on WHNT, amazing force Storm Report : PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL 541 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008 ...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA... A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS NORTHEAST COLBERT...EASTERN LAUDERDALE...AND EXTREME NORTHWEST LAWRENCE COUNTIES /ALABAMA/ HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. THE EVENT OCCURRED THURSDAY...MAY 8 2008. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS: * EVENT: TORNADO * LOCATION: LEIGHTON TO ROGERSVILLE, ALABAMA * ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125.0 MPH * PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-2 * PATH LENGTH: 9.6 MILES * MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 250 YARDS * SUMMARY: SURVEILLANCE CAMERA FROM AN EQUIPMENT COMPANY NORTHEAST OF LEIGHTON CAPTURED A TORNADO PICKING UP AT LEAST 2 CARS AND THROWING THEM NEARLY 40 FEET. LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NEAR FOSTERS MILL...ALONG COUNTY ROAD 40. JUST TO THE NORTHEAST OF FOSTERS MILL...SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AT THE DOUBLEHEAD RESORT AND LODGE. A 2-STORY HOUSE WAS COMPLETELY LIFTED OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND MOVED NEARLY 20 FEET. THE ENTIRE WEST-FACING SIDE OF THIS HOUSE WAS RIPPED OFF ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPORADIC DAMAGE OCCURRED TO A GARAGE AND OTHER LARGE TREES FROM JOE WHEELER STATE PARK TO ROGERSVILLE. THESE FINDINGS ARE PRELIMINARY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PICTURES AND SUMMARY MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE /ALL LOWER CASE/. SURVEYED BY: NADLER/LATIMER $$
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