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Jackson County Tornado Rated EF4

| February 6, 2008 @ 6:50 pm | Reply

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
635 PM CST WED FEB 6 2008

…PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM JACKSON COUNTY
ALABAMA…

A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS JACKSON
COUNTY ALABAMA HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND
JACKSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE
AS FOLLOWS:

* LOCATION: THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 60 AND 177 BETWEEN THE ROSALIE AND
PISGAH COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY.

* PATH LENGTH: STILL BEING DETERMINED
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 3/8 MILE
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 180 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-4

* FATALITIES: 1
* INJURIES: UNKNOWN

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING A MORE COMPLETE SUMMARY WILL BE
MADE AVAILABLE LATER TONIGHT.

PICTURES AND SUMMARY MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE THIS EVENING
ON OUR WEB PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE /ALL LOWER CASE/.

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