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December 10, 2008 · Walker County · 2008
EF2

December 10, 2008

1:01 AM
Walker County, Alabama · Near Jasper (ZIP 35501)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
4.7 mi
Max Width
400 yd
DateDecember 10, 2008
Time1:01 AM
CountyWalker
CityJasper
Property Loss$100000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 141367
NWS Birmingham

3.7 W Sipsey - 3.2 N Sipsey The tornado touched down near the intersection of Snow Drive and Old Pineywoods Road, just north of US-78. It then traveled northeastward and crossed CR-77 and lifted shortly thereafter. One mobile home was totally destroyed and rolled approximately 50 feet. At least two additional mobile homes suffered significant damage. Two chicken houses were damaged. A few hundred trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. Start: 33.8200/-87.1400 End: 33.8700/-87.0800

NWS EF Scale: F2

Event Narrative

The tornado touched down near the intersection of Snow Drive and Old Pineywoods Road, just north of US-78. It then traveled northeastward and crossed CR-77 and lifted shortly thereafter. One mobile home was totally destroyed and rolled approximately 50 feet. At least two additional mobile homes suffered significant damage. Two chicken houses were damaged. A few hundred trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path.

Episode Narrative

A developing strong storm system across the Southeastern United States caused several severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall. Cold air surging in on the back side of the storm system caused the rain to turn over to snow, some of which became heavy.

Outbreak Context

Part of 4-tornado outbreak on December 10, 2008

Shared Episode Narrative

A developing strong storm system across the Southeastern United States caused several severe thunderstorms and locally heavy rainfall. Cold air surging in on the back side of the storm system caused the rain to turn over to snow, some of which became heavy.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 141367
SWDI Tornado ID: 2008-12-10T07:00:30Z_KBMX_H0
SWDI Radar Site: KBMX
SWDI Signature: TVS

See Also

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