Power Outage in Albertville, AL

Windy conditions developed ahead of and immediately behind a line of severe thunderstorms. Sustained wind speeds of 25-35 mph gusted frequently from 40-50 mph at times. Trees and power lines were knocked down as a result of the winds.

Numerous trees were knocked down at the courthouse in Guntersville. At least one of the oaks was 100 years old which fell and damaged the fenced in county memorial area. Power was knocked out in parts of the county.

Trees knocked down power lines 7 miles northwest of Union Grove on Green Briar Cove Road.

Power poles were knocked down by thunderstorm wind gusts on the Warrenton Causeway.

Thunderstorm winds bent and snapped at least 15 wooden power poles along Highway 227 along the causeway east of downtown Guntersville. Time estimated by radar.

A tornado began southwest of the intersection of Highpoint and McAllister Roads and north of Bearden Rd. Numerous hardwood trees were either uprooted or had large limb damage. As the tornado approached Highpoint Road, it caused minor roof damage to two single-family homes and destroyed a large shed, that was unanchored to its foundation. Damage indicators further upstream were consistent with the assessment at Highpoint Road. A mix of hardwood and softwood trees were either snapped or uprooted along portions of Nixon Chapel Road and Section Line Road. A more concentrated area of heavy tree damage, with significant mobile home roof damage and minor single home roof damage, was noted in an area between|Windsor Road and Mt. Olive Road, likely where the tornado peaked in intensity. ||The tornado continued north-northeast toward U.S. Highway 431. The tornado started to quickly weaken as it crossed the junction of Oneonta Cutoff Road, Turnpike Road and County Road 205. Sporadic tree damage was observed around this location, causing power line damage. Finally, the tornado approached Highway 431 and damaged air-conditioning units and caused minor roof damage to two large retail buildings. Very minor limb damage was noted north of 431 where the tornado dissipated.

A tornado began southwest of the intersection of Highpoint and McAllister Roads and north of Bearden Rd. Numerous hardwood trees were either uprooted or had large limb damage. As the tornado approached Highpoint Road, it caused minor roof damage to two single-family homes and destroyed a large shed, that was unanchored to its foundation. Damage indicators further upstream were consistent with the assessment at Highpoint Road. A mix of hardwood and softwood trees were either snapped or uprooted along portions of Nixon Chapel Road and Section Line Road. A more concentrated area of heavy tree damage, with significant mobile home roof damage and minor single home roof damage, was noted in an area between|Windsor Road and Mt. Olive Road, likely where the tornado peaked in intensity. ||The tornado continued north-northeast toward U.S. Highway 431. The tornado started to quickly weaken as it crossed the junction of Oneonta Cutoff Road, Turnpike Road and County Road 205. Sporadic tree damage was observed around this location, causing power line damage. Finally, the tornado approached Highway 431 and damaged air-conditioning units and caused minor roof damage to two large retail buildings. Very minor limb damage was noted north of 431 where the tornado dissipated.

The Albertville airport AWOS measured a wind gust of 46 mph at two different times between 11 PM CST on the 8th and 1 AM CST on the 9th. The period of strong winds and periodic wind gusts likely knocked trees and power lines down in the area as reported in adjacent DeKalb and Cullman Counties.

Power lines were knocked down at the intersection of Warrenton Road and Bow Range Road.

Six large wooden power poles were knocked down.

Numerous trees were knocked down along with power lines on Shirt Tail Bend Road south of New Hope. A barn was damaged by a tree falling onto it. Time estimated by radar.

Strong and gusty winds of 30-35 mph with gusts around 50 mph occurred during the evening hours of the 22nd into the early morning hours of the 23rd. A wake low event enhanced the winds and wind gusts between 10 pm and 1 am in Marshall County. Several trees and power lines were knocked down across the county.

Power and phone lines were knocked out, likely due to damaging winds in Guntersville.

Multiple trees and power lines were knocked down off Georgia Mountain Road.

Power lines were knocked down with roof damage in the middle of the road along Highway 69 at Warrenton Road west of Guntersville.

Power lines were knocked down along Water Tank Road and Mountain View Road in Union Grove.

A power line was knocked down onto a vehicle with entrapment along Rock Hill Road at Scoles Road southwest of Guntersville.

Power lines were knocked down on Eddy Scant Road.

Widespread power outages were reported in the Guntersville area.

Multiple trees and tree limbs were knocked down causing power outages. One large tree was knocked down onto the roadway at 1848 Mount Olive Drive. Another tree was knocked down at the 4300 block of Pleasant Grove Road.

