Tornado Warning

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Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Huntsville Al
441 Pm Cdt Mon Oct 18 2004

The National Weather Service In Huntsville Has Issued A

* Tornado Warning For...
Lauderdale County In Northwest Alabama

* Until 530 Pm Cdt

* At 440 Pm Cdt...national Weather Service Doppler Radar Indicated A
Tornado 15 Miles West Of Underwood-petersville...moving East At
15 Mph. This Warning Extends The Earlier Tornado Warning.

* Locations Near The Path Of This Tornado Include...
Underwood-petersville.
Killen.

This Is A Dangerous Storm. If You Are In The Path Of This Tornadic
Storm...move To A Basement Or Storm Shelter...or An Interior Room On
The Lowest Floor. Abandon Mobile Homes And Vehicles For More
Substantial Shelter. Stay Away From Windows.

A Tornado Watch Remains In Effect Until 8 Pm Cdt.

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Possible tornado touchdown in western Laurdale County. There are reports of trees twisted and power lines down. A car has been destroyed.

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Mother and child trapped in a mobile home North of Florence.

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I have family in that county

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville Al
555 Pm Cdt Tue Oct 19 2004

...storm Survey Completed For Tornado Event Of October 18th...

Members Of Nws Huntsville And Colbert And Lauderdale County
Emergency Management Agencies Surveyed The Scattered Damage That
Occurred During Monday Afternoon And Early Evening.

The Damage That Occurred Across Northwest Colbert And Through
Lauderdale County Was Determined To Be Primarily F-1 Tornado Damage.
The Initial Damage Path Of The Tornado Was Determined To Have Begun
About Two Miles East Of The Riverton Community In Northwest Colbert
County. The Initial Damage Was Determined To Be F-1 Damage With
Maximum Winds Estimated To Be At 100 Miles An Hour. The Initial
Damage Width Of The Tornado Was Determined To Be At 200 Yards. The
F-1 Damage Path Was Indicated To Be At Around A Half Of A Mile.

The Tornado Quickly Weakened To An F-0...with Winds Estimated To Be
At Around 60 Miles An Hour...with A 20 Yard Path Width. The Tornado
Lifted And Then Resumed Its Path...touching Down Along The Natchez
Trace Parkway In Far Southwest Lauderdale County. The Damage Path
Width Was At 100 Yards And Intensity Of F-1 With A Wind Speed Of 90
Miles An Hour Noted. The Tornado Continued Its Path For Around Five
Miles...increasing To A 150 Yard Path Width And Wind Speeds At A
Maximum Of 110 Miles An Hour Near Central Heights.

The Tornado Lifted Again And Then Touched Down About Two Miles
Southwest Of Lexington...reaching A F-1 Intensity With Wind Speeds
Noted At 90 Miles An Hour And A 150 To 200 Yard Path Width. The
Tornado Continued With A F-1 Intensity As It Traveled East And
Northeast To The Alabama/tennessee State Line.

Storm Survey Completed By:
Tim Troutman...warning Coordination Meteorologist