Storm Blamed For 5 Year Old’s Death
By
The National Weather Service
Published: Fri, May 16, 2008 - 5:57 pm
Last Updated: Fri, May 16, 2008 - 6:08 pm
Last Updated: Fri, May 16, 2008 - 6:08 pm
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AND THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.
...SOUTH (COVINGTON COUNTY ALABAMA)...
PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE THAT MOST OF THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED
WAS NEAR THE TOWN OF SOUTH ALABAMA...AND WAS THE RESULT OF AN EF0
TORNADO (WINDS 81-85 MPH). THE TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCH DOWN NEAR
SOUTH (ESTIMATED TIME AROUND 1235 PM)...AND THEN TRACKED ABOUT 2.5
MILES TO THE NORTHEAST AT AROUND 37 MPH. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS
AROUND 100 YARDS. THREE HOMES AND ONE MOBILE HOME WERE DAMAGED.
TREES WERE ALSO DAMAGED...WITH A FEW UPROOTED.
...COHASSETT (EXTREME EASTERN CONECUH COUNTY ALABAMA)...
PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE THAT A BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED
NEAR COHASSETT ALABAMA (ESTIMATED TIME AROUND 1227 PM). TREE DAMAGE
RESULTED FROM THIS EF0 TORNADO (WINDS 81-85 MPH). ADDITIONAL DETAILS
REGARDING PATH WIDTH AND LENGTH...AS WELL AS ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE
INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED WITH LATER STATEMENTS.
...MCDAVID (NORTHERN ESCAMBIA COUNTY FLORIDA)...
PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ESTIMATED AT 80 TO 85 MPH THAT OCCURRED AT
1158 AM). MOST OF THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED WAS ALONG HIGHWAY 29.
SEVEN STRUCTURES WERE DAMAGED WITH ROOFS OFF TWO HOMES. POWER LINES
WERE ALSO DOWN IN THE AREA.
...FAIRHOPE AND SUMMERDALE (SOUTHERN BALDWIN COUNTY ALABAMA)...
PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE DAMAGE WAS A RESULT OF
STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ESTIMATED AT 60 TO 65 MPH THAT OCCURRED FROM
1115 TO 1125 AM. TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE WAS REPORTING NEAR THE
TOWNS OF FAIRHOPE AND SUMMERDALE...WITH SEVERAL STRUCTURES DAMAGED
IN SUMMERDALE.
...CITRONELLE (NORTHERN MOBILE COUNTY ALABAMA)...
PRELIMINARY SURVEY STILL ONGOING.
THIS INFORMATION WILL LIKELY BE UPDATED IN THE NEAR FUTURE. CHECK BACK FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
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