANT…BUT NO INUJURIES OCCURRED. TIME ESTIMATED
BY RADAR.

0515 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 E FALKVILLE 34.37N 86.82W
04/20/2011 MORGAN AL TRAINED SPOTTER

TREES DOWN AND SHED DESTROYED NEAR NAT KEY AND GANDY COVE
RD.

0515 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW FLORETTE 34.44N 86.73W
04/20/2011 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR

*** 1 INJ *** TREE DOWN ON HOUSE. 1 INJURY.

0520 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W FLORETTE 34.42N 86.73W
04/20/2011 MORGAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR

11 POWER POLES DOWN WITH POWER LINES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY
67 BETWEEN COUEY ROAD AND EVA ROAD.

0520 AM TSTM WND DMG CULLMAN 34.17N 86.84W
04/20/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN CULLMAN. ONE TREE DOWN ON A
HOUSE.

0520 AM TSTM WND DMG HARTSELLE 34.44N 86.94W
04/20/2011 MORGAN AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

SMALL SHED DOWN ON HWY 31. TREES DOWN ACROSS HARTSELLE.

0528 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW HOLLY POND 34.21N 86.64W
04/20/2011 CULLMAN AL EMERGENCY MNGR

*** 1 INJ *** TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE NORTH OF HOLLY POND.
ONE INJURY.

0530 AM HAIL 5 NE WOODVILLE 34.67N 86.20W
04/20/2011 E1.00 INCH JACKSON AL AMATEUR RADIO

ON HWY 72 BETWEEN HUNTSVILLE AND SCOTTSBORO. QUARTER SIZE
HAIL COVERING GROUND. CARS PULLING OFF ROAD.

0530 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 ENE BELLE MINA 34.66N 86.84W
04/20/2011 LIMESTONE AL EMERGENCY MNGR

TREE DOWN ON MOBILE HOME. OCCUPANT UNINJURED.

0532 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW ARAB 34.34N 86.51W
04/20/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGE IN THE RUTH COMMUNITY HWY 231
NORTH OF OF ARAB.

0532 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 NNW ARAB 34.36N 86.51W
04/20/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN AND POWER OUTAGE IN THE RUTH COMMUNITY. HWY
231 NORTH OF ARAB.

0535 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 W UNION GROVE 34.40N 86.48W
04/20/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR

SEVERAL TREES DOWN NEAR BAMA DRIVE AND UNION CHAPEL ROAD
INTERSECTION. ONE TREE FELL ON RESIDENCE AND ANOTHER OVER
A FENCE AND ONTO ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED BASED ON RADAR.

0536 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 N SCOTTSBORO 34.68N 86.04W
04/20/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR

AT LARKINSVILLE COUNTY RD 529 AND COUNTY RD 30 ROOF BLOWN
OFF VERY OLD HOUSE.

0540 AM HAIL GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
04/20/2011 E0.25 INCH MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR

0550 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE ARAB 34.30N 86.47W
04/20/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN SOUTHWEST OF ARAB.

0554 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 ENE PISGAH 34.70N 85.77W
04/20/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES BLOWN DOWN AT ROSALIE.

0600 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 ENE CROSSVILLE 34.31N 85.93W
04/20/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN AND BLOCKING ROADWAYS NEAR CR20 AND CR843.
NEAR LAKEVIEW AND GERALDINE.

0604 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SW ALBERTVILLE 34.23N 86.26W
04/20/2011 M60.00 MPH MARSHALL AL AWOS

0604 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 SW ALBERTVILLE 34.23N 86.26W
04/20/2011 E60.00 MPH MARSHALL AL AWOS

ALBERTVILLE AWOS

0610 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
04/20/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE STATE PARK AND ALONG THE
ENTRANCE ON HWY 227.

0610 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GERALDINE 34.35N 86.00W
04/20/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR

FEW REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ON HWY 227 BETWEEN GERALDINE
AND GROVE OAK.

0610 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 NW WHITON 34.40N 86.14W
04/20/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN THE ASBURY COMMUNITY SPECIFICALLY
ON MARTLING ROAD. NUMEROUS REPORTS ACROSS THE NORTH PART
OF THE COUNTY.

0615 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG GUNTERSVILLE 34.36N 86.29W
04/20/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN AND AROUND GUNTERSVILLE INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS GEORGIA MTN RD, CHALLAKEY RD, AND
WISE MTN RD. TREES DOWN ON HOUSE AT CREEK PASS RD AND ON
HOUSE AT SUNSET DR. NO INJURIES.

0630 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 W ALBERTVILLE 34.27N 86.29W
04/20/2011 MARSHALL AL EMERGENCY MNGR

PLEASANT GROVE AREA. TREES DOWN ALONG ONEONTA CUTOFF RD
AND NIXON CHAPEL RD.

0630 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW LARKINSVILLE 34.69N 86.15W
04/20/2011 JACKSON AL FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

METAL ROOF PULLED OFF HOUSE ON CR529 AND CR30 AND ONTO
POWER LINE.

0634 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 ENE PISGAH 34.70N 85.77W
04/20/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR

TRAILER FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP. SMALL SHEDS DESTROYED
AND LARGE TREES DOWN IN VICINITY. ESTIMATED WINDS FROM
RADAR AND DAMAGE OF 80 MPH. TRAILER WAS TIED DOWN. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0636 AM TSTM WND DMG ROSALIE 34.70N 85.77W
04/20/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR

LARGE TREES DOWN ON CHURCH IN ROSALIE ALONG HIGHWAY 71.
NO INJURIES. SMALL OUTBUILDINGS AND SHEDS WERE DAMAGED IN
VICINITY.

0638 AM TSTM WND DMG SCOTTSBORO 34.67N 86.03W
04/20/2011 JACKSON AL EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN ALONG KYLE STREET IN SCOTTSBORO. LARGE POWER
OUTAGE.

0639 AM TSTM WND DMG FYFFE 34.45N 85.90W
04/20/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR

NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN IN FYFFE,
TENBROECK COMMUNITY, DOG TOWN, AND PEAKS CORNER

0639 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 WSW IDER 34.69N 85.72W
04/20/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR

TREES DOWN ALONG CR769 AND CR371 NEAR IDER.

0645 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSE IDER 34.67N 85.64W
04/20/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR

TREE DOWN ON MOBILE HOME ALONG CR 651. NO INJURIES.

0645 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE IDER 34.67N 85.65W
04/20/2011 DEKALB AL EMERGENCY MNGR

PARTIAL ROOF PULLED UP ON RESIDENCE WITH LARGE TREE
BRANCHES SNAPPED ALONG COUNTY ROAD 651.

TO ADD ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT DAMAGE AT THE BANKHEAD NATIONAL
FOREST ON THE MORNING OF THE 20TH.

KULA

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