A tree was knocked down onto power lines at Highway 79 at Bryant Mill Road.

A tree was knocked down by thunderstorm winds onto a power line.

Power lines and trees were knocked down near the intersection of Quarry Road and Union Grove Road.

A tree and power lines were knocked down on Bakers Chapel Road.

Power lines down across Boaz.

Trees were knocked down on power lines on Old Jordan Road.

A thunderstorm produced microburst type damage first in Albertville, Alabama, with numerous trees downed by thunderstorm winds along Highway 205. Three homes sustained minor to moderate damage due to trees falling and trees were reported through two additional homes. Also along Highway 205, several power lines, two power poles and four traffic lights were downed due to the thunderstorm winds. The Foodland grocery store in Albertville, Alabama sustained wind damage, with one third of its roof, sheeting and inside ceiling tiles, moderately damaged by thunderstorm winds. In Albertville, Alabama, numerous trees were downed by thunderstorm winds along Corbinville, Country Club and Cochran roads. A tree was also downed due to thunderstorm outflow winds at Boaz, Alabama.

A tree was knocked down onto power lines at Guntersville State Park.

Several trees and power lines were knocked down blocking roads in the Nixon Chapel and Mount Hebron communities.

A severe thunderstorm produced extensive wind damage in the city of Albertville. A brick building sustained significant roof damage at the intersection of U.S. Highway 431 and Mathis Mill Road. A large section of the roof was lifted and peeled off. Wooden power poles were snapped in this location and a gas station sign was destroyed. Debris was strewn well into Highway 431. On the north side of the road at the intersection of Highland Avenue, a barbeque restaurant sustained major damage. An additional building had roof damage and a sign was heavily damaged. The damage in this area was consistent with winds of 90 to 100 mph. A newspaper reported that up to 1500 customers lost power during the storm.

The Municipal Utilities Board reported that a hard hit section of the city of Albertville was at Alabama Highway 205 and Rabbittown Road where many trees and power lines were knocked down. A tree fell into a house on Lexington Street. Power poles were snapped on Edmundson Street between Solitude Road and Highway 205. The Albertville Recreation Center sustained extensive damage where a scoreboard was blown down on a baseball field and a dugout roof was ripped off. Fencing was damaged and trees were blown down on the walking track.

The Municipal Utilities Board reported that a hard hit section of the city of Albertville was at Alabama Highway 205 and Rabbittown Road where many trees and power lines were knocked down. A tree fell into a house on Lexington Street. Power poles were snapped on Edmundson Street between Solitude Road and Highway 205. The Albertville Recreation Center sustained extensive damage where a scoreboard was blown down on a baseball field and a dugout roof was ripped off. Fencing was damaged and trees were blown down on the walking track.

A tornado produced EF0 to EF1 damage, with wind speeds up to 100 mph along a path beginning along Hambey Road just east of McVille Road. Several softwood and hardwood trees were either uprooted or snapped along Hambey Road. As the tornado moved east, several wooden power poles were snapped. Several farm buildings were destroyed with debris strewn over 100 yards. Additional tree damage was noted along County Roads 381 and 82. The tornado crossed into DeKalb County east of Gaines Road.

Thunderstorm winds knocked tree limbs down near the Wal-Mart resulting in a power outage.

A period of sustained winds of 30 to 40 mph, with potential gusts up to 50 mph produced mostly minor wind damage. Damage was reported from six different locations across Marshall county, including around Guntersville. Trees and power lines were knocked down, some onto roadways. One tree fell on a residence/home along Highway 227 in Guntersville.

Sustained winds of 35 to 45 mph and wind gusts of up to 55 mph knocked trees and power lines down in Alder Springs at the intersection of Stagecoach Road and Hunter Gap Road.

Numerous trees and power lines across a large part of the county were downed by thunderstorm winds. A wind gust of 52 mph was recorded at a weather station at the Emergency Management Agency office on Creek Path Road. Camper trailers and a few boats were damaged at Lakeside Campground at Claysville.

A tree was blown down on power lines at Midfield road.

Trees and power lines were knocked down.

A tree was blown down on a power line on Cha-La-Kee road.

