Louisiana Storm Report

[Bunkertor]

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
502 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007

ALC073-051115-
/O.CON.KBMX.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-070105T1115Z/
JEFFERSON AL-
502 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM CST FOR
NORTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...

AT 500 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GARDENDALE...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
PINSON...PINSON-CLAY-CHALKVILLE AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KIMBERLY
BY 510 AM CST

[ncupsscweather]

01/05/2007 0325 am

S Vernon, Lamar County.

Tornado, reported by Emergency Mngr.


Possible tornado damage to business in Vernon. Roof
damage and damage to internal and external walls of
business. Business located just south of Highway 18.




01/05/2007 0325 am

S Vernon, Lamar County.

Tornado, reported by Emergency Mngr.


Possible tornado debris covering roadway on County Road 9
south of Vernon.





01/05/2007 0325 am

W Vernon, Lamar County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.


Debris in roadway on Highway 18.




01/05/2007 0325 am

N Millport, Lamar County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.


Trees down on Highway 17 north of Millport.




01/05/2007 0325 am

Vernon, Lamar County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.


Windows blown out of a downtown business.





01/05/2007 0324 am

Vernon, Lamar County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.


Trees and power lines down in downtown Vernon.





01/05/2007 0308 am

Millport, Lamar County.

Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by law enforcement.


Trees and power poles down blocking roadway on Highway
96.

[Bunkertor]

I tried some radiostations around Birmingham, AL. Nobody did care

[ncupsscweather]

Tornado Warning
TORNADO WARNING
ALC101-051230-
/O.NEW.KBMX.TO.W.0009.070105T1205Z-070105T1230Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
605 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MONTGOMERY...PINTLALA

* UNTIL 630 AM CST

* AT 600 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PINTLALA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS WILL BE NEAR...
DANNELLY FIELD BY 610 AM CST
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTGOMERY BY 615 AM CST

WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS
THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY
ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE
LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO
NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CST FRIDAY MORNING
FOR SOUTHERN ALABAMA.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...
ON THE WEB http://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX (SUBMIT A STORM REPORT)
CALL 1-800-856-0758.

LAT...LON 3231 8646 3216 8638 3241 8615 3241 8628

$$

KSL

[Brent]

I tried some radiostations around Birmingham, AL. Nobody did care

This event defintely caught some people off-guard. I heard the tornado sirens didn't sound in the county either. Fortunately it doesn't seem like the damage was too bad there.

Well it came through here with just torrential rain briefly and thunder/lightning. There was a tornado warning in the county to the south.

[Brent]

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1044 AM EST FRI JAN 05 2007

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1005 AM TSTM WND DMG 6 W NEWNAN 33.38N 84.89W
01/05/2007 COWETA GA PUBLIC

POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGED A BARN AND UPROOTED NUMEROUS
TREES AT W HWY 34 JUST SOUTH OF WELCOME.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1023 AM EST FRI JAN 05 2007

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1012 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW NEWNAN 33.41N 84.87W
01/05/2007 COWETA GA PUBLIC

MINOR STRUCTURE AND TREE DAMAGE NEAR THIGPEN AND WELCOME
ROADS WEST OF NEWNAN. VERY STRONG WINDS ALSO REPORTED.

Storms moving into the South Atlanta Metro.

[SamSagnella]

The deadly New Iberia tornado has been preliminarily rated as an F1. Also, they're attributing only two of the three reported deaths to the tornado itself, with the final fatality officially recorded as a heart attack.

[CajunMama]

Shoot, i'd have a heart attack too if there was a tornado ripping up my neighborhood!

[HarlequinBoy]

What a sad start to the year, weather-wise.

[ncupsscweather]

01/05/2007 0230 PM

Liberty, Pickens County.

Tornado, reported by Emergency Mngr.


*** 15 inj *** eight cars piled on top of each other at
Liberty elementary... picked up by the wind. Also... metal
awning off a garage and a power pole down. A building and
a fence blown over near the football field. 2 people
transported to hospital- total of 15 people received
minor injuries. Eyewitness confirmed small tornado.

