Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near Oakman, AL

Hail Report Description: Social media photo of quarter-size hail in Oakman.

Hail Report Description: REPORT FROM MPING: QUARTER (1.00 IN.).

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

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Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail was reported in Oakman.

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Hail Report Description: Nickel size hail was reported covering the ground in Oakman.

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Wind Report Description: Tree down in Oakman.

Wind Report Description: Large tree blocking road.

Wind Report Description: Reports of trees down north of Oakman.

Wind Report Description: A few trees down on the southern side of Oakman.

Wind Report Description: Trees down at various locations in Oakman.

Wind Report Description: Trees down. Possible tornado.

Wind Report Description: Power lines down at Cobb St and Wateroak St.

Wind Report Description: NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN BETWEEN OAKMAN AND BERRY.

Wind Report Description: TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON OAKMAN PARRISH ROAD. THE DOWNED POWER LINES CREATED A STRUCTURE FIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

Wind Report Description: A FEW TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AROUND OAKMAN.

Wind Report Description: COUPLE TREES DOWN ALONG WOLF CREEK RD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Wind Report Description: TREES BLOWN DOWN ON OAKMAN PARRISH ROAD.

Wind Report Description: TREES DOWN JUST OFF HWY 69 NEAR TUBBS HILL RD. WINDS ESTIMATED AROUND 40-50 MPH FROM RADAR. TIME ESTIMATED.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were uprooted along Highway 18 in Oakman.

Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down blocking Tutwiler Rd.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down in Oakman.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were uprooted along Pleasant Hill Rd.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down along Coal Valley Rd.

Wind Report Description: Trees and power lines were knocked down. One home along Wolf Creek Rd sustained minor damage.

Wind Report Description: A few trees were blown down in and around Oakman.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down, blocking Highway 18 at the Fayette/Walker county line.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down on Bethel Road.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down on Bluewater Road.

Wind Report Description: A tree was blown down onto AL-18, in the Corona community.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were uprooted on Mitchell Mountain Road, near the Corona Community.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down on AL-69, near Blue Water Trace Road.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down in Oakman.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

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Tornado Report Description: MINOR TIMBER DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A TORNADO. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS 1.99 MILES LONG AND 50 YARDS WIDE AT ITS WIDEST POINT.

Tornado Report Description: The sixth segment of this long track tornado entered southwest Walker County south of Blue Water Rd and moved northeast, where it eventually exited the northeast portion of the county east of Phillipstown Rd. This tornado began in Pickens County, 5 miles northeast of Pickensville, and tracked through Tuscaloosa, Fayette, Walker, Cullman (See Storm Data for Huntsville), and Blount Counties, before it dissipated in Marshall (See Storm Data for Huntsville) County. While the average path width of this tornado in Walker County was around 0.3 miles (528 yds), the tornado widened as it approached the city of Cordova to a path width maximum of 0.6 mile (1056 yds). Shortly after it entered the county, the tornado knocked down a cell phone tower, caused minor roof damage to a mobile home and single family home, and completely destroyed a mobile home as it approached AL Hwy 69. As the storm continued northeast crossing Earnest Chapel Rd southeast of Oakman, several vehicles were rolled and a home was destroyed. This resulted in 1 fatality and 2 injuries. The tornado continued east northeast where it crossed CR 35 and AL Hwy 269 south of Parrish. The tornado weakened to an EF0 as it approached Corridor X/future Interstate 22, with only minor tree damage noted, before it strengthened significantly as it neared Cordova. A 0.6 mile wide swath of EF3 damage, with winds of 140 mph, was noted in downtown Cordova. Numerous homes and buildings sustained significant damage, if not complete destruction, resulting in 4 fatalities. The tornado continued northeastward across Burton Chapel Loop Road and crossed the Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River. As it crossed Mountain View Road, the tornado increased to a violent EF4 rating, with winds of 170 mph, and destroyed 2 mobile homes, as well as a single family home. One of the mobile home undercarriages was missing, having been tossed at least 500 yards. At this site, a small bulldozer was flipped over, a pickup truck was tossed 200 yards, and an International 4700 dump truck was tossed 50 yards and was destroyed upon landing. A 2 ton utility trailer from this location was found a mile away, with a 2.5 ft impact crater where it landed. As the tornado neared Old Hwy 78, it tossed two double wide mobile homes at least 100 yards, resulting in their complete destruction. Two fatalities occurred here. The tornado continued toward Sipsey, where an unanchored double wide mobile home was tossed 100 feet up a 50 foot embankment. Two fatalities occurred in this area. The tornado continued at a minimum of EF2 strength to the northeast where it destroyed several homes and tossed a double wide mobile home 100 ft, south of Campbellville. Along this path, significant tree damage was noted, as well as damage to or the complete destruction of numerous other single family homes and manufactured homes.||This was the second tornado to hit downtown Cordova on this day. At 418AM-436AM CST, a tornado with winds of 120 mph moved through the same area causing significant structural damage.

