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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
842 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005
...UPDATE OF DAMAGE FROM KATRINA...
...F1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN NORTHEAST CALHOUN COUNTY...
A SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT
AN F1 TORNADO OCCURRED BETWEEN 353 PM CDT AND 356 PM CDT IN THE
NANCES CREEK COMMUNITY OF NORTHEAST CALHOUN COUNTY.
THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHDOWNED NEAR KINGS GAP MOUNTAIN ROAD...JUST
NORTHWEST OF DUGGER MOUNTAIN AT 353 PM CDT. THE TORNADO MOVED
NORTHWEST...DOWNED TREES NEAR KINGS GAP MOUNTAIN ROAD...MOVED
ACROSS STATE HIGHWAY 9...A CORNFIELD...THEN HOLLINGSWORTH ROAD.
AFTER IT MOVED ACROSS HOLLINGSWORTH ROAD...IT CAUSED ROOF DAMAGE
TO A HOUSE. ALSO...IT CAUSED A LARGE TREE TO FALL ONTO THE HOUSE...
DESTROYING IT. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHWEST...DOWNING MORE
TREES...BEFORE LIFTING AROUND 356 PM CDT...JUST SOUTHEAST OF
CHOCCOLOCCO MOUNTAIN.
THE PATH LENGTH OF THE TORNADO IS 1.5 MILES LONG. THE WIDTH OF THE
TORNADO IS 30 YARDS WIDE. NO INJURIES OR DEATHS WERE REPORTED WITH
THIS TORNADO.
EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON...ANOTHER SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED TWO OTHER
TORNADOES OCCURRED MONDAY AFTERNOON...ONE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
AND THE OTHER IN MACON COUNTY.
ADDITIONAL STORM SURVEY TEAMS MAY BE DISPATCHED TO INVESTIGATE
WIND DAMAGE IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA ON TUESDAY. ALSO...AN AREAL
SURVEY MAY OCCUR ON TUESDAY TO BETTER ASSESS THE DAMAGE IN THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE.
IF ANYONE HAS ACCURATE WIND RECORDING EQUIPMENT...WE WOULD LIKE
TO RECEIVE YOUR HIGHEST WIND REPORTS AND TIME OF OCCURRENCE.
PLEASE SEND THESE REPORTS TO SR-BMX.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV
ANYONE NEEDING INFORMATION ON EVACUATIONS...RESCUES OR CRITICAL
NEEDS IN LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...OR ALABAMA...PLEASE CALL
225-925-7708...225-925-7709 OR 225-925-3511. ALL CALLS FOR CHECKS
ON FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD EB DIRECTED TO THE RED CROSS HOTLINE AT
866-GET-INFO (866-438-4636).
ALZ011>015-017>050-310500-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
842 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005
...UPDATE OF DAMAGE FROM KATRINA...
...F1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN NORTHEAST CALHOUN COUNTY...
A SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THAT
AN F1 TORNADO OCCURRED BETWEEN 353 PM CDT AND 356 PM CDT IN THE
NANCES CREEK COMMUNITY OF NORTHEAST CALHOUN COUNTY.
THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHDOWNED NEAR KINGS GAP MOUNTAIN ROAD...JUST
NORTHWEST OF DUGGER MOUNTAIN AT 353 PM CDT. THE TORNADO MOVED
NORTHWEST...DOWNED TREES NEAR KINGS GAP MOUNTAIN ROAD...MOVED
ACROSS STATE HIGHWAY 9...A CORNFIELD...THEN HOLLINGSWORTH ROAD.
AFTER IT MOVED ACROSS HOLLINGSWORTH ROAD...IT CAUSED ROOF DAMAGE
TO A HOUSE. ALSO...IT CAUSED A LARGE TREE TO FALL ONTO THE HOUSE...
DESTROYING IT. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHWEST...DOWNING MORE
TREES...BEFORE LIFTING AROUND 356 PM CDT...JUST SOUTHEAST OF
CHOCCOLOCCO MOUNTAIN.
THE PATH LENGTH OF THE TORNADO IS 1.5 MILES LONG. THE WIDTH OF THE
TORNADO IS 30 YARDS WIDE. NO INJURIES OR DEATHS WERE REPORTED WITH
THIS TORNADO.
EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON...ANOTHER SURVEY TEAM DETERMINED TWO OTHER
TORNADOES OCCURRED MONDAY AFTERNOON...ONE IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY...
AND THE OTHER IN MACON COUNTY.
ADDITIONAL STORM SURVEY TEAMS MAY BE DISPATCHED TO INVESTIGATE
WIND DAMAGE IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA ON TUESDAY. ALSO...AN AREAL
SURVEY MAY OCCUR ON TUESDAY TO BETTER ASSESS THE DAMAGE IN THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE STATE.
IF ANYONE HAS ACCURATE WIND RECORDING EQUIPMENT...WE WOULD LIKE
TO RECEIVE YOUR HIGHEST WIND REPORTS AND TIME OF OCCURRENCE.
PLEASE SEND THESE REPORTS TO SR-BMX.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV
ANYONE NEEDING INFORMATION ON EVACUATIONS...RESCUES OR CRITICAL
NEEDS IN LOUISIANA...MISSISSIPPI...OR ALABAMA...PLEASE CALL
225-925-7708...225-925-7709 OR 225-925-3511. ALL CALLS FOR CHECKS
ON FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD EB DIRECTED TO THE RED CROSS HOTLINE AT
866-GET-INFO (866-438-4636).