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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Huntsville AL

410 PM CDT Thu May 9 2024







...NWS Damage Survey for 05/08/24 Tornado Event...





.Brigadoon Tornado...



Rating:                 EF3

Estimated Peak Wind:    136 mph

Path Length /statute/:  2.22 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   0.13 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             05/08/2024

Start Time:             08:23 PM CDT

Start Location:         7 SE Rogersville / Limestone County / AL

Start Lat/Lon:          34.7499 / -87.1944



End Date:               05/08/2024

End Time:               08:30 PM CDT

End Location:           8 N Hillsboro / Limestone County / AL

End Lat/Lon:            34.7556 / -87.1561



Survey Summary:



A tornado touched down on the Tennessee River just east of where the Elk 

River meets the Tennessee River and proceeded to move inland at the 

Brigadoon neighborhood. Public photos and videos confirm the tornado 

was over water before it moved on land. It first caused damage at 

Inverness Place and this is where the homes with the largest amount of 

damage was found. The home that had the greatest damage had all 

exterior walls facing the river collapsed, the roof of the main 

part of the house completely gone and the two story four car 

garage was collapsed with the roof also gone. The front of the 

house and interior rooms remained in tact. This damage is 

correlated with low end EF-3 damage. Homes nearby had substantial 

roof damage, damaged vehicles, and other various exterior damage. 

Numerous large trees throughout the neighborhood were uprooted or 

snapped. Moving further into the subdivision, there was roof and 

exterior home damage to a lesser extent, fences knocked over by 

other debris and broken windows. The tornado lifted in a field 

outside of the subdivision. 



Saari/Smith



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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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