PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
351 PM CDT THU MAY 7 2009
...UPDATED FOR CARROLLTON TORNADO...
...CARROLLTON 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: 33.2671/-88.0963
EVENT END LOCATION: 33.2689/-88.0732
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 1.35 MILES
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 100 YARDS
START TIME: 831 AM CDT
END TIME: 833 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 IN CARROLLTON NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF ROSE
STREET AND COUNTY ROAD 35. THE TORNADO TRACKED EAST NORTHEAST AND
LIFTED IN RURAL AREAS ALONG LUBBUB CREEK. SEVERAL TREES WERE
SNAPPED OFF OR WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG THE PATH. A FEW OF THE TREES
FELL ON HOMES AND CAUSED VARYING DEGREES OF DAMAGE. A SPECIAL THANKS
TO THE PICKENS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FOR HELP EVALUATING
AND COLLECTING THE ASSESSMENT INFORMATION.
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