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County escapes unharmed
Published April 21, 2009
Preliminary reports from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Huntsville indicate Jackson County escaped damage from a round of severe weather that moved through north Alabama Sunday evening.
Strong winds, large hail and possible tornadoes did damage from Red Bay in Franklin County near the Mississippi border to Mentone in northeast DeKalb County. But Jackson County, which had been hit hard by storms on Friday, April 10 and Monday, April 13, were spared this time around.
At least two people; one in Morgan County and another in Marshall County were killed in the storms.
A man died in Morgan County when a tree fell on his home. A woman died in Marshall County near Asbury and her husband was critically injured when their trailer home was hit by what was reported as a possible tornado. NWS meteorologists were scheduled to tour the damage Monday to make a determination if a tornado caused the damage.
Jackson County was under a severe thunderstorm warning for a time early Sunday evening but mainly received vivid lightning and heavy rains. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
Pea to egg size hail was reported as the system made its way from Franklin County through Lawrence, Morgan, Cullman, Marshall and DeKalb Counties just south of the Tennessee River before exiting the state into Georgia. Hail damage and some minor wind damage was reported in many parts of DeKalb County.
The five-day forecast calls for calmer conditions across the region through the weekend. High temperatures today and Wednesday are expected to climb into the lower 60's followed by a warming trend beginning Thursday. Thursday's highs should reach into the lower 70's. Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 70's to the low 80's by the weekend with little chance of rain in the forecast.
Utility workers from power, phone and cable companies were still restoring service in some parts of Jackson County Monday. Other crews were cleaning up debris left behind in the rush to restore essential services to homes and businesses.
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