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| Event typeevent_type | Heavy Rain |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 307,503 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 50,453 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2011-04-15T22:40:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2011-04-15T22:40:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ALABAMA |
| County/zone typecz_type | C |
| County/zone namecz_name | JEFFERSON |
| Latitudelat | 33.530 |
| Longitudelon | -86.800 |
| End latitudeend_lat | 33.530 |
| End longitudeend_lon | -86.800 |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage propertydamage_property | 0.00K |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Amateur Radio |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A potent storm system, which wreaked havoc across the eastern half of the United States on April 14-16, produced a significant and historic tornado outbreak across Central Alabama on April 15. Forty tornadoes, 30 of which touched down in Central Alabama, occurred in the state. At the time, this set a new record for number of tornadoes within the state from one event. This record was broken on April 27, 2011. ||A surface low developed across the Central Plains on Thursday, April 14, and strengthened as it moved into the mid-Mississippi River Valley. In response, surface dew points in the middle to upper 60s surged northward into Central Alabama and deep vertical wind shear increased, providing support for tornadic supercell development. A weakening line of thunderstorms moved into northwest Central Alabama early Friday morning. The southern end of this line intensified by mid day as it encountered a more unstable airmass. South of the line, supercells formed in Mississippi and tracked eastward into west Central Alabama. The entire system pushed east across the area over the course of about twelve hours, exiting east Central Alabama in the early morning hours on Saturday, April 16. In addition to the thirty tornadoes, the storm system produced widespread straight line wind damage and numerous large hail reports. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | Water over the roadway caused an 18 wheeler to hydroplane and run off of the road on Interstate 65 Southbound at mile marker 258 in Downtown Birmingham. |
| Yearyear | 2,011 |
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