Sam Sagnella
02-26-2008, 08:46 PM
In addition to the widespread damaging straight-line wind event (http://kamala.cod.edu/offs/KBMX/0802262307.nous44.html) across Central Alabama last night into this morning, the Peachtree City GA NWSFO has confirmed a 140MPH E-F3 tornado (http://kamala.cod.edu/ga/latest.nous42.KFFC.html) in western Carroll County.
Some news links regarding this morning's storms-
WSB-TV(Atlanta): "Man Impaled; Tornado Hit Carroll County" (http://www.wsbtv.com/news/15410951/detail.html)
WXIA-TV(Atlanta): "Homes Destroyed by Fast-Moving Storm" (http://www.wxia.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=111906)
WJSU-TV(Birmingham): "Falling Tree Kills 1 as Storms Batter Central Alabama" (http://www.abc3340.com/news/stories/0208/499093.html)
WVBM-TV(Birmingham): "Severe Storms Leave Trail of Destruction" (http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2008-02-26-0006.html)
Carrollton Times-Georgian: "Storms tear through Carroll County, cause outages, injuries" (http://www.times-georgian.com/articles/2008/02/26/local_news/doc47c49b2038828745436206.txt)
Anniston Star (Alabama): "Crews working to restore power in wake of Storm" (http://www.annistonstar.com/breaking/2008/as-localupdate-0226-0-8b26i1628.htm)
Some news links regarding this morning's storms-
WSB-TV(Atlanta): "Man Impaled; Tornado Hit Carroll County" (http://www.wsbtv.com/news/15410951/detail.html)
WXIA-TV(Atlanta): "Homes Destroyed by Fast-Moving Storm" (http://www.wxia.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=111906)
WJSU-TV(Birmingham): "Falling Tree Kills 1 as Storms Batter Central Alabama" (http://www.abc3340.com/news/stories/0208/499093.html)
WVBM-TV(Birmingham): "Severe Storms Leave Trail of Destruction" (http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2008-02-26-0006.html)
Carrollton Times-Georgian: "Storms tear through Carroll County, cause outages, injuries" (http://www.times-georgian.com/articles/2008/02/26/local_news/doc47c49b2038828745436206.txt)
Anniston Star (Alabama): "Crews working to restore power in wake of Storm" (http://www.annistonstar.com/breaking/2008/as-localupdate-0226-0-8b26i1628.htm)