St. Clair County Emergency Management radio tower downed.
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Another image of the fallen EMA tower.
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A tornado rated an F2
began weakly on the west-southwest side of Pell City just behind the school
at 3:10 PM CST. The tornado traveled on an east-northeast path downing a
communication tower at the EMA/911 office and doing minor roof damage.
The storm then crossed over downtown Pell City where a number of buildings
sustained light to moderate roof damage along with awnings damaged and some
windows broken. The tornado crossed US 231 and became very weak, possibly
lifting for a little more than a mile, before slamming into a number of buildings
in an industrial park. Some of the greatest destruction was done here. The
tornado crossed Interstate 20 and ended after damaging a couple of houses on
Sprayberry Road at approximately 3:17 PM CST.
The tornado path was 4.5 miles long and approximately 100 yards wide at the
widest. No deaths occurred in this tornado but there were two injuries, both classified as minor.
A tornado watch was issued at 9:12 AM CST valid from 9:30 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
that included St. Clair County, and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued at
2:43 PM CST valid until 3:30 PM CST.
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Damage to a building in the industrial park.
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Another building damage in the industrial park.
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House damaged with tree on car.
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