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February 17, 2008 · Coffee County · 2008
EF1

February 17, 2008

2:17 PM
Coffee County, Alabama · Near Troy (ZIP 36323)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.2 mi
Max Width
100 yd
DateFebruary 17, 2008
Time2:17 PM
CountyCoffee
CityTroy
Property Loss$25000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 81708
NWS Birmingham

5.0 WNW Jack - 3.3 ENE Spring Hill The parent supercell thunderstorm, which spawned the EF-1 tornado, tracked across the northwest corner of Coffee County from southeast Crenshaw County. The tornado lifted the roofs off two barns, and partially removed the roof off a single family home before entering Pike County. This tornado was already on the ground when it entered Pike County from Coffee County, about 5 miles southeast of Henderson. The tornado moved northeast, crossing AL-87 and AL-167, before lifting north of the intersection of CR-6 and CR-57. In Pike County, one home and one church were damaged, and a greenhouse had its windows blown out. Numerous trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. Start: 31.5800/-86.1000 End: 31.6900/-85.9000

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

The parent supercell thunderstorm, which spawned the EF-1 tornado, tracked across the northwest corner of Coffee County from southeast Crenshaw County. The tornado lifted the roofs off two barns, and partially removed the roof off a single family home before entering Pike County (see Storm Data for Alabama, Central, for more information).

Episode Narrative

Severe thunderstorms produced numerous reports of damaging wind and one tornado across southeast Alabama.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 81708
SWDI Tornado ID: 2008-02-17T20:15:58Z_KEOX_Y0
SWDI Radar Site: KEOX
SWDI Signature: TVS

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