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Event Details
| Event | Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude | 50 kts. |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | MORGAN |
| WFO | HUN |
| Begin Date | 05/06/2009 07:43:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 1 |
| Begin Azimuth | NNW |
| Begin Location | LACON |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 34.34/-86.9 |
| End Date | 05/06/2009 07:48:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 1.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Strong thunderstorms erupted around Midnight on the 6th in northwest Alabama and tracked across portions of north Alabama. The storms produced one to three inches of rainfall in parts of Lawrence, Morgan, Cullman and Marshall Counties resulting in a few instances of flash flooding. Following this first round of thunderstorms, a vigorous quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) advanced eastward from northern Mississippi into northwest Alabama before sunrise. This system strengthened as it encountered increasing instability. Given high amounts of low level wind shear, a break in the line resulted as a strong comma head / mesocyclone developed. This storm evolved into its own miniature supercell spawning three tornadoes along its track from eastern Lawrence through Morgan, Limestone and Madison Counties. The tornado in Limestone and Madison County produced up to EF2 damage along its 10.9 mile track, narrowly missing an elementary school, high school, and two churches in Madison. Other reports of thunderstorm wind damage were received with these storms. |
| Event Narrative | A tree was blown down across Highway 31 in the Union Hill community. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.394M | 0.00K | |||||||
| GOOD HOPE | CULLMAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 04:15 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OAK RIDGE | MORGAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 04:31 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 56 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 6.00K | 0.00K |
| FARLEY | MADISON CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 05:25 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DOUGLAS | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 05:25 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 10.00K | 0.00K | |
| MT OLIVE | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 05:25 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COURTLAND | LAWRENCE CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 8.00K | 0.00K |
| FLINT CITY | MORGAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:04 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MT MORIAH | LAWRENCE CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:06 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K |
| MT MORIAH | LAWRENCE CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:07 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 4.00K | 0.00K |
| OLEANDER | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:15 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K | |
| CADDO | LAWRENCE CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:25 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 200.00K | 0.00K |
| PUMPKIN CENTER | MORGAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:27 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| OAKWORTH | MORGAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:34 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| OAKWORTH | MORGAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:39 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| OAKWORTH | MORGAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:42 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| ODEN RIDGE | MORGAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:43 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 6.00K | 0.00K |
| LACON | MORGAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:43 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| LACON | MORGAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:48 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| PRITTON | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:51 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CENTER GROVE | MORGAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:57 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 2.00K | 0.00K |
| GREENBRIER | LIMESTONE CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 07:59 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 40.00K | 0.00K |
| MADISON | MADISON CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 08:03 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000M | 0.00K |
| WILBURN | CULLMAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 08:25 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BELL FACTORY | MADISON CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 08:26 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BREMEN | CULLMAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 08:27 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CULLMAN | CULLMAN CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 08:33 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DOUGLAS | MARSHALL CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K | |
| LARKINSVILLE | JACKSON CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 09:07 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PAINTER | DEKALB CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 09:40 | CST-6 | Funnel Cloud | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PRITTON | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 05/06/2009 | 09:55 | CST-6 | Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 1.394M | 0.00K |
