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084 NOUS44 KBMX 191842 PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-192300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT National Weather Service BIRMINGHAM AL 140 PM CDT Fri Apr 19 2019 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEYS FOR APRIL 13-14 2019 TORNADO EVENT... .Updated...for Bull Mountain Creek survey summary and time of Glencoe tornado. .Overview... A very potent storm system moved out of the Southern Plains States and into the Central Gulf Coast Region Saturday and into Sunday morning. This system produced widespread severe weather from Texas to Alabama, including tornadoes. A line of severe storms moved into West Alabama shortly before midnight Saturday night and progressed eastward across all of Central Alabama. The line of storms produced pockets of damaging straight line winds, localized flooding, and several tornadoes. The severe storms moved out of East Alabama by 10 AM CDT Sunday. .TORNADO #1 Bull Mountain Creek Tornado (Marion County)... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.21 miles Path Width /maximum/: 440 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/13/2019 Start Time: 11:56 PM CDT Start Location: 2 SSW Shottsville / Marion County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 34.2415 / -88.1425 End Date: 04/13/2019 End Time: 11:59 PM CDT End Location: 1 WSW Shottsville / Marion County / AL End Lat/Lon: 34.2589 / -88.1392 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down just southeast of the intersection of County Road 13 and Grant Road. It rapidly intensified as it moved northward and crossed County Road 13, where it uprooted dozens of pines and a few hardwoods in the area. The tin was partially torn off a small barn and was deposited to the west of the path. Just as quickly as the tornado intensified, it dissipated just north of County Road 13 before reaching County Road 56. .TORNADO #2 Gallion Tornado (Hale County)... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.72 miles Path Width /maximum/: 220 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/14/2019 Start Time: 01:27 AM CDT Start Location: 1 NE Gallion / Hale County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 32.5051 / -87.7038 End Date: 04/14/2019 End Time: 01:35 AM CDT End Location: 2 E Cedarville / Hale County / AL End Lat/Lon: 32.6147 / -87.6365 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down on the south side of EZ Street just south of U.S. Highway 80 and moved northeast where high winds knocked over a trailer at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. The tornado continued northeast across Gallion Road where it caused timber damage and ripped most of the metal roofing and sides off of a large metal shed. Timber damage continued as it moved northeast, impacting portions of Davis and Hall Roads. A home just west of Hall Road suffered minor damage to shingles and overhangs while a home on the north end of Hall Road was impacted by a falling tree that resulted in roof damage on nearly a quarter of the east side of the home. A large shed between Hall Road and Highway 69 lost nearly all of its metal roof. North of the damaged shed, a home suffered minor siding damage. The tornado then moved more north of east, causing timber damage as it crossed Highway 69 and destroying a shed along with damaging another larger shed. Notable timber damage was observed north and northeast of this point as the tornado moved east of Highway 69 into uninhabited and inaccessible areas. Tornado damage was evident from Prairie Oaks Ranch located on Pecan Road. The tornado caused damage to several trees on the property and some fencing along Cat Bottom Road. The tornado moved northeast across open fields with timber damage along a tree line found along County Road 10. The tornado tracked northeast across County Road 9 where it ripped some metal tin off of a barn and caused additional tree damage. The tornado moved across open fields until it impacted portions of a tree line along a farm road just west of Highway 9. Additional timber damage was found further north along County Road 9 as the tornado turned more northeast. The tornado caused sporadic tree damage before lifting just south of County Road 16. .TORNADO #3 Hagler-Coaling Road Tornado (Tuscaloosa County)... