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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
726 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/05/2024 Tornado Event Update #7...

.Dug Hill Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    107 mph
Path Length /statute/:  4.19 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   500 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/08/2024
Start Time:             09:34 PM CDT
Start Location:         6 E Huntsville / Madison County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          34.7091 / -86.5082

End Date:               05/08/2024
End Time:               09:44 PM CDT
End Location:           4 W Gurley / Madison County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            34.6995 / -86.4386

Survey Summary:
An NWS storm survey determined a tornado touched down in the western
end of Dug Hill Estates. The tornado uprooted trees and caused roof
damage to a home in the area of initially observed damage. The
tornado continued to uproot hardwood trees and snapped a cedar tree
in the subdivision before moving eastward along the southern facing
slope of the adjacent ridge. No tree damage was observed along the
ridge, but high-resolution remote imagery may provide further
information when that is available. The tornado became evident again
just to the east of the ridge along Dug Hill Rd where hardwood trees
were snapped and uprooted. Observation of damage ended along Stags
View Dr as the potential tornado at this point moved through heavily
wooded areas along the ridge between Raintree Rd and Watson Grande
Way. However, damage emerged again as snapped trees were observed
along the relatively steep sloped southern portion of Watson Grande
Way. This is likely the same tornado as the McMullen Cove tornado,
and tornado track information may be amended in a future update.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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White/Guillet