Power Outage in Fort Payne, AL

Aerial surveillance provided by Jackson County Emergency Management Agency (EMA), supplemented by a ground survey of National Weather Service personnel and DeKalb County EMA confirmed an EF-1 tornado near the Flat Rock area.||The tornado tracked from Jackson into DeKalb County where it caused minor roof damage to a single-family home and uprooted several trees. As it tracked east to Highway 75, power poles were tilted, and additional trees were uprooted before the tornado lifted just east of Highway 75.

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.

Trees were knocked down at multiple locations including Alabama Highways 68 and 176, U.S. Highway 11 at County Road 83, County Roads, 212, 479, 124, and 127. Trees were knocked down on Interstate 59 at mile markers 208 and 234. Also, a power pole was knocked down onto County Road 359. A tree and power lines were knocked down onto County Road 88 in the 100 block.

A tree was knocked down into power lines.

Power lines and trees were knocked down in Ider and Henager. A power outage was reported along CR 140 in Ider.

A tree and power lines were knocked down onto Highway 40.

A poultry house was damaged and power lines were downed near the corner of CR 50 and CR 52 in the Peeks Corner community. Time estimated by radar.

Periods of strong winds, including gusts estimated up to 55 mph, knocked down numerous trees, several of which blocked roadways and resulted in at least 3 vehicular accidents. One accident resulted in a fatality around 4 am at 15614 Alabama Highway 11, in which a mall pick-up truck struck a downed tree killing the male occupant. At least 40 separate calls were received into DeKalb 911 dispatch for trees down between 5 pm on the 19th through 7 am on the 20th. An estimated 250 customers lost power in the Mentone area due to numerous trees being knocked down between Midnight and 4 am on the 20th.

Nearly 40 reports of trees and power lines were received by EMA officials. Numerous power outages resulted in the area. At one residence, siding was pulled from an older home, and a patio roof was lifted and blown hundreds of feet away.

A tree was knocked down onto power lines and a residence on CR 8.

A tree was knocked down onto power lines sparking a house fire at 2747 CR 4.

A tree was knocked down on a house along with power lines on CR 25 near Crossville.

Two large trees and power lines were knocked down on CR 20 near Dawson.

Several trees and power lines were knocked down along Highway 117 and CR 134 in the Ider area.

Several trees and power lines were knocked down along Highway 117 and CR 134 in the Ider area.

Several trees and power lines were knocked down along Highway 75 and CR 482 northwest of Crossville.

Multiple trees and power lines were knocked down due to high winds in the Sylvania and Henegar communities causing sporadic power outages.

A large tree was knocked down onto a power line on Greenbriar Drive.

Strong wind gusts from a wake low have knocked out power across portions of DeKalb Co. and a tree has fallen on a home in Ft. Payne.

Light icing on trees and power lines was reported due to freezing rain and drizzle.

A few trees were uprooted and a few power lines were downed in Ider.

Several trees and a few power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.

A plate glass window was blown out of a business, a power line pole was snapped and several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in downtown Fort Payne, Alabama.

A tornado touched down in the Ider community of eastern DeKalb County, Alabama. The tornado first touched down along County Road 783. Numerous hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. A small outbuilding was damaged near the intersection of County road 776. The tornado then tracked just north of County Road 776 before intersecting County Road 788. ||Damage to trees was fairly widespread in this area. Several homes or buildings also received minor roof or structural damage. The tornado reached its maximum intensity just west of Alabama Highway 75. One home there sustained significant roof damage with the majority of the roof removed. An anchored outbuilding was destroyed and several over homes sustained minor damage. Also, a power pole was snapped off and many large hardwood trees were snapped about 20 feet above the ground. ||The tornado then crossed Alabama Highway 75, snapping and uprooting trees along both sides of the road. The tornado began to weaken as it moved east-southeast, crossing County Road 372. Very minor roof damage was noted to a home and a few trees were uprooted. The tornado then dissipated on the east side of County Road 791 in the Cartersville, Alabama community after uprooting a few trees on the eastern slopes of Sand Mountain.

