Monday, May 04, 2009

St Clair EF1 Confirmed by NWS BHM

...WOLF CREEK TORNADO (ST. CLAIR COUNTY)...

EVENT DATE: SUNDAY 03 MAY 2009
TYPE: EF-1 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 90-100 MPH
INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE
EVENT START LOCATION & TIME: 33.5107/-86.4024
EVENT END LOCATION & TIME: 33.6002/-86.3096
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 8.18 MILES
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 800 YARDS
START TIME: 227 PM CDT
END TIME: 238 PM CDT
WARNINGS: TORNADO WARNING 202-300 PM
WATCHES: TORNADO WATCH 233 1135 AM-500 PM

A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR CAMP CREEK ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD 27. THE
TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AND GENERALLY PARALLELED COUNTY ROAD 27
AND WOLF CREEK. THE TORNADO LIFTED ON THE WEST SIDE OF PELL CITY NEAR
INTERSTATE 20 AND US HIGHWAY 78. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER POLES WERE
SNAPPED OFF ALONG THE PATH. MANY FALLEN TREES AND POWER POLES LANDED
ON HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO PATH WAS 8.18 MILES LONG AND
WAS 800 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT.


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