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NWUS54 KHUN 092302
LSRHUN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
602 PM CDT FRI MAY 09 2008
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1253 PM TORNADO 3 NNW TOWN CREEK 34.72N 87.42W
05/08/2008 F2 LAWRENCE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY BY A NWS TEAM FOUND DAMAGE
ASSOCIATED WITH AN EF2 FROM LEIGHTON TO ROGERSVILLE,
ALABAMA. SURVEILLANCE CAMERA FROM AN EQUIPMENT COMPANY
NORTHEAST OF LEIGHTON CAPTURED A TORNADO PICKING UP AT
LEAST 2 CARS AND TOSSING THEM NEARLY 40 FEET. LARGE TREES
WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NEAR FOSTERS MILL. NORTHEAST OF
FOSTERS MILL...SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AT
THE DOUBLETREE RESORT AND LODGE. THE PATH LENGTH OF THIS
TORNADO WAS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 9.6 MILES.