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June 14, 2009 · Lawrence County · 2009
EF1

June 14, 2009

9:25 AM
Lawrence County, Alabama · Near Moulton (ZIP 35650)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.8 mi
Max Width
150 yd
DateJune 14, 2009
Time9:25 AM
CountyLawrence
CityMoulton
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 175720
NWS Birmingham

2.3 WSW Masterson Mill - 1.9 SW Masterson Mill A tornado touched down just north of CR 165 and significantly damaged a barn and destroyed a chicken house in the area. The tornado then moved east southeast damaging another barn and causing minor damage to a house. A shed was completely destroyed near the house. In addition, the tornado snapped and uprooted a large number of hardwood trees. Numerous large oak and hickory trees were snapped off, some near the base. The tornado finally lifted south of CR 165. Start: 34.5162/-87.3166 End: 34.5111/-87.3047

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

A tornado touched down just north of CR 165 and significantly damaged a barn and destroyed a chicken house in the area. The tornado then moved east southeast damaging another barn and causing minor damage to a house. A shed was completely destroyed near the house. In addition, the tornado snapped and uprooted a large number of hardwood trees. Numerous large oak and hickory trees were snapped off, some near the base. The tornado finally lifted south of CR 165.

Episode Narrative

A cluster of severe thunderstorms intensified near the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area just after 7:00 AM CDT on the 14th. A bow echo developed with this cluster of storms and accelerated east-southeast across northern Mississippi and into northwest Alabama between 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM CDT. A brief EF-1 tornado occurred northwest of Moulton in Lawrence county. Numerous trees and some power lines were knocked down with straight-line winds. One report of brief flash flooding occurred in the town of Barton.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 175720

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