Active storms moved into Alabama this morning from the west and intensifed as they encountered a warm, humid air mass over the state. Scattered wind damage and hail reports were received…
Here is an early summary from the NWS Birmingham…
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1230 PM CDT FRI MAY 13 2011
..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON…
..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE….
..REMARKS..
0943 AM HAIL 2 ESE CARBON HILL 33.88N 87.49W
05/13/2011 E1.00 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 118
AND INTERSTATE 22 JUST EAST OF CARBON HILL.
0956 AM HAIL 2 NW GAMBLE 33.90N 87.36W
05/13/2011 E1.75 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL BROKE A FEW WINDOWS OUT OF A MOBILE
HOME NEAR SARAGOSSA.
1020 AM HAIL CURRY 33.96N 87.21W
05/13/2011 E1.25 INCH WALKER AL PUBLIC
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL FELL KNOCKING LOTS OF LEAVES OFF
TREES FROM CURRY TO SMITH LAKE.
1056 AM TSTM WND DMG BANGOR 33.97N 86.76W
05/13/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES BLOWN DOWN IN BANGOR.
1110 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW HUEYTOWN 33.46N 87.02W
05/13/2011 JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
TREES DOWN ON TAYLORS FERRY RD. LOTS OF DEBRIS ON ROAD IN
CONCORD.
1110 AM HAIL 3 N BESSEMER 33.42N 86.96W
05/13/2011 E0.88 INCH JEFFERSON AL PUBLIC
1112 AM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE HUEYTOWN 33.48N 86.95W
05/13/2011 JEFFERSON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN ON PLEASANT GROVE ROAD AT 5 ACRE ROAD.
1117 AM TSTM WND DMG BLOUNTSVILLE 34.10N 86.58W
05/13/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN BLOUNTSVILLE.
1125 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW SNEAD 34.09N 86.44W
05/13/2011 BLOUNT AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND BLOCKING THE ROADWAY
BETWEEN BLOUNTSVILLE AND SNEAD.
1147 AM TSTM WND GST 3 NW AURORA 34.15N 86.23W
05/13/2011 E60.00 MPH ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN FAR
NORTHWESTERN ETOWAH COUNTY.
1152 AM TSTM WND DMG AURORA 34.12N 86.19W
05/13/2011 ETOWAH AL PUBLIC
TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN IN THE AURORA AREA.
1200 PM TSTM WND DMG GADSDEN 34.01N 86.01W
05/13/2011 ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
A LARGE TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ON PEARL STREET IN
GADSDEN.THE LANDED ON A HOME. ONE PERSON WITH POSSIBLE
HEAD INJURY. NUMEROUS TREES REPORTED DOWN IN THE CITY OF
GADSDEN.
1220 PM HAIL RAINBOW CITY 33.95N 86.04W
05/13/2011 E0.50 INCH ETOWAH AL EMERGENCY MNGR
PEA TO HALF INCH HAIL. REPORTED BY PUBLIC.
