Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms...mainly this evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Sunday
Breezy. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 6:15 PM CDT on May 9, 2008
... National Weather Service survey teams find straight line wind damage and at least two tornadoes...
Early Friday... teams of National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed areas of significant storm damage as a result of the severe weather that occurred on Thursday, may 8th, 2008. The updated findings are listed below.
... Montgomery County...
The National Weather Service has surveyed damage in the city of Montgomery... and concluded that the damage was caused by straight line thunderstorm winds.
The area of damage began around the Rosemont estates area of Montgomery and extended about seven miles southeastward along Highway 231. The most concentrated area of damage was near the Montgomery mall... at highways 80 and 231. In this area... wind speeds were estimated at near 100 mph. Damage included partially removed roofs from several units at an apartment complex... downed power poles... and several extensively damaged billboards. Elsewhere along the path... winds were estimated to be between 60 and 80 mph... and caused numerous trees to be snapped or uprooted. The area of damage was approximately 3 miles wide at its widest point. No injuries or fatalities were reported with this storm system.
... Kansas tornado (fayette and Walker counties)...
A National Weather Service survey team found a 10.6 mile long... EF-1 tornado damage path in northeastern Fayette County into northwestern Walker County. The tornado initially touched down approximately two and one-half miles southwest of the Bazemore community... in Fayette County... or one mile north of the intersection of County Road 50 and Alabama Highway 129. From there it moved east-northeasward... crossing into Walker County near Barron creek at Alabama Highway 13. The tornado caused additional damage in the Kansas community... but no damage was found beyond Kansas. Wind speeds associated with this tornado were estimated to be around 100 mph in both Fayette and Walker counties... with a maximum width of 100 yards in Fayette County and 50 yards in Walker County.
... Smith Lake tornado (walker county)...
A second tornado damage path was found in the northeastern portion of Walker County. This tornado touched down on Blooming Grove Road, about six tenths of a mile south of CR-43. From there the tornado moved almost due east... across Smith Lake... and into Cullman County. Along its path in Walker County... the tornado blew down or snapped off hundreds of trees... damaged or destroyed at least 5 Chicken houses... and destroyed at least 5 boat houses at the euskin point Marina on Smith Lake. The path in Walker County was about 2.5 miles long and 600 yards wide... with winds estimated around 105 mph. The tornado was rated an EF-1 in Walker County. The rating for the entire tornado depends on storm survey findings in Cullman County... being conducted by the huntville NWS office.
The National Weather Service greatly appreciates all the storm reports received from our partners and customers across central Alabama. The Success of our warnings is highly dependent on accurate storm reports... which we evaluate to gain a better understanding of severe weather across central Alabama. If there are any other locations that may have received any damaging winds... hail... or tornadoes from this event... please contact your local emergency management office... or call our storm reporting hotline at... 1-800-856-0758.
