Here are a list of the preliminary findings on 6 confirmed tornadoes from yesterday.
The NWS is still conducting more damage surveys so the list may grow so stay tuned.
#1 Brent [Bibb Co, AL] nws storm survey reports TORNADO of F0 at 22 Dec, 12:57 PM CST -- an ef0 tornado with winds of 70-80 mph briefly touched down 2 miles south of centreville. several large pine trees were uprooted at this location. no other damage was noted either direction indicating a brief touchdown along cr 219.
#2 W Gardner Island [Dallas Co, AL] nws storm survey reports TORNADO of F0 at 22 Dec, 01:00 PM CST -- the tornado touched down approximately 6 miles west of selma along cr 306 where minor tree damage occurred, along with roof damage to two mobile homes. the tornado then traveled further ne to gardner and harville roads where several soft and hardwood trees were damaged or snapped. there was also some structure damage, with one outbuilding destroyed and on one mobile home that was shifted off of the foundation blocks. the tornado lifted shortly after near river rd.
#3 Talladega Nationa [Bibb Co, AL] nws storm survey reports TORNADO of F0 at 22 Dec, 01:25 PM CST -- an ef0 tornado with winds of 70-80 mph briefly touched down between lawley and randolph in se bibb county. damage began along hwy 82 with large limbs broken for 50 yards in width. the tornado then lifted just east of cr 36. here damage was 150 yards wide with numerous trees and uprooted
#4 Titus [Elmore Co, AL] nws storm survey reports TORNADO of F1 at 22 Dec, 02:24 PM CST -- an ef1 tornado with winds of 90-100 mph moved across elmore...coosa...and west tallapoosa counties. the tornaod first touched down on grey ferry rd in elmore county snapping 50 trees. on a ne path ef1 damage was observed on cr 14 east of hwy 231 in coosa county. here hundreds of trees were snapped. max damage width of 300 yards near hissop. a second ef1 rating was observed on cr 89 near hwy 280 in kellyton. here a large metal building was destroyed. the tornaod lifted in tallapoosa on hix rd.
#5 Columbiana [Shelby Co, AL] nws storm survey reports TORNADO of F0 at 01:42 PM CST -- an ef0 tornado with winds of 70-80 mph briefly touched down in columbiana, along county road 47 and moved northeast for 1.8 miles, lifting along county road 25. along its path, 2 homes were damaged due to falling trees. approximately 50 trees were snapped or uprooted. maximum path width was 150 yds.
#6 EVENT TYPE: EF-1
TORNADO ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 90-100
INJURIES/FATALITIES: 0
EVENT START LOCATION AND TIME: 32.7438/-86.2996 AT 224 PM
EVENT END LOCATION AND TIME: 32.9902/-85.992 AT 252 PM
DAMAGE PATH LENGTH
(IN MILES): 24.9
DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 300 YARDS
A NON-CONTINUOUS TRACK TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM EF1 WINDS OF 90-100 MPH
MOVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN ELMORE...EASTERN COOSA...AND
LIFTED JUST EAST OF THE TALLAPOOSA COUNTY LINE. THE TORNADO FIRST
TOUCHED DOWN ON GREY FERRY ROAD RESULTING IN 50 SNAPPED TREES.
SPORADIC DAMAGE OCCURRED ALONG THE PATH WITH TWO DISTINCT AREAS
REACHING EF1 STRENGTH. THE FIRST AREA OF EF1 DAMAGE OCCURED ON
COUNTY ROAD 14 JUST EAST OF HWY 231 IN COOSA COUNTY. HERE HUNDREDS
OF TREES WERE SNAPPED WITH A DAMAGE WIDTH OF 200 YARDS. THE TORNADO
THEN CONTINUED ON A NORTHEAST TRACK CROSSING HWY 231 AND COUNTY ROAD
22. THIS IS WHERE THE TORNADO REACHED ITS MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 300 YARDS
NEAR HISSOP IN COOSA COUNTY. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST AND
REGAINED ITS EF1 STRENGTH ON COUNTY ROAD 89 NEAR HWY 280 IN
KELLYTON. HERE A LARGE METAL BUILDING WAS DESTROYED AND A LARGE 100
YEAR OLD OAK WAS UPROOTED. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST NORTHEAST OF HWY
280 ON HIX ROAD IN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY. TOTAL PATH LENGTH WAS 24.9
MILES. ALONG ITS PATH, 1 BUILDING WAS DESTROYED AND 1 HOME WAS
DAMAGED. IN TOTAL...APPROXIMATELY 400 TO 500 TREES WERE SNAPPED OR
UPROOTED IN TOTAL.
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