Cullman County Tornado...October 4, 2002
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Most damage occurred along County Road 1693 just south of Highway 69. The damage path began on County Road 1693 where three homes and four outbuildings received minor damage, one outbuilding was completely destroyed, and three greenhouses were damaged. Most of the trees and power lines down were along County Road 1693. On Highway 69 North, one cabinet shop received moderate damage. One side of the cabinet shop was completely blown out along with large amounts of insulation scattered around the area. The tornado also did damage to one home, one outbuilding, another business, and destroyed one outbuilding. Numerous trees were down at this location as well. Two witnesses said they saw the funnel cloud/tornado.
Heavy rainfall amounts and strong winds plagued Lousiana and Mississippi October 3rd, 2002 while Hurricane Lili made landfall. A few other wind damage reports were received on Friday, October 4th, 2002 as the remnants of Lili tracked northeast through our region.
Krissy Hurley and Mark Linhares
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