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October 8, 2008 · Coffee County · 2008
EF1

October 8, 2008

10:54 AM
Coffee County, Alabama · Near Enterprise (ZIP 36330)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.9 mi
Max Width
150 yd
DateOctober 8, 2008
Time10:54 AM
CountyCoffee
CityEnterprise
Property Loss$4000000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 138279
NWS Birmingham

0.6 WSW Enterprise - 1.3 ENE Enterprise A tornado touched down just south of the Enterprise Civic Center. It moved to the east-northeast and lifted just east of Boll Weevil Circle near the Walmart. It caused extensive damage to the civic center, with several windows blown out and much of its roof removed. The winds damaged several vehicles outside the Enterprise Senior Center. A building attached to the O ld Bama Cotton Mill collapsed. More than a hundred homes and businesses were also damaged. Fortunately, no injuries or deaths were reported. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with winds estimated from 100 to 105 mph. Start: 31.3200/-85.8600 End: 31.3200/-85.8300

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

A tornado touched down just south of the Enterprise Civic Center. It moved to the east-northeast and lifted just east of Boll Weevil Circle near the Walmart. It caused extensive damage to the civic center, with several windows blown out and much of its roof removed. The winds damaged several vehicles outside the Enterprise Senior Center. A building attached to the old Bama Cotton Mill collapsed. More than a hundred homes and businesses were also damaged. Fortunately, no injuries or deaths were reported. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with winds estimated from 100 to 105 mph.

Episode Narrative

Several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms formed ahead of a cold front and strong low pressure system over southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, and moved into portions of southeast Alabama during the afternoon of the 8th.

Outbreak Context

Part of 9-tornado outbreak on October 8, 2008

Shared Episode Narrative

Several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms formed ahead of a cold front and strong low pressure system over southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, and moved into portions of southeast Alabama during the afternoon of the 8th.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 138279
SWDI Tornado ID: 2008-10-08T16:50:51Z_KEVX_M0
SWDI Radar Site: KEVX
SWDI Signature: TVS

See Also

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