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Event Details
| Event | Strong Wind |
| Magnitude | 39 kts. |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | MORGAN |
| WFO | HUN |
| Begin Date | 04/02/2009 19:57:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 04/02/2009 20:02:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 7.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A powerful low pressure system tracked from Arkansas into the Ohio Valley, lifting a warm front north during the afternoon, and pushing a cold front during the evening hours. Two quasi-linear convective systems (QLCS) tracked east through the Tennessee Valley, resulting in two waves of severe thunderstorms that produced four tornadoes of EF0 and EF1 intensity, wind damage, and several short duration flash floods, mainly in urban areas of Huntsville and Decatur. Damaging non-thunderstorm winds occurred behind the cold frontal passage, enhanced by a possible gravity wave. |
| Event Narrative | A gravity wave brought strong winds down to the surface behind a line of showers and thunderstorms. This produced strong winds that blew down trees. These trees knocked down a primary power line on Alabama Highway 67 near the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. This left 516 residents without power for more than one hour and 11 without power for more than four and a half hours. Also, winds in Decatur blew a trampoline through glass doors. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 2 | 272.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| OLD BETHEL | COLBERT CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 14:46 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 33.00K | 0.00K |
| MURPHREE PLACE | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 15:35 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 11.00K | 0.00K |
| AUSTINVILLE | MORGAN CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 15:39 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 6.00K | 0.00K |
| TANNER | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 15:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CAPSHAW | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 15:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MOULTON HGTS | MORGAN CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 15:55 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FURNEY XRDS | MORGAN CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 15:56 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| CLUTTSVILLE | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 15:58 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| NEBO | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 16:07 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| OAKLAND EAST | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 16:14 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HUNTSVILLE LACEYS SP | MORGAN CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 16:26 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 66.00K | 0.00K |
| HUNTSVILLE | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 17:30 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HAZEL GREEN | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 18:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BROOKSVILLE | MORGAN CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 18:47 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| SOMERVILLE | MORGAN CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 18:50 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 16.00K | 0.00K |
| HUNTSVILLE | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:09 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 8.00K | 0.00K |
| LILY FLAG | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:10 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LILY FLAG | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:10 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HUNTSVILLE | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:10 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 45.00K | 0.00K |
| HUNTSVILLE MILLS ARP | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 6.00K | 0.00K |
| SPRUCE PINE | FRANKLIN CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 7.00K | 0.00K |
| MONROVIA | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PHIL CAMPBELL | FRANKLIN CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:15 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 7.00K | 0.00K |
| HUNTSVILLE MILLS ARP | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:18 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| LILY FLAG | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:24 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ROCKWOOD | FRANKLIN CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:25 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FLETCHER CHAPEL | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CLUTTSVILLE | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:35 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DUG HILL | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:35 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAWRENCE (ZONE) | LAWRENCE (ZONE) | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:40 | CST-6 | Strong Wind | 38 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
| JEFF | MADISON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:50 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CORINTH | CULLMAN CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 kts. EG | 0 | 2 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MORGAN (ZONE) | MORGAN (ZONE) | AL | 04/02/2009 | 19:57 | CST-6 | Strong Wind | 39 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 7.00K | 0.00K |
| BRIDGEPORT | JACKSON CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 20:20 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K |
| CROSSROADS | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 20:35 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| SPEAKE | LAWRENCE CO. | AL | 04/02/2009 | 21:30 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 2 | 272.00K | 0.00K |
