PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT…CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
132 PM CST FRI JAN 11 2008
…DAMAGE SURVEYS ONGOING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL…
NWS SURVEY CREWS CONTINUE TO EXAMINE STORM DAMAGE ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL ALABAMA IN LAMAR…TUSCALOOSA…AND PICKENS COUNTIES.
THE CREW IN TUSCALOOSA COUNTY HAS COMPLETED THE SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE
IN THE WINDHAM SPRINGS AND WILEY AREA…AND HAS CONFIRMED THAT IT IS
TORNADO DAMAGE. THE TORNADO HAS BEEN RATED AS AN EF3 TORNADO ON THE
ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE…WITH ESTIMATED WINDS OF 140 TO 150 MILES PER
HOUR. THE TORNADO PATH LENGTH IS 4.89 MILES LONG…AND WAS 350 YARDS
WIDE AT IT`S WIDEST POINT. FIVE STRUCTURES WERE COMPLETELY
DESTROYED…AND APPROXIMATELY 300 TREES WERE DOWNED ALONG THE PATH.
SURVEY TEAMS HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS IN LAMAR AND
PICKENS COUNTIES. THUS FAR…THE WORST DAMAGE FOUND IN LAMAR COUNTY
HAS BEEN RATED AN EF2…AND THE PICKENS COUNTY TORNADO HAS BEEN
GIVEN AN ESTIMATED RATING OF EF1. COMPLETE DETAILS ON THESE TWO
STORMS WILL FOLLOW HAS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO UPDATE THIS PRODUCT AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES
AVAILABLE.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS…PLEASE CONTACT THE LEAD FORECASTER AT
THE BIRMINGHAM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT 205-664-3010.
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