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Visible Satellite 19:10Z on 2011-03-09. Satellite images are derived from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University.

Tornado Reports

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Time Rating Radar State County Location Narrative
12:08Z EF0 KLIX LA Jefferson Moisant Arpt A couple of power poles were blown down. Minor fence damage was reported along Joe Yenni Boulevard. A few trees were uprooted and one tree fell onto the corner of a house on Platt Street. Traffic lights were twisted on Joe Yenni Boulevard. Maximum wind was estimated at 70 mph. The tornado moved into Lake Pontchartrain.
12:52Z EF2 KLIX LA St. Tammany North Slidell A tornado touched down near Pearl Drive and Azalea Lane and proceeded north-northeast for approximately 2 miles to near Davis Landing Road. Approximately 30 homes were damaged in Lake Village Subdivision. Some homes had portions of roofing deck removed. Other damage occurred near Lewis Stables...with one home sustaining a total roof loss, with a partial roof loss of another home. The tornado was rated at the lower end of the EF2 range.
13:34Z EF1 KLIX MS Harrison Long Beach A tornado touched down along Landon Road. One home had a portion of roof removed, as well as a storage building and awning destroyed. Several trees were blown down and large branches snapped.
13:47Z EF1 KMOB MS Harrison (bix)keesler Afb Bil A tornado touched down near Cedar Lake Road and Popps Ferry Road. Several mobile homes were damaged. One moblie home was rolled and destroyed with minor to moderate damage on several others. Several large tree limbs snapped as well. The tornado was rated at the upper end of EF1 scale.
14:31Z EF1 KMOB AL Mobile Grand Bay The tornado touched down just south of County Road 33 along Fred Freeland Road. The tornado widened to about 80 yards wide, destroying a horse barn, moving a double wide mobile home off its foundation, snapping several pine trees and bringing down power lines.
14:37Z EF2 KMOB AL Mobile Theodore The tornado touched down near Fire Tower Road blowing off the roof of a residence and blowing over several trees. The tornado strengthened and widened to around 100 yards wide as it crossed the Food World grocery store just west of Theodore Dawes Road, taking sections of the roof off the store, and tossing several cars in the parking lot several feet. The tornado continued east across Theodore Dawes Road severely damaging a Church's Chicken restaurant, destroying a gas service station and a small metal frame shopping center. The tornado continued along Old Pascagoula road destroying a small business, destroying a wood framed home and significantly damaging several other residences and apartments. The tornado lifted as it crossed an apartment complex on Sperry Road, doing minor damage to the roof of 2 units. Mobile County Emergency Management Agency reported the tornado damaged about 25 commercial and residential structures. The damage ranged from minor to serious, with about half of the buildings in the serious category.
15:17Z EF2 KMOB AL Baldwin Silverhill The tornado first touched down on West Boulevard just south of South Boulevard in Silverhill. At this location two homes suffered roof damage with some windows blown out. The tornado then tracked toward the northeast quickly widening and reaching EF-2 intensity on the Enhanced Fujita Tornado Scale as it moved just south of South Avenue west of County Road 55. Maximum winds were between 111 miles per hour and 135 miles per hour. Several homes were destroyed or severely damaged, and a utility trailer was thrown nearly 100 yards. A pickup truck that was backing out of the U.S. Post Office was tossed 40 yards and flipped, with minor injuries to the driver. The tornado continue northeast crossing Highway 104, doing major damage to several homes, businesses and structures. The tornado lifted near County Road 52 just east of Hill Road.
15:28Z EF0 KMOB FL Escambia Mc David The tornado touched down near Highway 164 just west of U.S. Highway 29 where it did minor roof damage to two residences and snapped several pine trees. It tracked southeast across Highway 29 lifting near the intersection of Main Street and Railroad Street in McDavid. Eleven homes were damaged. One home on Main Street was shifted off its foundation and had significant roof damage.
16:02Z EF0 KMOB FL Santa Rosa Pace A brief tornado touched down on Timber Ridge Drive near Pace. Three homes were damaged, one severely. The home that took a direct hit by the tornado lost approximately 20 percent of the roofing shingles, with significant damage done to the ceilings and attic space of the home as wind entered through the eaves of the roof. The other two homes lost 1 to 10 percent of their roofing shingles. Wood fencing was also damaged at the homes.
19:10Z EF0 KTLH GA Colquitt Doerun A brief tornado touchdown occurred in northwest Colquitt county just north of Doerun near Georgia Highway 133. Three individuals observed the tornado touching down in a field and remaining on the ground for around one-half mile. The tornado knocked over a few trees and power lines and did minor damage to one barn before lifting. Maximum winds were estimated around 70 mph. The monetary damage figure provided is a rough estimate.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).