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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
730 PM CDT MON APR 20 2009

...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM LAWRENCE AND MORGAN
COUNTIES...

A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS LAWRENCE
AND MORGAN COUNTIES...IN NORTHERN ALABAMA...HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALONG WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERSONNEL. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

* EVENT TYPE: TORNADO
* EVENT DATE: 04/19/09

* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1 (BASED ON PEAK WIND)

* PATH LENGTH: ** SEE SUMMARY SECTION FOR DETAILS **
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 200 FEET

* SUMMARY: A TORNADIC SUPERCELL TRACKED ACROSS CENTRAL LAWRENCE
  AND WEST CENTRAL MORGAN COUNTIES IN NORTHERN ALABAMA BETWEEN THE
  HOURS OF 6 AND 7 PM CDT...SUNDAY APRIL 19TH 2009. BASED ON
  DAMAGE THAT WAS SURVEYED...MUCH OF THE DAMAGE RESULTED FROM
  STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS. HOWEVER...THERE WERE FOUR AREAS BETWEEN
  MOUNT HOPE /IN LAWRENCE COUNTY/ AND PRICEVILLE /IN MORGAN
  COUNTY/ THAT SUPPORTED BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWNS. THE FOLLOWING
  IS A BREAKDOWN OF EACH SPECIFIC TORNADO TOUCHDOWN:

  TOUCHDOWN #1 (LAWRENCE COUNTY): SOUTH OF MOUNT HOPE...BETWEEN
  COUNTY ROADS 25 AND 23. SEVERAL TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OR 
  UPROOTED AND TWO HOMES SUSTAINED MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO AROUND
  20 PERCENT OF THE ROOF.

  PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
  ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH 
  PATH LENGTH: 3/4 MILE 
  MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 75 FEET
  
  TOUCHDOWN #2 (LAWRENCE COUNTY): COUNTY ROADS 99 AND 100...JUST 
  WEST OF WREN TO HIGHWAY 157...JUST SOUTHEAST OF MOULTON. A CONCRETE
  INDUSTRIAL FACILITY SUSTAINED COMPLETE ROOF LOSS AND SIGNIFICANT 
  DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE...INCLUDING TWO LARGE WOOD POLES SECURELY
  FASTENED TO THE GROUND WERE SNAPPED. 

  PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-1
  ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH 
  PATH LENGTH: 4.5 MILES 
  MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 200 FEET

  TOUCHDOWN #3 (MORGAN COUNTY): DAMAGE OCCURRED NORTH OF IRON MAN 
  ROAD BETWEEN PUNKIN CENTER AND NEEL. SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED 
  WITH ONE FALLING ON A MOBILE HOME AT THE PLEASANT VALLEY TRAILER 
  PARK OFF OF BLANKENSHIP ROAD. SEVERAL PINES WERE SNAPPED ALONG 
  ROBERTS ROAD...JUST EAST OF BLANKENSHIP ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES WERE
  UPROOTED ALONG HAZEL STREET.

  PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
  ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH 
  PATH LENGTH: 2.2 MILES 
  MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 150 FEET

  TOUCHDOWN #4 (MORGAN COUNTY): DAMAGE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES
  SOUTH OF PRICEVILLE...BETWEEN SHOAL CREEK ROAD AND NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD.
  NUMEROUS LARGE PINES WERE UPROOTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SHOAL CREEK
  ROAD AND SPRING VALLEY ROAD. SPORADIC TREE AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A 
  SHED OCCURRED ALONG NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD...JUST NORTH OF TALL PINE ROAD.

  PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-0
  ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH 
  PATH LENGTH: 3/4 MILE
  MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 150 FEET

THESE FINDINGS ARE PRELIMINARY AND ARE SUBJECT TO ADJUSTMENT. PICTURES
AND SUMMARY MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB PAGE AT
WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE /ALL LOWER CASE/.

SURVEYED BY: COYNE/NADLER

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