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April 10, 2009 Tornado Outbreak |
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| April
10, 2009 Tornado and Hail Outbreak |
The Marshall/Jackson/DeKalb County EF-3 tornado as it was moving across the Guntersville Lake area Friday afternoon. This picture was taken from the Swearengin community in northeast Marshall County looking south toward the tornado by Chief Mitch McCullough of the Swearengin Volunteer Fire Department. |
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| Summary
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A series of supercell thunderstorms swept across the Mid-South
and Southeast states on April 9-10, 2009. The storms produced
multiple tornadoes and widespread hail damage across Arkansas,
Oklahoma, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia, South
Carolina, and Alabama.
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Storm surveys were completed on one significant tornado that
occurred within the NWS Huntsville area of responsibility
(all times specified are based on radar estimates):
Marshall, Dekalb and Jackson
Counties, Alabama: EF-3 (approximately 3:05
PM to 3:40 PM)
One additional weaker tornado was found to have occurred:
Marshall County, Alabama:
EF-0 (brief touchdown at approximately 5:38 AM)
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| Preliminary
Storm Reports: Storm report map, with a detailed listing
of hail, wind damage, and tornado reports.
Pictures
Wall cloud near Tuscumbia. (Courtesy Josh Scott) |
Wall cloud near Tuscumbia. (Courtesy Josh Scott)
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Wall cloud near Tuscumbia. (Courtesy Colbert County EMA) |
This hail fell along Huntsville Highway in Fayetteville,
TN. (Courtesy Carl Kittle)
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Large hail on the ground in the Swearengin area
of northern Marshall County. (Courtesy Mitch McCullough)
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This large hailstone fell in the Swearegin community in northern Marshall County. (Courtesy Mitch McCullough)
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Large hail accumulated in southeast Morgan County
near the Ryan Crossroads community. (Courtesy
Todd Murphy)
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Large hail accumulated in southeast Morgan County
near the Ryan Crossroads community. (Courtesy
Todd Murphy) |
These hailstones fell just east of Holly Pond in Cullman County. (Courtesy
Todd Murphy)
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