March 28, 2009

3.2 NNW Allen - 1.8 W Valley Head An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 105 mph tracked 2.5 miles. The tornado snapped numerous large pine trees and uprooting others along County Roads 610 and 885, about 4 miles west of Valley Head. A large tree fell on a house along County Road 885 causing significant roof damage. At a residence along Country Road 121, a small portion of siding was peeled off of a home and a portion of a metal roof of a barn was also torn off. Trees were also uprooted along County Road 608 and additional damage was found near Highway 11 and Bethel Road, just south of Hammondville. Low-topped supercell thunderstorms developed along a powerful cold front during the late afternoon of the 28th across the eastern half of north Alabama. The storms evolved into a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) with embedded mesocyclones, one of which became tornadic. There were also a few reports of large hail and damaging winds. Start: 34.5422/-85.6944 End: 34.5658/-85.661

NWS EF Scale: F1

Part of 2-tornado outbreak on March 28, 2009