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April 11, 2008 · Madison County · 2008
EF0

April 11, 2008

1:07 PM
Madison County, Alabama · Near Huntsville (ZIP 35739)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
3.8 mi
Max Width
200 yd
DateApril 11, 2008
Time1:07 PM
CountyMadison
CityHuntsville
Property Loss$10000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 92350
NWS Birmingham

0.9 NE Mount Leventov - 1.6 N Stegers Store A storm survey was completed in Madison County, Alabama just northeast of Meridianville. A tornado was determined to have touched down just southwest of Patterson Lane and Mount Lebanon Road where two irrigation systems were flipped over and two large trees were uprooted. Several small trees were also snapped on the east side of Mount Lebanon Road just south of Patterson Lane. A large tree was uprooted on the south side of Walker Lane, just east of H ighway 231/431. This damage is consistent with an EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 70 mph. The estimated path length was 3.8 miles with an estimated path width of 200 yards. Start: 34.8800/-86.6100 End: 34.9000/-86.5700

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

A storm survey was completed in Madison County, Alabama just northeast of Meridianville. A tornado was determined to have touched down just southwest of Patterson Lane and Mount Lebanon Road where two irrigation systems were flipped over and two large trees were uprooted. Several small trees were also snapped on the east side of Mount Lebanon Road just south of Patterson Lane. A large tree was uprooted on the south side of Walker Lane, just east of highway 231/431. This damage is consistent with an EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 70 mph. The estimated path length was 3.8 miles with an estimated path width of 200 yards.

Episode Narrative

A strong cold front pushed into northwest Alabama during the early afternoon hours on April 11th and moved east into Georgia after midnight. Unstable air and strong wind fields lead to numerous severe thunderstorms which produced large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.

Outbreak Context

Part of 8-tornado outbreak on April 11, 2008

Shared Episode Narrative

A strong cold front pushed into northwest Alabama during the early afternoon hours on April 11th and moved east into Georgia after midnight. Unstable air and strong wind fields lead to numerous severe thunderstorms which produced large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 92350

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