Walker

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 1250 am 5 miles ENE of Jasper, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Fire Dept/Rescue.             Trees down and power outages in Boldo. 05/11/2008 1230 am Curry, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Numerous trees were blown down. Possible tornado. 05/11/2008 1241 am 5 miles ENE of Jasper, Walker County. Hail e0.75 inch, reported by amateur radio.             Dime size hail reported in Boldo. 05/11/2008 1241 am Jasper, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.             Tree down and power outages at 1911 Bennet Road in             Jasper. 05/11/2008 1230 am Curry, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Numerous trees down. Possible tornado. 05/11/2008 1250 am 5 miles ENE of Jasper, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Fire Dept/Rescue.             Trees down and power outages in Boldo. 05/11/2008 1241 am Jasper, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.             Tree down and power outages at 1911 Bennet Road in             Jasper. 05/11/2008 1241 am 5 miles ENE of Jasper, Walker County. Hail e0.75 inch, reported by amateur radio.             Dime size hail reported in Boldo. 05/11/2008 1250 am 5 miles ENE of Jasper, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Fire Dept/Rescue.             Trees down and power outages in Boldo. 05/11/2008 1241 am 5 miles ENE of Jasper, Walker County. Hail e0.75 inch, reported by amateur radio.             Dime size hail reported in Boldo. 05/11/2008 1241 am Jasper, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.             Tree down and power outages at 1911 Bennet Road in             Jasper. 05/11/2008 1250 am 5 miles ENE of Jasper, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Fire Dept/Rescue.             Trees down and power outages in Boldo. 05/11/2008 1241 am Jasper, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by amateur radio.             Tree down and power outages at 1911 Bennet Road in             Jasper. 05/11/2008 1241 am 5 miles ENE of Jasper, Walker County. Hail e0.75 inch, reported by amateur radio.             Dime size hail reported in Boldo. 05/08/2008 0114 PM 4 miles WSW of Kansas, Walker 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 0202 PM 2 miles SSE of Lake Shore, Walker County. Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.             The tornado touched down just southeast of the Marylee             community, in extreme northeast Walker County. From there             it moved eastward, across Smith Lake, and continued into             Cullman County. In Walker County, this tornado damaged at             least 5 Chicken houses, blew down hundreds of trees, and             significantly damaged at least 5 boat houses on Smith             Lake. Damage rating in Walker County was EF-1, with peak             winds around 105 mph. 05/08/2008 0217 PM 4 miles NE of Cordova, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Multiple trees down on Mt. View Rd. 05/08/2008 0217 PM 3 miles NNW of Dora, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Multiple trees down on darty hollow Rd. 05/08/2008 0114 PM 4 miles WSW of Kansas, Walker 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 0202 PM 2 miles SSE of Lake Shore, Walker County. Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.             The tornado touched down just southeast of the Marylee             community, in extreme northeast Walker County. From there             it moved eastward, across Smith Lake, and continued into             Cullman County. In Walker County, this tornado damaged at             least 5 Chicken houses, blew down hundreds of trees, and             significantly damaged at least 5 boat houses on Smith             Lake. Damage rating in Walker County was EF-1, with peak             winds around 105 mph. 05/08/2008 0217 PM 3 miles NNW of Dora, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Multiple trees down on darty hollow Rd. 05/08/2008 0217 PM 4 miles NE of Cordova, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Multiple trees down on Mt. View Rd. 05/08/2008 0122 PM Kansas, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Roof damage to a home. 05/08/2008 0122 PM Kansas, Walker County. Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.             Roof damage to a home.