EF2

April 19, 2009

7:59 PM
Blount County, Alabama · Near Oneonta (ZIP 35121)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
6.3 mi
Max Width
300 yd
DateApril 19, 2009
Time7:59 PM
CountyBlount
CityOneonta
Property Loss$400000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceSPC
NWS Birmingham

4.8 S Mattawana - 5.5 SSE Oneonta Robbins Airport The tornado touched down at the intersection of CR-27 and Jones Chapel Road. It then traveled northeastward and crossed Lake Rd, CR-29, Putman Road, and Hicks Road, before moving into Saint Clair County. Six chicken houses were completely destroyed, killing nearly 100,000 chickens. One home had its second story destroyed, and another home suffered a complete roof collapse. One large industrial barn was destroyed. Two additional homes, several more chicken sheds, and about 9 outbuilding also received varying degrees of damage. About 200 trees were snapped and uprooted. Start: 33.8605/-86.442 End: 33.88977/-86.3376

NWS EF Scale: F2

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