A violent tornado with peak wind speeds of 190 mph crossed into northwest Marshall County (from Morgan County). The most severe damage occurred on either side of U.S. Highway 231 north of Arab -- particularly in the Ruth community and along Hog Jaw Road -- about 3 miles north of Arab. Along Hog Jaw Road, a large storage shed with farm equipment was destroyed with some of the large machinery tossed 10 to 20 yards around the shed. In the Ruth community, Mount Oak and Frontier Roads were hardest hit where a cinder block/cement home was nearly wiped clean. Debris from a home on Frontier Road was thrown 50 to 100 yards away. A family of 9 was in this house and 5 were killed. A trailer was missing and a metal-bolted garage was wiped clean of its foundation. Along Frontier Road, a large brick home was nearly wiped clean off its foundation with several large trees ripped out of the ground and missing. Further northeast along the path, along Walnut Ridge, a one-story home was severely damaged with the roof missing and a trailer that was tossed into a tree. Several concrete power poles were bent over as the tornado crossed U.S. Highway 231, some bent at the base. One the east side of Highway 231, a gas station building was completely demolished and two gas pumps were ripped from the ground and missing. The canopy over the pumps remained mostly intact.||The tornado continued toward Union Grove. The degree of damage weakened somewhat but several homes had significant damage where the top stories and roofs were destroyed and the external walls had collapsed. Along County Road 240, a double-wide manufactured home was destroyed and a large garage collapsed but the well-built roof remained intact.||The tornado significantly weakened as it crossed the Tennessee River. On the other side of the river, the tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees as it crossed Walker Road and just across U.S. Highway 431 before lifting just northeast of Highway 431.

A violent tornado with peak wind speeds of 190 mph crossed into northwest Marshall County (from Morgan County). The most severe damage occurred on either side of U.S. Highway 231 north of Arab -- particularly in the Ruth community and along Hog Jaw Road -- about 3 miles north of Arab. Along Hog Jaw Road, a large storage shed with farm equipment was destroyed with some of the large machinery tossed 10 to 20 yards around the shed. In the Ruth community, Mount Oak and Frontier Roads were hardest hit where a cinder block/cement home was nearly wiped clean. Debris from a home on Frontier Road was thrown 50 to 100 yards away. A family of 9 was in this house and 5 were killed. A trailer was missing and a metal-bolted garage was wiped clean of its foundation. Along Frontier Road, a large brick home was nearly wiped clean off its foundation with several large trees ripped out of the ground and missing. Further northeast along the path, along Walnut Ridge, a one-story home was severely damaged with the roof missing and a trailer that was tossed into a tree. Several concrete power poles were bent over as the tornado crossed U.S. Highway 231, some bent at the base. One the east side of Highway 231, a gas station building was completely demolished and two gas pumps were ripped from the ground and missing. The canopy over the pumps remained mostly intact.||The tornado continued toward Union Grove. The degree of damage weakened somewhat but several homes had significant damage where the top stories and roofs were destroyed and the external walls had collapsed. Along County Road 240, a double-wide manufactured home was destroyed and a large garage collapsed but the well-built roof remained intact.||The tornado significantly weakened as it crossed the Tennessee River. On the other side of the river, the tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees as it crossed Walker Road and just across U.S. Highway 431 before lifting just northeast of Highway 431.

A tornado of EF-1 intensity produced peak wind speeds up to 110 mph. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Section Line and Beck Roads in Lattiwood. The tornado then moved northeast along Oneonta Cutoff Road and eventually crossed State Highway 205. The tornado snapped numerous hardwood and softwood trees along the path and knocked trees on residences. Snapped power poles were found along the path. Additional tree damage occurred northeast of Highway 205 near the intersection of Brashers Chapel and Wyeth Mountain Roads. Here, several barns were completely destroyed and numerous outbuildings had most of the tin removed from the roof.

The tornado initially touched down just west of Guntersville Lake, near Spindle Top Drive and Highway 69. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in this location. The tornado then continued northeast across County Road (CR) 14 and across Cha-la-kee and Cotton Roads, where several homes had damage to shingles and numerous large trees were uprooted.||The tornado then moved northeast across Guntersville Lake and strengthened as it crossed Buck Island. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted across the Buck Island community. Several power poles were snapped near their bases and numerous homes sustained minor roof damage. Several piers and sheds were also destroyed. Damage was rated EF-1 through this area.||Next, the tornado crossed east over Guntersville Lake and struck Lake Guntersville State Park as an EF-2. Hundreds of trees were twisted, snapped and uprooted through the northern half of the State Park. Several RV campers were damaged in the camp grounds and minor roof damage was observed at the camp lodge.||The tornado continued northeast, just to the east of Highway 227, where hundreds of additional trees were snapped and uprooted along the west-facing valley wall. The tornado moved northeast as an EF-2, destroying a trailer and rolling another near Oliver Road, between Williams and Martin Drive. A barn and shed were also demolished.||The tornado then continued northeast crossing Highway 227 near Morgan Cove Road, twisting and uprooting several trees.