[PTrackerLA]

Here's a link to pictures of the damage in Iberia Parish. As you can see, some of these homes were completely flattened.

http://acadiananow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ga ... 803&Ref=PH

Deadly tornadoes are fairly rare around here but as you can see it can happen. Such an unfortunate event for these people. Our local weatherman seems to think it could have been an F2 given the damage, we'll see what the NWS comes up with.

[ncupsscweather]

The NWS says it was a F1

[CrazyC83]

01/05/2007 0230 PM

Liberty, Pickens County.

Tornado, reported by Emergency Mngr.


*** 15 inj *** eight cars piled on top of each other at
Liberty elementary... picked up by the wind. Also... metal
awning off a garage and a power pole down. A building and
a fence blown over near the football field. 2 people
transported to hospital- total of 15 people received
minor injuries. Eyewitness confirmed small tornado.

Sounds like an F1 at the most.

[CrazyC83]

The deadly New Iberia tornado has been preliminarily rated as an F1. Also, they're attributing only two of the three reported deaths to the tornado itself, with the final fatality officially recorded as a heart attack.

That seems quite low considering the damage. True, those are mobile homes, but I would have gone F2 there.

[ncupsscweather]

[quote
... Four tornadoes confirmed in east central Mississippi...

A National Weather Service survey team worked closely with emergency
management and American Red Cross officials today in conducting
damage surveys over east central Mississippi. A total of four
tornadoes that occurred early this morning were confirmed in this
area.

... Tornado 1... Newton and Neshoba counties...

Beginning point: 1 SW Prospect at about 1:00 am
ending point: 6 WSW Neshoba
path length: 4.5 miles
path width: 300 yards
preliminary fujita rating: F1
casualties: none reported

Summary of damage: at least eight Chicken houses were destroyed.
Numerous trees, both pines and hardwoods, were snapped and uprooted.
Three homes suffered damage, including one home which had about half
of its roof taken off and blown several hundred feet away.

... Tornado 2... Neshoba County...
beginning point: 5.5 W Neshoba at about 1:15 am
ending point: 3.5 NW Neshoba
path length: 3 miles
path width: 400 yards
preliminary fujita rating: F1
casualties: none reported

Summary of damage: numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Two
homes sustained damage, including roof and wall damage. A number of
outbuildings were damaged or destroyed.

... Tornado 3... Neshoba County...
beginning point: 2 NE Tucker at about 1:25 am
ending point: 3 NE Tucker
path length: 1.2 miles
path width: 150 yards
preliminary fujita rating: F2
casualties: none reported

Summary of damage: a brick home suffered major damage as it had its
entire roof structure totally removed. A large outbuilding was
destroyed. A tractor was picked up and rolled. Numerous trees
snapped, downed and uprooted.

... Tornado 4... Kemper County...
beginning point: 1 WSW Blackwater at about 1:40 am
ending point: 2 NNW Blackwater
path length: 2 miles
maximum path width: 250 yd
preliminary fujita rating: F2
casualties: no fatalities, 9 injuries, 3 serious injuries

Summary of damage: 6 homes were destroyed. 5 of the homes were
Mobile homes and 1 was a modular home. The Mobile homes were
strapped down. A car was flipped over and rolled, and there was a
path of extensive tree damage.

&&

Please note that all of these findings are preliminary based on
initial surveys. Additional surveys will be conducted over the
weekend or early next week which may cause revision to some of these
findings, and which will likely find additional tornado tracks.

The National Weather Service would like to offer its sincere thanks
to the emergency management directors in Kemper, Neshoba, and Newton
counties, as well as personnel from the Mississippi emergency
management agency and the American Red Cross, for their invaluable
assistance in completing today's damage surveys.[/quote]

[CajunMama]

The Advertiser has pictures up from the tornado in iberia parish.

http://tinyurl.com/y4ks7o

http://tinyurl.com/y3hckv

http://tinyurl.com/wz2ma

[Lindaloo]

I feel really really bad for those people! I know what it feels like and am trying to find out how to help.

[HurricaneBill]

I hope these storms don't mean 2007 will be a very bad year for tornadoes.

2006 had a total of 65 U.S. tornado deaths. This makes 2006 the deadliest year since 1999 (94 deaths).