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.51 miles Path Width /maximum/: 475 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/14/2019 Start Time: 02:20 AM CDT Start Location: 2 NE Low Gap / Tuscaloosa County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 33.0055 / -87.3586 End Date: 04/14/2019 End Time: 02:25 AM CDT End Location: 1 N Hagler / Tuscaloosa County / AL End Lat/Lon: 33.0529 / -87.337 Survey Summary: Although it is uncertain as to the exact location of initial touchdown due to inaccessible land, a TDS detected by the KBMX WSR- 88D indicates the tornado touched down just north of the Bibb- Tuscaloosa County line. The first damage from the tornado was found west of U.S. Highway 82 north of the intersection with Hagler- Coaling Road, where a few weakened large trees were snapped. Several trees fell into the highway but were removed before the survey. As the tornado crossed U.S. Highway 82, it intensified rapidly, mowing down scores of hardwood trees, removing the roof off a small barn, and peeling all the shingles off of a home. A cow was killed by one of the falling trees. The tornado continued north-northeastward over a hill and then down onto Hagler-Coaling Road. The tree damage was not as concentrated, but several large hardwoods were snapped or uprooted, and a home sustained roof damage. The tornado lifted somewhere north of Hagler-Coaling Road but south of Wire Road over inaccessible land. .TORNADO #4 Highway 219 Tornado (Perry County)... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.67 miles Path Width /maximum/: 400 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/14/2019 Start Time: 03:21 AM CDT Start Location: 3 ENE Sprott / Perry County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 32.6895 / -87.1621 End Date: 04/17/2019 End Time: 03:31 AM CDT End Location: 3 SW Oakmulgee / Perry County / AL End Lat/Lon: 32.7674 / -87.0975 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down just southwest of Iveys Chapel Church Road where a few trees were snapped. The tornado moved northeast across inaccessible terrain until it crossed near Mount Pilgrim Church Road where it uprooted some trees. The tornado continued northeast where it neared County Road 219 and removed a small portion of a farm shed and damaged part of the remaining wall. The tornado continued across agricultural fields then caused timber damage as it neared areas of trees. The tornado caused damage to homes just south of Melton Lane off of Highway 219. The tornado ripped nearly half of the roof off of a home and damaged siding and allowing some water damage to occur. On the northwest side of the home strong winds pulled out two of the three support columns for the carport and that resulted in the roof partially collapsing. The tornado moved north along Highway 219 where it continued to cause notable timber damage. The tornado then moved northeast where it crossed portions of County Highway 183, where timber damage occurred. The tornado continued northeast causing timber damage across Barnette Road. It dissipated shortly after crossing Barnette Road. .TORNADO #5 Highland Lakes Tornado (Shelby County)... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph Path Length /statute/: 6.48 miles Path Width /maximum/: 600 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/14/2019 Start Time: 04:05 AM CDT Start Location: 1 SE Oak Mountain Lake / Shelby County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 33.3539 / -86.6857 End Date: 04/14/2019 End Time: 04:14 AM CDT End Location: 1 W Shoal Creek Golf Club / Shelby County/AL End Lat/Lon: 33.4332 / -86.6294 Survey Summary: The tornado developed just northeast of County Road 11 near County Road 36. This area was inaccessible, and the tornado start point was based upon NEXRAD dual pol tornado debris signature off the KBMX radar. The tornado navigated rough terrain across Ivy Branch and into the northwest portion of a subdivision along Reach Crest Road and Reach Crest Drive where thin tree trunks were snapped and other trees were uprooted. One tree was uprooted and fell onto a sports utility vehicle, damaging the rear door and knocking out the window. A nearby residence suffered notable roof damage resulting in three holes that penetrated the ceiling sheet rock and permitting water damage to portions of the second level. The tornado continued northeast where limited uplift to a roof occurred and a wind turbine ventilator was torn off the roof and found over 20 feet away from the home. Across the street along a narrow drainage basin, the funneling of inflow winds likely caused wind speed acceleration that knocked over a heavy metal outdoor grill, tore a few downspouts from their wall anchoring, and downed some fencing by snapping the support posts and blowing the wood at least 10 feet. Further northeast a small portion of a covered drive suffered some uplift of sheathing at North Shelby Baptist Church where a few trees were snapped or uprooted near the entrance of Belcher Drive. To the east of U.S. Highway 280, multiple trees were snapped or uprooted along a portion of Old Highway 280 road near Salser Lane. The tornado moved north-northeast of this point through uninhabited and inaccessible areas and then reached the Highland Lakes Subdivision where