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[1] [3] The National Weather Service rated the most-severe damage from the tornado was low-end EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with winds estimated at 140 miles per hour (230 km/h). [4] [1] The tornado prompted the issuance of a tornado emergency, the first to be issued by the National Weather Service's forecast office in Houston.
(9:30 a.m. ET) Storm Damage In Athens, Alabama. The line of storms caused a trail of damage across Alabama overnight. ... The National Weather Service in Houston confirmed 5 tornadoes on Saturday ...
July 11, 2005: Hurricane Dennis, after making landfall in Florida as a Category 3 hurricane, moved over Alabama as a tropical storm for a few hours. However, the rainfall was intense. 12.8 inches of rain (325 mm) was recorded in Camden. [2] August 28–30, 2005: Hurricane Katrina caused 2 deaths and tropical storm-force winds in Alabama.
While the highest wind gust recorded by an anemometer reached 78 mph (126 km/h), post-storm damage surveys conducted by the local National Weather Service office estimated that winds reaching 100 mph (160 km/h) moved through portions of the downtown area. [18] Three EF1 tornadoes accompanied this activity. [19]
HOUSTON – Just a couple of days after tornadoes created dramatic scenes around the greater Houston area, storms have again caused damage and at least one death Saturday on the outskirts of the ...
This list of Alabama tornado events includes notable storms which affected the US state of Alabama. Because it is not always simple to determine if damage was caused by multiple tornadoes or by a single tornado moving across an area, then the list includes the overall tornado events. Several events also affected other U.S. states.
A tornado was observed by storm chasers over rural farmland. [142] EF0 WSW of Atlantic: Cass: IA: 00:55–01:08 2.44 mi (3.93 km) 50 yd (46 m) This weak tornado impacted and caused minor damage to a few trees. [143] EFU SW of Miller: Lyon: KS
The storm kills one person and leaves $50 million in damage. [116] Hurricane Ike (2008) in the Gulf of Mexico. July 23, 2008 – Hurricane Dolly makes landfall at South Padre Island with winds near 100 mph. A storm surge of 4 ft (1.2 m) is observed across much of the coast of southern Texas. [117]