Tornadoes Scattered Across SE
Here are the stats for this latest January severe weather outbreak, which killed one person and spawned several tornadoes. Click here to see a radar movie of the event (pretty impressive for January!)
NWS WARNINGS ISSUED
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings Issued: 133
Tornado Warnings Issued: 31
SPOTTER REPORTSTornado Reports: 9
Hail Reports: 51 (To 1.75")
Wind Reports: 52 (To 60 mph)
Charlie Wilson looks over the remains of his son's home after it was hit by a tornado in Belleville, Ala., Friday, Jan. 13, 2006. Severe storms and tornadoes swept across two states, killing a woman in Alabama, damaging dozens of homes, and tearing a section of roof off a Florida school where 13 children were injured, authorities said. (AP Photo/Montgomery Advertiser, David Bundy)
SELECTED REPORTS:
In Belleville, Alabama: "ONE FATALITY ALONG WITH 15 TO 20 HOUSES DAMAGED." See photos and a report from the Washington Post.
In Baker, Florida, a tornado hit a school injuring about a dozen students (see my report including radar images).
In Manning, South Carolina, a tornado destroyed 9 mobile homes and damaged 18. Read the report from the Island Packet.
In Yell County, Arkansas, a tornado damaged homes. See photos and a report from Today's THV.
In Montegut, Louisiana: "TWO HOMES REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN LIFTED AND DROPPED."
Near Batesville, Alabama: "ONE INJURY TO A PERSON IN A CAR THAT WAS LIFTED OFF HIGHWAY 82."
In Camden, Georgia: "POSSIBLE TORNADO ON INTERSTATE 95. PRELIMARY REPORT OF SEVERAL TRACTOR TRAILER BLOWN OFF THE HIGHWAY."
CNN also has an overview article on the storms' wrath.
National Weather Service reports and stats obtained via the WeatherMatrix StormMatrix.
