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April 14, 2007 · Crenshaw County · 2007
EF0

April 14, 2007

3:00 PM
Crenshaw County, Alabama · Near Greenville (ZIP 36040)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.5 mi
Max Width
40 yd
DateApril 14, 2007
Time3:00 PM
CountyCrenshaw
CityGreenville
Property Loss$100000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 25638
NWS Birmingham

5 NW Saville A weak EF-0 tornado did some minor damage in the extreme north part of the county near Clearview. The tornado touched down near County Road 11 and damaged a poultry farm, three of the buildings on the farm had their tin roofs damaged. Three other buildings had parts of their roofs taken off. None of the chickens were injured. An eye witness said the tornado looked like pencil dropping out of the sky. The tornado continued northeast and dissipated near H ighway 97. A church located in this area had shingles taken off and a tree fell on the roof. Start: 32.0300/-86.3900 End: 32.0300/-86.3900

NWS EF Scale: F0 (F0)

Event Narrative

A weak EF-0 tornado did some minor damage in the extreme north part of the county near Clearview. The tornado touched down near County Road 11 and damaged a poultry farm, three of the buildings on the farm had their tin roofs damaged. Three other buildings had parts of their roofs taken off. None of the chickens were injured. An eye witness said the tornado looked like pencil dropping out of the sky. The tornado continued northeast and dissipated near Hwy 97. A church located in this area had shingles taken off and a tree fell on the roof.

Episode Narrative

Large bow echo continued moving east across Alabama producing significant damage along its path.

Outbreak Context

Part of 5-tornado outbreak on April 14, 2007

Shared Episode Narrative

Large bow echo continued moving east across Alabama producing significant damage along its path.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 25638
SWDI Tornado ID: 2007-04-14T20:40:44Z_KMXX_F5
SWDI Radar Site: KMXX
SWDI Signature: TVS

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