Power Outage in Hamilton, AL

Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Highway 19 in southwest Marion County.

Numerous reports of uprooted trees and downed power lines in the city of Hamilton.

A mixture of light snow, sleet, and freezing rain produced accumulations up to one-half inch across Marion County. The freezing rain coated trees and power lines resulting in power outages.

Numerous trees and power lines downed around the city of Hamilton. Significant damage to several buildings along Military Street. Wind gust of 69 mph reported at the EOC in the city of Hamilton.

Several trees uprooted and power lines downed.

Numerous trees uprooted and power lines downed beginning near the intersection of County Road 45 south of Highway 78 and continuing northeast along County Road 45 to the community of Pea Ridge.

Several trees and powerlines were reported down in the Shiloh Community, along County Road 20.

Straight line winds brought down powerlines along Military Street.

Trees were blown down onto a power line on Indian Mound Road, southeast of Hamilton.

Trees and power lines were blown down at several locations in the western portion of Marion County.

Numerous trees were blown down, and power outages were reported, in the southern portion of Marion County.

A tornado briefly touched down on Alabama Highway 129, southwest of the city of Haleyville. The tornado only struck one structure, a house that sustained damage to its carport, awning, and the front half of its roof. The tornado also damaged several trees and at least one power pole along its short path.

Powerlines were blown down onto an unmanned vehicle.

Hundreds of trees were either blown down, snapped off or were uprooted. Several power lines were also blown down. One mobile home was damaged in Guin, and the roof of a furniture store was partially removed in Winfield. Small hail collected several inches deep in places. Wind gusts were estimated between 65 and 75 miles an hour.

Numerous trees and powerlines were knocked down during Katrina. Numerous structures, homes and vehicles were damaged. Power outages were extensive.

Several trees and power lines were brought down during Dennis. At least 1000 customers were without power for many hours.

A line of thunderstorms pushed across Marion County and produced wind damage throughout the county. Several trees were blown down and at least one home sustained significant roof damage near Guin. Several trees and power lines were blown down near Shottsville. Several reports of a funnel clouds were received from the northwest part of the county. Other locations reporting wind damage include Brilliant and Twin.

Several trees and power lines were blown down from Hamilton to Hackleburg.

Trees and power lines were blown down on US 278 in Whitehouse.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across Marion county. Several of the fallen trees temporarily blocked roadways.

A few trees and power lines were blown down generally across the western half of the county.

Dime to quarter size hail was reported across Marion County with a line of thunderstorms that moved through. The hail completely covered the ground in many locations. These severe thunderstorms produced significant wind damage mainly across the southern part of the county near Guin, Winfield, and Hamilton. Wind speeds were estimated between 60 and 80 miles an hour. Numerous trees and power lines were snapped off or blown over in this area and many roads became impassible. Numerous homes and businesses received moderate to major damage which ranged from broken windows to partial roof removal. Several automobiles were damaged by falling trees. No injuries were reported.

Several trees and power lines were knocked down across much of the eastern two thirds of the county. A few outbuildings were destroyed. The most concentrated area of damage was located just north of the city of Guin. Several billboards were also blown down throughout the county.

Several trees and power lines were blown down across western parts of Marion County.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down countywide.

A persistent, large-scale trough over the United States favored an active period of weather across the Central Gulf Coast region, with parts of Central Alabama experiencing several waves of wintry precipitation over a span of five days. An upper level disturbance moving through Texas aided in the development of a surface low over the northern Gulf of Mexico Sunday the 14th into Monday the 15th. As the surface low tracked northeast towards the Mid-Atlantic region, a large area of precipitation developed and overspread Central Alabama. Sub-freezing surface temperatures were confined to far west and northwest portions of Central Alabama. The freezing air mass was shallow, and the wind pattern a few thousand feet above the surface favored an influx of warmer air from the south. This type of vertical temperature profile was a typical setup for freezing rain. Over time, low-level cooling occurred and allowed for mixture of sleet and snow along with the freezing rain. The hardest hit counties were Pickens, Lamar, Fayette, Marion, and Winston Counties. As much as one-half of ice accumulation occurred in these counties. The weight of the ice caused trees to bend or fall over, tree branches to break, and power outages. The coating of ice made for dangerous or impossible travel across the area.||As the storm system exited, arctic air was pulled southward into Alabama. Temperatures fell into the teens on the morning of Tuesday the 16th with a wind chill factor in the single digits. Much of the region remained below freezing through the day. To add to the busy period of weather, a remaining shallow cloud layer produced snow showers into the early afternoon on the 16th. The snow was dry and fluffy in nature with accumulations of 1-2 inches some areas.||A second cycle of wintry weather affected similar areas across northwest Central Alabama on Wednesday the 18th through Thursday the 19th. Another upper level disturbance moved through the large-scale trough. The northwest counties of Central Alabama remained at or a few degrees below freezing. By mid afternoon on the 17th, precipitation, in the form of snow and sleet, began moving in from Mississippi. Snow and sleet began accumulating in the evening hours and continued through the mid-morning hours on the 18th. As much as 3 inches of sleet and snow accumulated in Marion and Winston Counties. The sleet and snow changed over to freezing rain in northern Lamar County resulting in power outages.

The tornado touched down in far eastern Marion County just north of State Highway 129. It then tracked northeastward into Winston County and lifted just southeast of the Needmore Community. The tornado produced significant damage in Haleyville, where the Windwood Hotel suffered major roof damage, a local gas station sustained major roof damage, and an old textile mill also was heavily damaged. A large tree fell on a home near the intersection of State Highway 13 and State Highway 129 and damaged a carport and automobile. The Haleyville High School received damage to sections of the roof, the baseball dugouts were damaged, and the top floor of the press box was destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were downed along the path. The total damage path was 4.7 miles.

The tornado touched down approximately 1.2 miles southeast of Detroit, just east of US 17 in northern Lamar County. The tornado moved northeast crossing County Road 16 and Dinky Line Road. The tornado continued northeast and moved into Marion County. The tornado crossed CR 10, CR 35, US 78 and CR 42. The most extensive damage occurred in Lamar County close to the tornado touch down point while Marion County damage was mainly limited to tree damage. Several manufactured homes suffered varying degrees of damage, numerous out-buildings were damaged or destroyed, three large grain silos were damaged and several homes were damaged. A few homes were left standing but were uninhabitable. One of the grain silos was deposited over 200 yards from were it was anchored. Hundreds of trees and power lines were snapped off or knocked down along the path. The total tornado damage path was 13.9 miles long and the width at the widest point was 250 yards. Quarter size hail was also reported with this storm as it moved through Marion County.Begin: 34 01.01/88 09.19 End: 34 06.85/87 56.50

Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down areawide. At least 10 homes were totally destroyed and another 50 homes were damaged. Power was not restored in all areas for at least a week and a half. Maximum wind gusts were estimated around 65 miles an hour. Doppler radar and ground observations indicate 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in association with Ivan. Numerous roads were flooded and were temporarily impassable.