Feb 6, 2008: EF4 Jackson County, Alabama
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
635 PM CST WED FEB 6 2008
…PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY INFORMATION FROM JACKSON COUNTY
ALABAMA…
A PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE INCURRED ACROSS JACKSON
COUNTY ALABAMA HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND
JACKSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL. INITIAL FINDINGS ARE
AS FOLLOWS:
* LOCATION: THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 60 AND 177 BETWEEN THE ROSALIE AND
PISGAH COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY.
* PATH LENGTH: STILL BEING DETERMINED
* MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH: 3/8 MILE
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 180 MPH
* PRELIMINARY RATING: EF-4
* FATALITIES: 1
* INJURIES: UNKNOWN
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDING A MORE COMPLETE SUMMARY WILL BE
MADE AVAILABLE LATER TONIGHT.