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on WHNT, amazing forceStorm Report :PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL541 PM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008...PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION ACROSS NORTHWEST ALABAMA...A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS NORTHEASTCOLBERT...EASTERN LAUDERDALE...AND EXTREME NORTHWEST LAWRENCECOUNTIES /ALABAMA/ HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICEAND COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. THE EVENT OCCURREDTHURSDAY...MAY 8 2008. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS:* EVENT: TORNADO* LOCATION: LEIGHTON TO ROGERSVILLE, ALABAMA* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 125.0 MPH* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-2* PATH LENGTH: 9.6 MILES* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 250 YARDS* SUMMARY: SURVEILLANCE CAMERA FROM AN EQUIPMENT COMPANY NORTHEASTOF LEIGHTON CAPTURED A TORNADO PICKING UP AT LEAST 2 CARS ANDTHROWING THEM NEARLY 40 FEET. LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED ANDUPROOTED NEAR FOSTERS MILL...ALONG COUNTY ROAD 40. JUST TO THENORTHEAST OF FOSTERS MILL...SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGEOCCURRED AT THE DOUBLEHEAD RESORT AND LODGE. A 2-STORY HOUSE WASCOMPLETELY LIFTED OFF ITS FOUNDATION AND MOVED NEARLY 20 FEET.THE ENTIRE WEST-FACING SIDE OF THIS HOUSE WAS RIPPED OFF ALONGWITH SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL SPORADIC DAMAGEOCCURRED TO A GARAGE AND OTHER LARGE TREES FROM JOE WHEELERSTATE PARK TO ROGERSVILLE.THESE FINDINGS ARE PRELIMINARY AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.PICTURES AND SUMMARY MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBPAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/HUNTSVILLE /ALL LOWER CASE/.SURVEYED BY: NADLER/LATIMER$$

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