Leighton Alabama Tornado

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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[PressA2Die]

"caught on tape by S&M equipment company"

.... What?

[teto1957]

Hope those people had Tornado insurance on their cars

[krazedgunner]

Seems like a toy of a tornado that hit Tuscaloosa

[DJdoppler1]

Damn!!!

[bailie008]

@cpv656

mine too.

[cpv656]

huntsville is like 45 min. from my house we were so lucky

[sweetbiella]

@teto1957 I thought insurance is insurance doesn't matter what disaster it is....didn't know there was special insurance for tornado? hmm

[88MRloko]

how fast was that going



[echtnikskan]

@sydonabike Troll ;p

[sydonabike]

@echtnikskan

Oh I just said that because someone had to.

[TheMaestroSW]

@MichaelPAUSA Just SOUTHERN politicians, of course...