Fayette

Record Report  Statement as of 03:36 PM CDT on May 11, 2008

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Birmingham... a record rainfall of 1.54 inch was set at Birmingham today. This breaks the old record of 1.28 set in 1996.

Local Storm Report

05/11/2008 0153 am Berry, Fayette County. Hail e0.25 inch, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Pea size hail reported in Berry. 05/11/2008 0153 am Berry, Fayette County. Hail e0.25 inch, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Pea size hail reported in Berry. 05/11/2008 0153 am Berry, Fayette County. Hail e0.25 inch, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Pea size hail reported in Berry. 05/11/2008 0153 am Berry, Fayette County. Hail e0.25 inch, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Pea size hail reported in Berry. 05/08/2008 0105 PM 3 miles SSE of Glen Allen, Fayette County. Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.             Tornado touched down on Berea Road in northeast Fayette             County and continued along County Road 24 until moving             into Walker County. Numerous trees were blown down or             snapped. One house received significant structural damage             when the entire roof shifted. The tornado was rated an             EF-1 with peak winds of 100 mph and a maximum width of             100 yards. 05/08/2008 0114 PM 5 miles WSW of Kansas, Fayette County. Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.             A tornado crossed the Fayette and Walker County line near             the intersection of County Road 24 and Highway 13. The             tornado continued northeast across Walker County and hit             the town of Kansas before lifting. Most of the damage was             in the town of Kansas. Several large trees were uprooted.             The trees were over 100 years old with the largest trunk             4 feet in diameter. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with             peak winds of 100 mph and maximum width of 50 yards. 05/08/2008 0105 PM 3 miles SSE of Glen Allen, Fayette County. Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.             Tornado touched down on Berea Road in northeast Fayette             County and continued along County Road 24 until moving             into Walker County. Numerous trees were blown down or             snapped. One house received significant structural damage             when the entire roof shifted. The tornado was rated an             EF-1 with peak winds of 100 mph and a maximum width of             100 yards.