May 3, 2009
5:00 PM| Date | May 3, 2009 |
| Time | 5:00 PM |
| County | Madison |
| City | Huntsville |
| Property Loss | $30000.00M |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 170985 |
1.2 WNW Cave Springs - 1.0 NNE Cave Springs A tornado touched down just northeast of Owens Crossroads. This tornado had a peak wind of 100 mph, a path length of 1.6 miles, and a maximum path width of 75 yards. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, including several large pines and one large cedar tree. Structural damage occurred at two homes in this area. Additional trees were uprooted or snapped as the tornado tracked northeast. The tornado then lifted just east of Low Gap Road and Hester Lane. Start: 34.6059/-86.4397 End: 34.6136/-86.4136
NWS EF Scale: F1
A tornado touched down just northeast of Owens Crossroads. This tornado had a peak wind of 100 mph, a path length of 1.6 miles, and a maximum path width of 75 yards. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted, including several large pines and one large cedar tree. Structural damage occurred at two homes in this area. Additional trees were uprooted or snapped as the tornado tracked northeast. The tornado then lifted just east of Low Gap Road and Hester Lane.
Scattered low-topped thunderstorms, some of which were supercells, produced two tornadoes and scattered wind damage during the afternoon and early evening hours. Isolated flash flooding was also reported. The second tornado was produced from a rogue supercell that was tied closely with an upper level disturbance tracking rapidly northeast through northern Alabama.
Part of 7-tornado outbreak on May 3, 2009
Scattered low-topped thunderstorms, some of which were supercells, produced two tornadoes and scattered wind damage during the afternoon and early evening hours. Isolated flash flooding was also reported. The second tornado was produced from a rogue supercell that was tied closely with an upper level disturbance tracking rapidly northeast through northern Alabama.