The tornado initially touched down just west of Guntersville Lake, near Spindle Top Drive and Highway 69. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted in this location. The tornado then continued northeast across County Road (CR) 14 and across Cha-la-kee and Cotton Roads, where several homes had damage to shingles and numerous large trees were uprooted.||The tornado then moved northeast across Guntersville Lake and strengthened as it crossed Buck Island. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted across the Buck Island community. Several power poles were snapped near their bases and numerous homes sustained minor roof damage. Several piers and sheds were also destroyed. Damage was rated EF-1 through this area.||Next, the tornado crossed east over Guntersville Lake and struck Lake Guntersville State Park as an EF-2. Hundreds of trees were twisted, snapped and uprooted through the northern half of the State Park. Several RV campers were damaged in the camp grounds and minor roof damage was observed at the camp lodge.||The tornado continued northeast, just to the east of Highway 227, where hundreds of additional trees were snapped and uprooted along the west-facing valley wall. The tornado moved northeast as an EF-2, destroying a trailer and rolling another near Oliver Road, between Williams and Martin Drive. A barn and shed were also demolished.||The tornado then continued northeast crossing Highway 227 near Morgan Cove Road, twisting and uprooting several trees.

Damaging straight-line winds knocked down large trees and caused power outages in the Ruth community along Highway 231, north of Arab.

Lightning struck a power pole in Albertville.

Lightning struck a power pole in Mount Hebron.

Several trees were knocked down onto power lines causing an outage. The damage occurred on Skyline Drive and Gordon Street.

Several power lines were blown down across Sunset Dr. and Lurleen B Wallace Dr.

Trees and powerlines were blown down in many locations in the central portion of Guntersville. These locations included: along Gunter Avenue near the intersection of Highway 79/431, in front of the Guntersville Museum on Rayburn Avenue, the corner of Rayburn and Loveless Street, and on Greenwood Street just off of Gunter Avenue. Additionally, other damage including an metal awning being ripped off of the RSVP building near May Street.

A tree was blown down on a powerline in Claysville.

Trees and powerlines were blown down.

Trees and power lines were blown down from Watefront to Preston Island along highway 79.

Trees and power lines were blown down from Watefront to Preston Island along highway 79.

High winds knocked down numerous trees and power lines down on Sand Mountain during the evening hours. Hard hit were trees in the Guntersville State Park area. A flag pole was knocked down at the Sheriff's office. Winds gusted to around 50 mph at times.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Guntersville. At one point, 1,500 customers were without power, mainly in the Sand Mountain area.

Power lines were reported down in the Needmore community.

High winds between 45 and 55 mph with gusts pproaching 65 mph downed numerous trees and powerlines across the county. Guntersville and Arab |were hit particularly hard by the wind damage. A gust to 46 mph was recorded at the Albertville Airport, along with a gust of 47 mph at the Fort Payne Airport. The winds broke two boat docks with as many as 60 boats attached to it from the Guntsville Yacht Club and floated toward Alabama Highway 431.

Thunderstorm winds knocked trees and powerlines down from Town Creek to the entrance of Guntersville State Park along Highway 227.

High winds of at least 45 mph with gusts over 50 mph blew down numerous trees and power lines across the county leaving power outages and sparking a small brush fire. A tree was blown onto a roof. A peak wind gust of 52 mph was measured at the Albertivlle airport AWOS at 2240 LST.

Strong winds sustained around 45 mph with gusts around 50 mph knocked down or snapped power poles causing massive power outages countywide. Locations hardest hit included: Douglas, Horton, and Lake Guntersville. Some of the stronger wind damage occurred to the Old Horton Grocery store at 410 pm, when the canopy was blown off the building.

Trees and power lines were blown down at Brocks Chapel Road and Mountain View Road. Some trees were 4 feet in diameter and over 100 feet tall.

A squall line knocked down power lines near Martling.

High winds causes damage across southern portions of Marshall County, including the city of Boaz. A portion of a metal roof was peeled off of a downtown Boaz business. Trees were blown onto power lines causing power outages.

A few trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds associated with a line of severe thunderstorms moving southeast through the county.

