PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
245 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010
…ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED DAMAGE IN TALLADEGA COUNTY.
STORM SURVEY COMPLETED…
ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED THE SOUTHEASTERN
THIRD OF CENTRAL ALABAMA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE WERE
SEVERAL REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE FROM THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE
AFTERNOON ACROSS TALLAPOOSA, ELMORE, AND AUTAUGA COUNTIES. THE
ACTION SHIFTED NORTHWARD DURING THE EVENING TO RANDOLPH, CLAY, AND
TALLADEGA COUNTIES…WHERE THE RATHER ODD WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD
MOVING THUNDERSTORM LEFT A PATH OF WIND DAMAGE. THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE APPEARS TO HAVE OCCURRED IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN
TALLADEGA…WHERE FAIRLY WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED,
AS WELL AS LARGE HAIL.
A SURVEY TEAM REVIEWED THE DAMAGE IN THE CITY OF TALLADEGA AND
DETERMINED IT WAS THE RESULT OF STRAIGHT LINE WIND. IN
PARTICULAR THIS WIND DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF A DOWNBURST…A
WEATHER PHENOMENA RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THUNDERSTORM WIND
DAMAGE ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS. DAMAGE
OCCURRED ALONG A PATH APPROXIMATELY 2.75 MILES LONG AND UP TO 1000
YARDS WIDE. APPROXIMATELY 100 TREES WERE DOWNED…MOSTLY
UPROOTED…SOME FALLING ONTO HOMES RESULTING IN MINOR TO SIGNIFICANT
ROOF DAMAGE. IN ADDITION…HUNDREDS OF LIMBS WERE BROKEN…MANY
LARGE ENOUGH TO RESULT IN DAMAGE TO ROOFS UPON IMPACT. STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE NOT THE RESULT OF FALLING TREES OR LIMBS WAS CONFINED TO
OUTBUILDINGS CONTAINING LUMBER AT A LOCAL HARDWARE STORE.
A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUCCESS OF OUR SEVERE WEATHER WARNING
PROGRAM IS THE RECEIPT OF STORM REPORTS FROM ALL OUR CUSTOMERS AND
PARTNERS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA. IF YOU WITNESSED OR ARE AWARE OF
ANY STORM DAMAGE DUE TO HIGH WINDS OR TORNADOES…PLEASE CONTACT
YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE…OR CALL OUR STORM REPORTING
HOTLINE AT 1-800-856-0758.
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