Power lines and trees were knocked down in Skirum.

A severe thunderstorm produced extensive wind damage on the north side of Fort Payne. Along 45th Street, adjacent to the high school, an entire row of wooden power poles were snapped. The athletic facilities at the high school sustained damage to fencing, signage and roofing, including a light pole being blown down at the high school stadium and a large projector screen blown away by the thunderstorm winds. Just to the east of the school, the Heil Environmental manufacturing facility sustained significant roof and interior water damage, with one injury noted. A metal building had a complete wall collapse and extensive roof damage and a local business suffered extensive damage and another minor injury. The surrounding area also had numerous trees snapped or uprooted, including multiple trees downed at the Fort Payne Times-Journal newspaper building on Greenhill Boulevard in Fort Payne, Alabama. Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds at the Fort Payne City Park and at the DeSoto Golf Course. Further extensive wind damage occurred in the DeSoto State Park on Blalock Drive, where numerous trees were snapped and downed by thunderstorm winds. This resulted in the closing of the DeSoto State Park lodge and restaurant for seven days due to numerous trees and power lines being downed in vicinity of the lodge and restaurant. Damage in this area was consistent with winds of 90 to 105 mph.

A tornado tracked east from Marshall County along County Road 381. The tornado struck the Kilpatrick community along County Road 479 injuring 7 residents of mobile homes. Very large hardwood trees were snapped near the base. Numerous power poles were snapped at the base. Several mobile homes sustained significant damage with at least two completely destroyed. Several convectional homes sustained minor to moderate exterior damage in this area as well. At this location, the tornado was at its maximum width (220 yards) and intensity (estimated winds of 125 mph). The tornado continued to move east producing substantial damage to a large livestock building near the intersection of Highways 68 and 168. Metal from the roof that was damaged at the Sand Mountain Stockyards was blown down the road for around a mile. The convenience store at that point suffered minor roof damage. A semi truck pulling a trailer on Alabama 168 from the Family Dollar store chain was knocked onto its side by the high winds. The tornado continued to parallel Highway 68. A car wash sustained significant structural damage. A mobile home was flipped and destroyed near the intersection of Highway 68 and County Road 9004. The tornado narrowed and lifted near the intersection of Highway 68 and County Road 113.

A severe thunderstorm produced extensive wind damage on the north side of Fort Payne. Along 45th Street, adjacent to the high school, an entire row of wooden power poles were snapped. The athletic facilities at the high school sustained damage to fencing, signage and roofing, including a light pole being blown down at the high school stadium and a large projector screen blown away by the thunderstorm winds. Just to the east of the school, the Heil Environmental manufacturing facility sustained significant roof and interior water damage, with one injury noted. A metal building had a complete wall collapse and extensive roof damage and a local business suffered extensive damage and another minor injury. The surrounding area also had numerous trees snapped or uprooted, including multiple trees downed at the Fort Payne Times-Journal newspaper building on Greenhill Boulevard in Fort Payne, Alabama. Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds at the Fort Payne City Park and at the DeSoto Golf Course. Further extensive wind damage occurred in the DeSoto State Park on Blalock Drive, where numerous trees were snapped and downed by thunderstorm winds. This resulted in the closing of the DeSoto State Park lodge and restaurant for seven days due to numerous trees and power lines being downed in vicinity of the lodge and restaurant. Damage in this area was consistent with winds of 90 to 105 mph.

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 in several communities across the county, including Crossville, Kilpatrick, Geraldine and Fort Payne. Trees and power lines were knocked down, some blocking roadways. Phone lines were reported to be knocked out briefly on the eastern side of Fort Payne, extending up over Lookout Mountain.

Three power lines were knocked down along County Road 52, about one half mile east of Gilberts Crossroads.

A power pole was snapped and trees and power lines were downed along County Road 46 Trees were also downed along County Roads 52 and 164.

A tree was downed due to thunderstorm winds and fell onto powerlines on Mall Road in New Hope.

