Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 36609

Wind Report Description: Large tree down in Country Club Woods subdivision off Airport Blvd near Azalea Road.

Wind Report Description: PUBLIC REPORT OF DOWNED FENCES AND SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED IN HALF... MANY LARGE LIMBS DOWNED ALONG WITH MINOR STREET FLOODING. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

Wind Report Description: PUBLIC REPORTS A 2.5FT DIAMETER WATER OAK TREE CANOPY SNAPPED OFF ON SUMMIT DR.

Wind Report Description: TREE DOWNED AND OVER ROAD OFF OF AIRPORT BLVD IN THE REGENCY NEIGHBORHOOD. REPORT FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.

Wind Report Description: TOP OF LARGE TREE SNAPPED AND ACROSS ROAD.

Wind Report Description: REPORTS OF MULTIPLE TREES DOWN... SOME ON RESIDENCES NEAR COTTAGE HILL RD AND UNIVERSITY DR. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

Wind Report Description: PICTURES OF SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN ALONG WESTBURY DR. REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA AND TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

Wind Report Description: SEVERAL TREES DOWN SOUTH OF AIRPORT ROAD NEAR PINEMONT DRIVE. A FEW OF THE TREES DAMAGED FENCES.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado initially touched down along Michael Boulevard producing|EF-0 damage (winds estimated up to 85 mph) where it damaged the roof|of the YMCA and produced moderate damage to the Davidson High School|baseball field. The tornado continued moving northeast|strengthening as it moved across Montlimar Boulevard producing EF-1|damage (from winds estimated at 86 to 110 mph) to several businesses|on the southwest corner of the Interstate 65/Airport Boulevard|intersection. The tornado circulation widened to near 75 yards as|it moved northeast affecting numerous homes through midtown mobile,|blowing large sections of roofs off of several homes, snapping or|blowing over numerous trees. Here the storm produced damages|estimated in the millions of dollars to local businesses (including|significant amounts of damage to the facility and inventory of a|Mercedes Benz dealership). Also impacted was the regional American|Red Cross headquarters in Mobile where significant damage to the|roof and damage to several support vehicles/trailers was noted. The|tornado continued at EF-1 strength as it tracked northeast into the|city of Prichard doing similar damage, before weakening and|dissipating along U.S. Highway 43 at Woodland Avenue.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down at the corner of Bomar Place and Michael Boulevard (30.670618 deg. latitude and -88.153471 deg. longitude) where the damage assessment team found one home with roof damage, and 4 other homes with minor gutter and fascia damage. Several trees suffered damage by being snapped off at the top or losing several large limbs. Wind estimates at this location were approximately 65 mph based on the damage seen. The width of the path at this location was approximately 100 yards.||The second damage point the team found was at the corner of Michael Boulevard and Azalea Road (30.6705 deg latitude and -88.1494 deg Longitude). At this location the path widened to approximately 150 Yards and the circulation intensified. Meteorologists here found evidence of winds near 92 mph with sections of roofing missing from 2 restaurants (one a McDonald's) and 1 car-wash. Several windows were blown out of the McDonald's restaurant. A Chevron gas station next door had several pumps blown over with metal panels blown away from the metal canopy. Damage at this location was estimated to be in the EF-1 range of the Enhanced Fujita Scale.||The intensity of the damage weakened at the Cabana Apartments (between Azalea Road and Downtowner Boulevard at 30.6714 deg latitude and 88.1428 deg longitude). Here the team found minor damage to some pine trees with sections of large limbs stripped out. Wind estimates at this point were near 65 mph with a path width of 80 yards.||The tornado re-intensified at the Festival Center between Downtowner Boulevard and Montlimar Drive (30.6724 deg Latitude and -88.1387 deg longitude). Here the team found damage at 2 buildings in the Festival Center where sections of roofing were blown off. On the roof of Virginia College, 6 large air conditioning units (HVAC) were damaged and blown off of their mounts. One of the air conditioning units was blown off of the 2 story roof and landed in the parking lot in front of Virginia College. Wind estimates based on the damage observed indicated winds near 108 MPH at this location, or EF-1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. ||The tornado lifted near Montlimar Drive between the Home Depot and Sonic Restaurant at 30.671745 deg latitude and -88.133328 deg longitude. At this location minor tree damage (large limbs stripped out of pine trees) was observed along with a section of a large metal sign being damaged at the Sonic. Winds were estimated to be near 70 mph at this location. ||Interviews of individuals at the damage sites and a post-analysis of NWS doppler radar data from Mobile suggests the storm passed through the area between 417 AM CST and 421 AM CST. No injuries were reported to the National Weather Service from this short lived tornado. Total dollar damage estimates are not available.