April 11, 2011

2.4 SSW Homewood - 2.1 SSW Homewood A QLCS produced a tornado, with winds estimated at 100 mph, in the city of Vestavia Hills. The brief tornado touched down near the Vestavia Hills Police Department along Highway 31, traveled northeast and crossed Bird Park and lifted just to the north of the Vestavia Hills Country Club, near Glenwood Road. Numerous hardwood trees were uprooted and thirty pine trees in Bird Park were snapped. An automobile sustained damage when its windows were blown out. Several buildings, homes and fencing were damaged; most due to fallen trees. One home sustained significant damage as the drywall fasteners on the ceiling were loosened by the force of the winds. Start: 33.4496/-86.7883 End: 33.4520/-86.7823

NWS EF Scale: F1