7/25/2023 0 Comments Apple bee birmingham alabama![]() A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect for Bullock County from 3:32 to 4:00 PM, which was upgraded to a Tornado Warning at 3:40 PM. There were numerous trees snapped or uprooted along the 100-yard wide track.Ī Tornado Warning was in effect for Montgomery County from 2:43 to 3:45 PM. Zion Church area, and then dissipated around 3:35 PM. The 3-mile track, F0 tornado, apparently began around 3:30 PM, just west of Panther and crossed County Road 36 moving into northwest Bullock County near the Piney Grove Church, around 3:32 PM. The same supercell thunderstorm that produced the southern Montgomery County tornado of February 13, also produced a weak (F0) tornado that began in extreme east-central Montgomery County, near Panther. here are summaries of two more areas of damage.Įast-Central Montgomery County/Northwest Bullock County F0 Tornado Two National Weather Service employees surveyed some more wind damage from the severe thunderstorms of Sunday.February 13 th. A Tornado Warning was issued for Madison County at 7:29 PM. A severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued for Madison County at 6:48 PM. Surface wind measurements about 3 miles away reached 58 miles an hour.Ī Tornado Watch was in effect at the time of these events. An instrumented tower about three-quarters of a mile north of the damage on the Redstone Arsenal recorded wind to 81 mph at the 300 foot level. In both cases, the downbursts probably reached speeds of 75 to 95 miles an hour. Damage to the houses was primarily shingle damage. The downburst proceeded east-northeast damaging several houses just outside of the Arsenal. A large stand of pine trees was 70 percent destroyed. On the Redstone Arsenal, several large buildings just north of the Tennessee River were damaged, at least one severely. One tree fell on a car severely damaging it. Most houses damaged sustained roof damage with shingles removed. Significant damage ends near the top of the ridge. The wind damage extended up the west side of a ridge running north from Garth Mountain. One person was apparently injured slightly as they sought shelter when the wind struck while eating at one of the restaurants that was damaged.Īfter crossing Memorial Parkway, the downburst worked its way eastward downing numerous trees and power lines. A number of other businesses in the immediate area sustained damage, too. Several businesses sustained significant damage including an NTB store where the wind collapsed an exterior wall and threw roofing material across Memorial Parkway. ![]() Minor damage occurred just west of Huntsville Park with damage at Joe Davis Stadium and a shopping area known as Stadium Place. The first event began around 7:28 PM and continued for about 4 minutes ending around 7:32 PM. Click on the map image to view a map showing the damage path. Both events were evaluated as straight-line wind events, or downbursts. There were two significant events in southern Madison County, one in south central Huntsville and one that extended from the Redstone Arsenal into a residential area. A tornado watch was issued for Central Alabama, including Montgomery County, at 2:30 PM. Click on the map image to view a map showing the damage path.Ī Tornado Warning was in effect for Montgomery County from 2:43 PM to 3:45 PM. At times, the tornado path was up to 300 yards wide. Several homes and mobile homes sustained damage along the path of the tornado, and hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. Some of the most intense damage was a mile or two southwest of Davis Crossroads, where the Ramer manufacturing plant sustained considerable damage. The tornado crossed Montgomery county road 70 several times in the Davis Crossroads area. Highway 231, southwest of Teasleys Mill at around 3:17 PM. ![]() The tornado began at 3:00 PM just southwest of Ada, and tracked to the northeast. Images to the right were taken with a digital camera, click on the graphic to get a larger image.Ī supercell thunderstorm moved across southern Montgomery County and produced an 11.4 mile track, F1 tornado. Here are summaries of two areas of damage. ![]() Two teams of national weather service employees surveyed some of the damage from the severe thunderstorms of Sunday, February 13 th. Hunstville area.Ĭhicken house damaged in Winston County. Roof damage to Hollywood 16 Cinemas just south of Stadium Place. Hunstville area.Ĭar damaged by flying debris as well as roof debris on the ground in the background. Hunstville area.Ĭars damaged by flying debris in the form of rocks from roof of Stadium Place/NTB store. Pub in front of Hollywood 16 Cinemas and just south of Stadium Place. West side of Stadium Place showing damage at NTB store.
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