Multiple trees were downed due to strong winds and saturated ground due to heavy rainfall as a cold front and the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee moved across DeKalb county. There were also numerous power outages and power lines downed due to the strong winds and trees that had fallen on the lines.

Trees and power lines were blown down.

A tree fell on power lines on CR 57 near CR 697. This was caused by outflow which pushed south from a thunderstorm north of this area near the Jackson and Dekalb county line.

Two power poles were knocked down onto County Road 313.

A significant tornado of EF-2 intensity with peak winds up to 120 mph tracked through southeast DeKalb County. The tornado first touched down along Dogtown Road (County Road 89) just south of Jennings Road where two small barns collapsed. The tornado then crossed Jennings Road and snapped and uprooted trees along Bear Creek Road and Adamsburg Road. A large number of trees were snapped or uprooted along Kelly Road and a barn sustained damage along McCurdy Drive.||The tornado began to strengthen rapidly as it approached Wallace Avenue (State Highway 35). A large metal farm building was leveled to the ground here and 4 power poles were snapped off completely. In this area, the tree damage was substantial. The damage was deemed to be EF-2 intensity at this location. A home on the north side of Highway 35 sustained damage and trees were also downed along Patricia Drive. The tornado continued to move northeast uprooting and snapping a large number of trees along Pumpkin Center Road. Trees were knocked down on several homes just west of the intersection of Pumpkin Center Road and Fischer Road. Minor damage was noted to homes on the east side of Fischer Road as the tornado began to lift.

A significant tornado of EF-2 intensity with peak winds up to 120 mph tracked through southeast DeKalb County. The tornado first touched down along Dogtown Road (County Road 89) just south of Jennings Road where two small barns collapsed. The tornado then crossed Jennings Road and snapped and uprooted trees along Bear Creek Road and Adamsburg Road. A large number of trees were snapped or uprooted along Kelly Road and a barn sustained damage along McCurdy Drive.||The tornado began to strengthen rapidly as it approached Wallace Avenue (State Highway 35). A large metal farm building was leveled to the ground here and 4 power poles were snapped off completely. In this area, the tree damage was substantial. The damage was deemed to be EF-2 intensity at this location. A home on the north side of Highway 35 sustained damage and trees were also downed along Patricia Drive. The tornado continued to move northeast uprooting and snapping a large number of trees along Pumpkin Center Road. Trees were knocked down on several homes just west of the intersection of Pumpkin Center Road and Fischer Road. Minor damage was noted to homes on the east side of Fischer Road as the tornado began to lift.

Damaging straight-line winds knocked trees and power line down in the Kilpatrick community along County Road 386.

Strong winds produced damage across many portions of central and eastern DeKalb County. Numerous trees were knocked down in the Fort Payne, Mentone and Valley Head areas. Roof damage was reported in downtown Fort Payne. Power outages resulted as well. Time of occurrence estimated based upon report times and weather observations.

A tree was blown down, which knocked down some powerlines on highway 117 nearthe Mentone Post Office.

Multiple trees were blown down causing power outages and blocked roadways on CR 72 in the Moores Crossroads community.

Several trees were blown down on McCurdy Loop. Powerlines were also reported down across the area.

Several trees were blown down along Alabama Avenue. Power lines were also knocked down in the area.

Downed tree limbs broke several power lines portions of the Fort Payne community. Wind speeds were estimated from radar and reported gusts at the AWOS site at Fort Payne Isbell field.

Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines along County Road 604 south of Mentone.

High winds knocked numerous trees and a few power lines down throughout the county. Most of the damage occurred atop Sand Mountain with power outages affecting the Rainsvillle and Powell communities. Winds gusted to around 50 mph at times.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Several roofs were also blown off structures as well. Particularly hard hit were the Fort Payne, Mentone, and Sylvania communities.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Several roofs were also blown off structures as well. Particularly hard hit were the Fort Payne, Mentone, and Sylvania communities.

High winds of 45 to 55 mph with higher gusts to around 65 mph downed numerous trees and powerlines across the county. Particularly hard hit were the northern portions of the county. A gust to 47 mph was recorded at the Fort Payne Airport AWOS.

