Posted on January 27th, 2010 by Brad Travis
Tornado around 5:17pm
(Photos from John French)
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT…UPDATED
(From National Weather Service)
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
648 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2010
…UPDATED PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM MADISON
COUNTY…
…UPDATED BEGINNING POINT OF HUNTSVILLE TORNADO TRACK…
A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS MADISON
COUNTY HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. INITIAL [...]
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Posted on January 24th, 2010 by Derek Kinkade
A new tornado watch has been issued until 12 AM CT / 1 AM ET that includes Russell and Barbour Counties, including some other counties in Alabama and Georgia:
The severe threat should dimish for East Alabama pretty quickly as the line of storms moves off to the east, and the environment becomes more stable. In [...]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
If you watched our Winter weather special, you may remember the forecast calling for above average precipitation this Winter and more severe weather. Well, it looks like it’s coming true. We had a small bought with storms Thursday and it looks like we’ll have to stay on top of the weather late Saturday night through [...]
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Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by Remeisha Shade
Folks continue to clean up after the late January tordado that tracked straight through downtown Huntsville yesterday evening. According to the national weather service, an emergency manager reported a tornado in Huntsville around 5:30pm. There were visible power flashes as the twister touched down. Areas hit hard included Old Town and Five Points near Pratt [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Brad Travis
Posted on January 21st, 2010 by James-Paul Dice
We captured this still from video provided by our Raycom Media sister station WAFF. As a former Huntsville meteorologist, the storm naturally captured my attention. In my 11 years of working in Huntsville, I never witnessed such a well-defined funnel cloud over the metro area.
James-Paul Dice
Fox 6 Chief Meteorologist
james.dice@wbrc.com
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Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Brad Travis
Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Jason Kelley
As of 6:30pm, all warnings for the Tennessee Valley have expired. Turn in to WAFF 48 for the latest on the damage in Huntsville.
Jason Kelley
Fox 6 Meteorologist
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Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Jason Kelley
Tornado Warning in effect for NW Jackson Co until 6:30pm. At 6:00pm the storm was located 16 miles east of Moores Mill moving northeast at 40 mph. Storm will move near or just south of Sand Mountain.
Tune to WAFF 48 for the latest information.
Update 1 (6:05pm): Reports of damage in the Oakwood Ave [...]
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Posted on January 21st, 2010 by Jason Kelley
A tornado has been spotted on the east side of the city of Huntsville moving NE at 20 mph. Tune to WAFF 48 now for live coverage.
Update: Initial damage reports of some powerlines down in east Huntsville. Moving in the vicinity of Hwy 72.
Update 2: Tornado moving away from Huntsville Metro [...]
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