Tornado Report Description: A tornado developed along a Quasi-Linear Convective System and touched down in rural southwestern Walker County, near the Fairview community. The tornado moved north northeast through Cordova before lifting near Lynns Park. The tornado touched down southwest of CR 6 and rapidly intensified to an EF3 rating with winds of 140 mph. Along Horseshoe Bend, a home was completely leveled, where it swept the foundation clean of the structure and debris. The tornado continued north northeast through the Richardson subdivision and across Pleasantville Road. It destroyed at least two single-wide manufactured homes. The tornado crossed US Hwy 269 where it weakened to an EF2 with winds of 120 mph and moved through the Aldridge community, where several homes were damaged, large trees were uprooted, and another single-wide manufactured home was tossed and obliterated. In Cordova, the tornado caused significant roof and parapet damage to brick buildings in the downtown area. The tornado crossed Old US Hwy 78 just east of the Mulberry Fork, where it snapped and uprooted trees and caused minor structural damage. The tornado continued northeast and dissipated south of County Road 22, less than a mile north of Old US Hwy 78. A second tornado, with winds of 140 mph, tracked through Cordova during the afternoon of the same day (between 1535 and 1605 CST) and caused more significant structural damage.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado that first touched down near Berry, in Fayette County, moved into Walker County near where AL-18 crosses Frost Creek. From there it continued its northeast path, and eventually lifted about 5 miles west of Oakman. In Walker County, the tornado blew down a 100 foot radio tower and damaged an adjoining shed. Numerous trees were also snapped or uprooted.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down just west of Jackson Street on the north side of Oakman. It then traveled northeastward, crossed School Street and AL-69, and lifted on Watts Street just east of AL-69. Metal bleachers were twisted and thrown at the Oakman School athletic field, and the concession stand at the ball field was heavily damaged. Oakman Elementary School sustained only light structural damage directly from the tornado. However, rain leaking through the damaged roof and ceiling caused extensive water damage to parts of the school building. Several houses along AL-69 suffered also significant roof damage. Approximately 150 trees were either uprooted or snapped off.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado that first touched down in Fayette County, and also moved through a small portion of Tuscaloosa County, moved into southeastern Walker County just southwest of the Corona Community. From there, the tornado traveled northeast for about 6.5 miles, and finally lifted northwest of the town of Oakman. The greatest amount of damage along the entire path of this tornado was experienced on Patton Hill Road, just west of Oakman. Several homes sustained significant damage near Corona, and several mobile homes were damaged or destroyed west of Oakman. There were also 4 minor injuries reported in Walker County. Along the entire path, at least 8 structures were destroyed, most of them mobile homes, and 15 other structures sustained varying degrees of damage.

Tornado Report Description: At 12:07 pm CST, an F1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Fruit Jar Road and CR 20 just east-northeast of Oakman. The tornado tracked northeastward affecting areas between the Providence and Kings Mill communities. The tornado ended at 12:14 pm CST near the intersection of SR 269 and Parrish Loop, north of Parrish. The tornado path was 6.3 miles long and 100 yards wide at its widest point. Approximately 15 homes and mobile homes sustained varying degrees of damage. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along the path, and several barns and outbuildings were also damaged. No injuries were reported.The tornado apparently came out of a very small circulation that developed on the north side of a small bowing segment. These storms were very unique in that little to no lightning accompanied them.Beg: 33 43.055/87 22.128 End: 33 45.536/87 16.314

Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Tornado Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.