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March 28, 2009 · Jackson County · 2009
EF0

March 28, 2009

7:11 PM
Jackson County, Alabama · Near Scottsboro (ZIP 35958)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.6 mi
Max Width
40 yd
DateMarch 28, 2009
Time7:11 PM
CountyJackson
CityScottsboro
Property Loss$15000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 152591
NWS Birmingham

1.9 ENE Pisgah - 1.7 WNW Rosalie An EF-0 tornado with a peak wind of 85 mph completely ripped the roof off of a barn along County Road 60. Two houses sustained significant roof damage along County Road 58 just northeast of Pisgah. Debris from the barn roof was thrown nearly 200 yards. Start: 34.6928/-85.8212 End: 34.7117/-85.8056

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

An EF-0 tornado with a peak wind of 85 mph completely ripped the roof off of a barn along County Road 60. Two houses sustained significant roof damage along County Road 58 just northeast of Pisgah. Debris from the barn roof was thrown nearly 200 yards.

Episode Narrative

Low-topped supercell thunderstorms developed along a powerful cold front during the late afternoon of the 28th across the eastern half of north Alabama. The storms evolved into a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) with embedded mesocyclones, one of which became tornadic. There were also a few reports of large hail and damaging winds.

Outbreak Context

Part of 2-tornado outbreak on March 28, 2009

Shared Episode Narrative

Low-topped supercell thunderstorms developed along a powerful cold front during the late afternoon of the 28th across the eastern half of north Alabama. The storms evolved into a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) with embedded mesocyclones, one of which became tornadic. There were also a few reports of large hail and damaging winds.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 152591

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