Thunderstorm winds knocked trees down onto powerlines and onto a home on Heaton Road in Shiloh, Alabama.

A severe thunderstorm moved northwest to southeast across southern portions of Hammondville, resulting in several trees downed and numerous power outages along County Roads 608, 751, and 752.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed several power lines along Lebanon Road/County Road 51 and produced scattered power outages in the southwestern portion of Fort Payne.

Severe thunderstorm winds downed several power lines along Lebanon Road/County Road 51 and produced scattered power outages in the southwestern portion of Fort Payne.

Thunderstorm winds downed trees on power lines, which was reported by Dekalb 911 center.

Numerous trees and powerlines were toppled throughout the county due to a wave of sustained high winds lasting one to two hours. Estimated speeds were around 40 mph. One home experienced minor damage by a tree and several residents lost power.

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. A peak wind gust of 47 mph was measured at the Fort Payne airport AWOS at 2140 LST.

Strong winds knocked down trees and powerlines across the county. Particularly hard hit were Collinsville and Geraldine. The strongest wind damage occurred in the Geraldine area, where a metal carport was moved onto county road 23.

Trees were blown down onto power lines along County Road 271 in Dog Town.

Power lines were blown down in the Arona community, which caused power outages in the area.

Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines near Adamsburg.

A microburst produced significant wind damage to a commercial district in Fort Payne. One minor injury occurred when a young girl was blown down and received a scrape to her hand while seeking shelter at a car dealership. This included the South Y plaza where extensive roof and window damage occurred. Metal debris flew off of a pickup truck and through a window at a fast food restaurant. The sign at the restaurant was also heavily damaged. An estimated 60 cars received scratches, dents and window damage at area car dealerships. Several trees and power lines were blown down in the general vicinity and southeast of Fort Payne on Lookout Mountain. A car accident occurred when a driver dodged flying metal.

A few power lines were blown down.

A few trees and power lines were blown down.

a tree and power lines down and blocking road in desoto state park.

A few trees and power lines were blown down across the county.

A few trees and power lines were blown down in Fort Payne. A few of the trees temporarily blocked roadways.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in the Pine Ridge community on the north side of Fort Payne. A large sign was knocked down and some slight structural damage occurred in the vicinity of Interstate 59 and US 11.

Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down throughout Dekalb County. A few trees fell onto mobile homes causing significant damage. Entire roofs, shingles, shutters, and siding were blown off homes and businesses in Rainsville, Kilpatrick, Ider, Collinsville, Geraldine, Valleyhead, Fyffe, Gilberts Crossroads and Fort Payne. One mobile was overturned in Kilpatrick. A few of the entire roofs landed on parked vehicles demolishing them. Most of the buildings at the Collinsville Trade days were heavily damaged. Fort Payne Fire and Rescue reported a wind gust of 75 mph at 1710. Numerous customers were without power for several hours.

Light freezing rain produced a light glaze on trees, powerlines, and other elevated objects atop Lookout Mountain during the morning and early afternoon of the 15th.

A cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms developed during the mid morning hours across northwest Alabama and tracked eastward across north central and northeast Alabama. Main storm damage occurred in Lawrence and Dekalb counties where strong winds produced sporadic downed trees and power lines. A mesonet site west of Trinity, Alabama recorded a wind gust to 48 mph as the line of thunderstorms moved east. A lightning strike injured a male that was under a tree in DeKalb County. The storms moved east into northern Georgia just before Noon.

A band of strong thunderstorms propagated westward through northern Alabama during the late afternoon and early evening hours. A strong thunderstorm produced gusty winds that knocked trees and power lines down in DeKalb County.

A suspected gravity wave produced a period of damaging winds across portions of northeast Alabama. This gravity wave dropped atmopspheric pressure by 6 to 8 millibars at area weather stations in less than one hour. The winds downed numerous trees and powerlines. Wet ground from recent rainfall produced an ideal situation for winds of even 40 to 50 mph to topple trees.