February 11, 2004 Alabama Derecho Event

The Alabama Derecho Event of 2004, sometimes called "Great February Storm of 2004", was an early season Derecho Event that lasted for 10 hours, moving from Western Alabama to mid-Georgia. During the event, the storm produced some tornadoes, one rated EF3, giving 4 injuries.

Meteorological synopsis
In February 10, 2004, The Storm Prediction Center issued a MDT spanning in Three States.

At February 11, The Storm Prediction Center moves the MDT risk lower, into central Alabama, and issues a Tornado Watch in the Mississippi-Alabama State Border. Half an hour later, another Tornado Watch is issued for Central Alabama.

At 9 AM (EDT), a EF0 touches down in Marengo County, near thee town of Sweet Water, lasting a short 1 minute before lifting. The only damage recorded at the area was lots of twisted branches, and a small rotted out tree that was uprooted. No Injuries were reported from this Tornado

At around 5 PM, another tornado is formed, touching down at Elmore County before lifting after shortly crossing into Tallapoosa County. During the time, the Tornado struck Tallassee, causing minimal tree and house damage, before moving out of the city area, and dissipating while above Sougahatchee Creek. This tornado has been photographed by a resident living in Tallassee. No Injuries were reported from this Tornado

Shortly after the second tornado dissipated, another tornado forms directly above Waverly, causing EF0 damage, before moving Northeast into the rural, causing mid-EF1 damage at the area. The tornado reaches its peak strength at around 5:30 PM (EDT), and causes a tree to fall on a house. No Injuries were reported from this Tornado

A few minutes after the third tornado, another, and the most damaging out of the day forms less than a mile east of Opelika, near the big city of Columbia quickly intensifying and doing High-EF1 damage near the beginning point. As the Tornado Moves, the strength intensifies, and the tornado reaches EF3 strength, destroying a rural farm. As the tornado continues travelling near Valley, it shrinks in size, and strikes the southern point of Valley, doing mid-EF2 Damage. At that point, the tornado crosses states, and continues to move to Georgia. While approaching Highway 185, the tornado grows in size again and curves and turns North. The tornado would cross Highway 185 and then turn north before dissipating. The afterath left 4 people injured, and doing 20 million in damage.

Confirmed Tornadoes
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