Power Outage in Heflin, AL

Numerous trees uprooted and power lines downed across the county.

Several trees uprooted and power lines downed along Highway 78.

Several trees uprooted and a power line downed on Oxford Street in the city of Heflin.

Precipitation spread across Cleburne County during the morning of February 12th. Temperatures fell below freezing at approximately 6:30 am, as rain transitioned to freezing rain. Light freezing rain continued on and off through afternoon, with one quarter of an inch accumulating by 9:30 am in parts of the county. By approximately 2:30 pm, up to a half inch of ice accumulated in Mt. Cheaha State Park. Over 1000 trees across the park were snapped or damaged, along with dozens of powerlines that were downed. The park was closed for a couple weeks for clean up efforts. The freezing rain exited the county by approximately 8 pm.

Trees and a power pole were blown down along Bells Mill Road, near Cherokee County High School.

A tree fell onto a house, several chicken houses were damaged, and several power lines were blown down, in the Five Points area.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the northern portion of the county. At least 10 buildings had roof damage due to downed trees, and at least 3 buildings had roofs completely blown off. Several mobile homes in a mobile home park suffered varying degrees of damage to underpinning, roofs, and structure.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down across the northern portion of the county. At least 10 buildings had roof damage due to downed trees, and at least 3 buildings had roofs completely blown off. Several mobile homes in a mobile home park suffered varying degrees of damage to underpinning, roofs, and structure.

A few trees and power lines were blown down countywide.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in association with Dennis.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down south of Heflin along the Tallapoosa River. Several trees fell onto State Highway 9, County Road 12, County Road 36 and in the Beason Mill community.

Several power lines were blown down in the city of Heflin.

Trees and power lines were blown down on CR 24 in southern Cleburne County.

Two severe thunderstorms moved across southern Cleburne County. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down from near Hollis Crossroads to Micaville to near Ranburne. Many of the trees temporarily blocked roadways. Two homes were damaged near Micaville.

Several trees and power lines were blown down in Hollis Crossroads on CR 10, in and around Micaville, and in Heflin.

Cleburne County reported numerous trees and power lines knocked down and snapped off. Several homes and businesses received varying degrees of roof damage. Many roads were closed because of downed trees.

Trees and power lines were knocked down in Heflin.

Hundreds of trees and power lines were blown down across the county. At least 10 homes suffered moderate damage with many more reporting minor roof damage. The debris removal took two weeks in some locations. Power was restored to most of the county in 24 hours. Maximum wind gust were estimated between 55 and 65 miles an hour. Several roadways and creeks were flooded due to the torrential rain. One creek bridge suffered damage. Doppler radar and ground observations indicate as much as 6 inches of rain fell in association with Ivan.