Microburst Damage August 17, 2007
On August 17th, 2007, a severe storm affected Lauderdale county and the Underwood / Petersville area north of Florence. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the storm, which started to weaken as it moved over Florence and the Tennessee River. The damage was reported as follows:
- Power lines down on Country Road 139, 3 miles west of Zip City (see area on Google Maps)
- Wind damage 3 miles north north east of Underwood / Petersville on County Road 24 off Highway 17, including trees across road (see area on Google Maps)
- Power lines and trees blown down in Petersville around County Road 7 and 11 (see area on Google Maps)
- Trees downed and roof blown off of barn, shed damaged on County Road 510 , 4 miles north of Anderson, just south of the Tennessee state line (see area on Google Maps)
WAFF’s Brad Travis was covering the warnings online.