There were widespread reports of hail in Alabama Friday, however, wind damage was more isolated. It appears that the worst wind damage occurred in Randolph County adjacent to the Georgia border. We got a report from Wedowee at midday indicating a possible tornado. However, NWS meteorologists from the Birmingham office did a storm survey Saturday and determined that it was a severe thunderstorm. Here is the text of their report:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2005
...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY ON FRIDAY
...APRIL 22...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS SURVEYED DAMAGE ACROSS
CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTY TODAY. THIS DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF A
STRAIGHT LINE WIND EVENT...ASSOCIATED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
THAT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY...APRIL 22.
IN THE CITY OF WEDOWEE...THE FIRST STATE BANK LAKE WEDOWEE OFFICE
BUILDING HAD ITS ROOF BLOWN OFF. MULTIPLE TREES WERE ALSO DOWNED
ACROSS THE CITY. FIVE MILES NORTH OF WEDOWEE...ON U.S. 431...SOME
MINOR STRUCTURAL BUILDING DAMAGE WAS ALSO OBSERVED AT A MARINA...
ALONG WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND DISPLACEMENT OF A FEW BOATS. BOTH OF
THESE EVENTS OCCURRED AROUND 1230 PM CDT.
IN THE TOWN OF NEW HOPE...ONE HOME HAD ITS ROOF BLOWN OFF...AND TWO
BUILDINGS RECEIVED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. A BARN WAS COMPLETELY
DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES WERE ALSO UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. NO INJURIES
OR DEATHS OCCURRED WITH BOTH OF THESE EVENTS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY FROM
1212 PM CDT TO 1245 PM CDT ON FRIDAY.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1007 PM CDT SAT APR 23 2005
...STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE IN RANDOLPH COUNTY ON FRIDAY
...APRIL 22...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS SURVEYED DAMAGE ACROSS
CENTRAL RANDOLPH COUNTY TODAY. THIS DAMAGE WAS THE RESULT OF A
STRAIGHT LINE WIND EVENT...ASSOCIATED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM...
THAT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY...APRIL 22.
IN THE CITY OF WEDOWEE...THE FIRST STATE BANK LAKE WEDOWEE OFFICE
BUILDING HAD ITS ROOF BLOWN OFF. MULTIPLE TREES WERE ALSO DOWNED
ACROSS THE CITY. FIVE MILES NORTH OF WEDOWEE...ON U.S. 431...SOME
MINOR STRUCTURAL BUILDING DAMAGE WAS ALSO OBSERVED AT A MARINA...
ALONG WITH MINOR DAMAGE AND DISPLACEMENT OF A FEW BOATS. BOTH OF
THESE EVENTS OCCURRED AROUND 1230 PM CDT.
IN THE TOWN OF NEW HOPE...ONE HOME HAD ITS ROOF BLOWN OFF...AND TWO
BUILDINGS RECEIVED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. A BARN WAS COMPLETELY
DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES WERE ALSO UPROOTED AND SNAPPED. NO INJURIES
OR DEATHS OCCURRED WITH BOTH OF THESE EVENTS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING WAS IN EFFECT FOR RANDOLPH COUNTY FROM
1212 PM CDT TO 1245 PM CDT ON FRIDAY.
on January 15, 2006, 5:15 am
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