A few trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

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A tornado first touched down at a cemetary just west of Red Hill. The F1 tornado travelled on a near due east path crossing CR 14 (Warrenton Road), a small ridge and SR 79. The tornado then climbed another ridge downing trees. Once on top of the ridge, the tornado paralleled Section Line Road (CR 166) downing trees and power lines and causing damage especially to out buildings, farm buildings, chicken houses, and other weak structures. Most substantial structures affected by the tornado had minimal damage as identified from visual inspection. The tornado ended at CR 152 (Oneonta Cut Off Road). Red Cross officials identified 3 structures with major damage and 18 with minor damage. There were no deaths or injuries reported with this tornado.Beg. 34 15.404/86 26.232 End: 34 15.291/86 16.998

Radar estimated four to seven inches of rainfall fell in a short period of time. Widespread road and stream flooding occurred across Marshall County. Several trees fell down due to soil being eroded away. Two men were rescued from a swollen creek when their vehicle was swept away. Another man and a small child were rescued from a vehicle as it too was swept away in high water. Both of these events occurred just northeast of Arab. All the occupants of the vehicles were saved and received only minor injuries. Several automobiles were under standing water and some people had to be rescued from these stranded vehicles. Lightning struck several power poles and knocked them down. A few homes were also struck by lightning and subsequently caught fire. One home sustained heavy damage.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. One resident in Guntersville reported that 32 chicken pens were picked up and tossed down the road. One church in Arab sustained major damage when two of its walls collapsed. Several trees were blown down onto homes and automobiles causing major damage. Large waves caused by the wind capsized a boat on Browns Creek. The men in the boat were rescued uninjured. Several boat houses had their roofs removed on Lake Guntersville.

A band of thunderstorms developed along a cold front during the mid afternoon hours. One of the thunderstorms knocked down trees & powerlines in the Boaz area. This same storm also tore metal roofing off of a building in that same area in Marshall County.

Tropical Storm Zeta moved rapidly northeast through central into southern portions of northeast Alabama. The storm produced wind gusts of 35-40 mph in a small portion of northeast Alabama. Several reports were received of trees and power lines being knocked down in DeKalb County.

A wake low and/or series of gravity waves within this low produced strong and gusty winds for a couple of hours across portions of north central through northeast Alabama, including Cullman, Marshall and DeKalb Counties. Wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph were measured and there were multiple reports of trees and power lines being knocked down, causing loss of power. In Dekalb County along, nearly 40 reports of downed trees and power lines were reported by EMA officials.

Tropical Depression Irma moved into southwest Georgia during the afternoon and evening of the 11th. This resulted in windy conditions across northeast Alabama. North to northeast winds gusted over 35 mph in a few locations. This resulted in a few reports of trees and tree limbs being knocked down. A few hundred residents also lost power due to the downed tree limbs onto utility lines.

A strong low pressure system moved northeast through Mississippi and across the northwest tip of Alabama during the overnight hours of the 23rd into the 24th. Bands of moderate to heavy showers and a few thunderstorms occurred ahead of this cold front and low across north Alabama. A wake low was generated behind one of the heavier precipitation bands and spread gusty winds of 35 to 50 mph across central into northeast Alabama during a period from approximately 10 pm through 1 am LST. Winds gusted up to 60 mph at one location downing multiple trees. Emergency management and media received several reports of trees and power lines being knocked down in these areas, with power outages reported. Gusty winds of 25 to 40 mph continued through the morning hours, with a few more reports of power outages.

An isolated thunderstorm knocked trees and powerlines down in Boaz. A sign was also blown down onto a car at a local dealership.

A mesoscale convective system (MCS) tracked east through the Tennessee Valley. The center of this system tracked through southern Tennessee, while an associated squall line produced damaging thunderstorm winds in Marshall County Alabama. Trees and power lines were knocked down in several communities throughout the southern portion of the county.

A suspected gravity wave produced at least a two hour period of gusty winds, the strongest gusts causing localized damage and power outages. This wave exhibited a wake low surface pressure field and presented at the back side of a large shield of rain showers. Strong southerly low to mid level winds aloft were present in response to an approaching vigorous upper level low pressure system advancing northeast into the mid South and Tennessee Valley.

Trees and power lines were blown down in Boaz. Dime size hail also fell in the Highpoint area.

Quarter size hail was reported in western Marshall County near the Morgan County line. Several trees were also blown down near US 231 close to the Morgan County line. A church was blown off its foundation and into the middle of the road near Boaz. Several other locations reported trees and power lines down.