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June 28, 2009 · Marshall County · 2009
EF0

June 28, 2009

3:50 PM
Marshall County, Alabama · Near Albertville (ZIP 35951)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.3 mi
Max Width
50 yd
DateJune 28, 2009
Time3:50 PM
CountyMarshall
CityAlbertville
Property Loss$18000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 181237
NWS Birmingham

1.4 WSW Albertville Airport - 0.6 S Albertville Airport A brief tornado touched down 4 miles southwest of Albertville, just southwest of the Albertville A irport. Damage was sporadic and generally light, with a few trees uprooted and weaker softwood trees snapped. Light damage was also noted to a barn roof along White Oak R oad. Some damage also occurred to mature corn crops on the farm. Start: 34.22/-86.272 End: 34.222/-86.249

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

A brief tornado touched down 4 miles southwest of Albertville, just southwest of the Albertville airport. Damage was sporadic and generally light, with a few trees uprooted and weaker softwood trees snapped. Light damage was also noted to a barn roof along White Oak road. Some damage also occurred to mature corn crops on the farm.

Episode Narrative

Thunderstorms developed in an unstable air mass ahead of an approaching cold front during the afternoon hours. Most of the activity occurred east of interstate 65. A miniature supercell produced a tornado near the Albertville Airport in Marshall County. Thunderstorm wind damage was also reported in Morgan and Cullman Counties. Southern and western portions of Marshall county also received two to three inches of rainfall in a short time leading to minor flash flooding.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 181237
SWDI Tornado ID: 2009-06-28T21:50:27Z_KHTX_V2
SWDI Radar Site: KHTX
SWDI Signature: TVS

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