PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
333 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2009
...UPDATED FOR ROGERSVILLE CAMP TORNADO...
...ROGERSVILLE CAMP TORNADO (PICKENS COUNTY)...
EVENT DATE: WEDNESDAY 06 MAY 2009
TYPE: EF-1 TORNADO
ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): AROUND 90 MPH
INJURIES/FATALITIES: NONE
EVENT START LOCATION & TIME: 33.1800/-88.2725
EVENT END LOCATION & TIME: 33.1883/-88.2584
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 1.00 MILES
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 300 YARDS
START TIME: 820 AM CDT
END TIME: 822 AM CDT
WARNINGS: TORNADO WARNING 807 AM UNTIL 900 AM
WATCHES: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IN EFFECT
FROM 405 AM UNTIL 1000 AM
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG THE TOMBIGBEE RIVER BASIN NEAR THE
ROGERSVILLE CAMP AREA. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD FOR ABOUT
A MILE BEFORE IT LIFTED. SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF AND SEVERAL
TOPS OF TREES WERE TAKEN OFF ALONG THE PATH. SOME OF THE FALLEN
TREES LANDED ON TRAILERS AND CAUSED VARYING DEGREES OF DAMAGE. THE
DAMAGE PATH WAS ABOUT ONE MILE LONG AND WAS 300 YARDS WIDE AT ITS
WIDEST POINT. A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PICKENS COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR HELP EVALUATING AND COLLECTING THE ASSESSMENT
INFORMATION.
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