May 3, 2009
12:54 PM| Date | May 3, 2009 |
| Time | 12:54 PM |
| County | Shelby |
| City | Mountain Brook |
| Property Loss | $120000.00M |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 175018 |
1.4 WNW Dunavant - 1.3 N Dunavant The tornado touched down along CR-470 west of Dunavant. It then moved northeastward, and lifted just after it crossed AL-25 just north of Dunavant. Numerous trees were snapped off and uprooted along the path. Start: 33.4913/-86.5707 End: 33.4992/-86.5477
NWS EF Scale: F1
The tornado touched down along CR-470 west of Dunavant. It then moved northeastward, and lifted just after it crossed AL-25 just north of Dunavant. Numerous trees were snapped off and uprooted along the path.
A cold front dipping into the Tennessee Valley helped spark strong to severe thunderstorms for several days, with large hail, damaging winds, and several tornadoes.
Part of 7-tornado outbreak on May 3, 2009
A cold front dipping into the Tennessee Valley helped spark strong to severe thunderstorms for several days, with large hail, damaging winds, and several tornadoes.