Thursday, April 23, 2009

Closer Look at Lawrence County Tornadoes 4/19/09

My map showing approximate paths of April 19, 2009 Lawrence County, Alabama tornadoes.


Screen capture from WAAY 31 TV's coverage at 6:02 PM CDT on 4/19/09. This shows the approximate location of the first tornado (EF0). At approximately 6:12, meteorologist Gary Dobbs of WAAY called the station from his home in Mount Hope, reporting a wall cloud to his south. He also relayed scanner reports of power lines down on CR 22 and a tree on a car on CR 25.


Screen capture from WAAY 31 TV's coverage at 6:17 PM CDT on 4/19/09. This shows the approximate location of the second tornado (EF1).


Screen capture from WAAY 31 TV's coverage at 6:18 PM CDT on 4/19/09. This shows the approximate location of the second tornado (EF1) on the velocity display.


Screen capture from WAAY 31 TV's coverage at 6:23 PM CDT on 4/19/09. This shows the approximate location of the second tornado (EF1).


Screen capture from WAAY 31 TV's coverage at 6:24 PM CDT on 4/19/09. This shows the approximate location of the second tornado (EF1) on the velocity display near the end of it's path.

Around 6:33 WAAY reported that the Lawrence Countnd EMA reported large trees being down, power out, and a tree on a home near Wren. Later I relayed a report from my friend who lives on Highway 33 of numerous trees snapped and uprooted. He also mentioned a tree down on his mother's home and a neighbor's home.

WAAY Live Coverage of this event.....




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