it crossed Highland Lakes Drive and affected areas along Southledge Road. The majority of damage here was due to snapped or uprooted trees though some minor roof damage was noted to a home along Southledge Road. Further northeast along Southledge Road near Ledge Circle, a home lost some shingles and a portion of a backyard fence was downed due to the winds. The tornado continued northeast and affected some areas along Highland Lakes Trail along with some locations along Springhill Lane, Springhill Court, Mountain Trace, and Watersedge Circle. Nearly all of the damage in this area was to trees either snapping or becoming uprooted. One home did lose a window likely due to a falling tree. Further northeast the tornado produced tree damage on portions of Knollwood Drive, Watermill Circle, Highland Lakes Trail, Sandhurst Circle, Grove Park Parkway, and Grove Park Circle. Along Grove Park Parkway there was some roof damage to a home along with minor damage to two signs and one street light along the roadway. The tornado damage was confined to trees as it continued northeastward affecting portions of Milners Lane, Crescent Circle, Milners Way, Milner Road West, Milner Way, Hugh Daniel Drive, and Greystone Cove Drive. The tornado gradually weakened in this area and dissipated shortly before reaching Lake Hardwood Drive. .TORNADO #6 County Road 16 Tornado (Shelby County)... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.97 miles Path Width /maximum/: 125 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/14/2019 Start Time: 04:14 AM CDT CDT Start Location: 2 WNW Calera / Shelby County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 33.1109 / -86.7851 End Date: 04/14/2019 End Time: 04:20 AM CDT End Location: 2 SSE Shelby County Airport / Shelby County / AL End Lat/Lon: 33.1527 / -86.7748 Survey Summary: The tornado formed near Salter Lake just east of a quarry west of Calera and moved northeast, causing minor timber damage across Shelby County Road 16 that blocked the roadway. The tornado continued to the north-northeast through inaccessible forested areas and crossed the northern extent of the quarry where no damage was reported by personnel. The tornado moved nearly due north and caused some minor timber damage as it crossed Shelby County Road 22 and uprooted trees as it moved across Sharpsburg Circle. A nearby home had a portion of its wooden fence supports broken due to the winds. Behind a house three trees were uprooted. The home was undergoing a roof replacement. No damage to the home was found other than the winds lofting plywood, shingles and tools used for the work. Some of the plywood and shingles were found a few hundred yards north in the adjacent neighborhood. A few trees were uprooted at the eastern end of Ivanhoe Lane. Further to the north, the tornado crossed Rossburg Drive and Rossburg Place. Here it caused significant roof damage to one home, broke apart portions of five fences, deposited plywood and some roofing material on the roof an other homes, uprooted a few trees and tore a small portion of roof off of an upstairs room. The tornado then continued northward, between Little John Circle and Nottingham Drive, where it dissipated. .TORNADO #7 Glencoe Tornado (Etowah County)... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 3.76 miles Path Width /maximum/: 95 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/14/2019 Start Time: 06:28 AM CDT CDT Start Location: 1 NNE Glencoe / Etowah County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 33.9768 / -85.9276 End Date: 04/14/2019 End Time: 06:33 AM CDT End Location: 1.5 NNE Hokes Bluff / Etowah County / AL End Lat/Lon: 34.0087 / -85.8753 Survey Summary: NWS meteorologists surveyed damage that stretched from Glencoe to Hokes Bluff in Etowah County and determined that it was consistent with a tornado. This tornado began near Taylor Road where a large tree was uprooted and light trim damage was done to a house. Damage intensity rapidly increased as the tornado crossed Rabbittown Road. One residence had significant damage done to its roof and an exterior wall, along with broken windows. A car was also picked up/shifted. A second residence, which appeared to have very little/no anchoring, was greatly shifted from its foundation with heavy roof damage and broken windows. Across the street, a third residence had significant roof and wall damage, along with broken windows. The pattern of fallen trees in this vicinity indicated a cyclonic wind pattern, helping to confirm tornadic winds despite the storm's presentation on radar. The tornado continued northeastward, knocking down additional trees as it neared and crossed Highway 278. Several outbuildings were destroyed and tossed downwind at a residence located along Tidmore Bend Road. The tornado then crossed the Coosa River and caused light roof damage to a dock as well as knocked down some trees before dissipating just before Alford Bend Road. .TORNADO #8 Pike County Road 2243 Tornado (Pike County)... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.00 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/14/2019 Start Time: 06:50 AM CDT Start Location: 3 W Henderson / Pike County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 31.6594 / -86.1261 End Date: 04/14/2019 End Time: 06:52 AM CDT End Location: 3 WNW Henderson / Pike County / AL End Lat/Lon: 31.6735 / -86.1222 Survey Summary: The tornado initially touched down north of County Road 6, several miles south of Goshen. It then moved north-northeast mainly over rural farmlands and open fields. Due to the lack of road access, the path width and length were estimated pending any further data. Wind speeds were based on trees uprooted west of County Road 2243. The survey was prompted by a distinct TDS from the Fort Rucker WSR-88D. .TORNADO #9 Crenshaw-Pike Tornado (Pike County)... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.09 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/14/2019 Start Time: 06:57 AM CDT Start Location: 1 W Goshen / Pike County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 31.7186 / -86.1473 End Date: 04/14/2019 End Time: 06:59 AM CDT End Location: Goshen / Pike County / AL End Lat/Lon: 31.7216 / -86.1290 Survey Summary: The tornado initially touched down just west of Jones Bridge Road in Crenshaw County where several trees were observed to be uprooted. The tornado then moved northeast where farm buildings sustained major roof damage, and tin from the roof was carried some distance northeastward. Along North Goshen Road, several trees were uprooted and large branches were snapped. The tornado then moved in a more eastward direction crossing into Pike County and lifted west of the town of Goshen, where several trees and a gas station awning were damaged. .TORNADO #10 Troy Tornado (Pike County)... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.81 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/14/2019 Start Time: 07:10 AM CDT Start Location: 2 WSW Troy / Pike County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 31.7949 / -85.9947 End Date: 04/14/2019 End Time: 07:16 AM CDT End Location: 1 NE Troy / Pike County / AL End Lat/Lon: 31.8176 / -85.9566 Survey Summary: The tornado touched down in a mobile home community along Hunters Mountain Parkway, where several mobile homes sustained major damage. Around one dozen mobile homes were moved off their foundations, while several were observed to have rolled multiple times. Several of these homes were occupied, but only minor injuries were treated on scene. Two cars were also rolled in the area of greatest damage. The tornado moved northeast crossing Highway 231, where power poles were snapped and several businesses sustained minor damage. It then moved just west of downtown Troy, where trees were uprooted and large branches were broken. The tornado crossed Highway 29 where additional businesses sustained minor damage, including an awning and several roofs. Several homes north of downtown sustained minor roof damage along with nearby uprooted trees. The tornado then moved northeast and lifted near Gibbs Street, just southwest of Troy Elementary School. .TORNADO #11 Phenix City Tornado (Russell County)... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.57 miles Path Width /maximum/: 50 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/14/2019 Start Time: 9:16 AM CDT Start Location: 3 SE Phenix City / Russell County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 32.43199 / -84.97136 End Date: 04/14/2019 End Time: 9:16 AM CDT End Location: 3 SE Phenix City / Russell County / AL End Lat/Lon: 32.44013 / -84.96965 Survey Summary: The tornado began at the Phenix City Water Treatment facility where several uprooted and snapped trees were observed along with substantial roof damage to the facility headquarters. It then moved north-northeast along State Docks Road before moving across the Chattahoochee River. The tornado continued into Georgia between Rotary Park and 22nd Avenue snapping a few tree limbs between Victory Drive and Blanchard Blvd. It traveled due north, damaging a metal roof/awning and knocking out several gas pumps at a gas station off Martin Luther Ling Jr. Blvd. in the Avondale community. Metal panels were pulled off of a one-story metal warehouse off Cusseta Road, just south of the gas station. A large tree was uprooted and it knocked down powerlines along 17th Street, just west of Wildwood and Weracoba Parks. This tornado lifted just beyond this location. EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph EF5...Violent...>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ 08