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April 7, 2006 · Cullman County · 2006
EF1

April 7, 2006

10:50 PM
Cullman County, Alabama · Near Cullman (ZIP 35179)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.2 mi
Max Width
30 yd
DateApril 7, 2006
Time10:50 PM
CountyCullman
CityCullman
Property Loss$120.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5499689
NWS Birmingham

5 NE Cullman A short lived F1 tornado struck a chicken farm near the Pleasant G rove C ommunity. Two well built chicken houses were collapsed with most of the metal roofing flung into nearby trees and twisted around their branches approximately 40 to 50 yards away. A third chicken house was also moderately damaged. A small wooden shed was completely demolished and a feed bin attached to one of the chicken houses was completely toppled over. Start: 34.2300/-86.7700 End: 34.2300/-86.7700

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

A short lived F1 tornado struck a chicken farm near the Pleasant grove community. Two well built chicken houses were collapsed with most of the metal roofing flung into nearby trees and twisted around their branches approximately 40 to 50 yards away. A third chicken house was also moderately damaged. A small wooden shed was completely demolished and a feed bin attached to one of the chicken houses was completely toppled over.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5499689

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