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November 30, 2010 · Lamar County · 2010
EF1

November 30, 2010

1:41 AM
Lamar County, Alabama · Near Vernon
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.4 mi
Max Width
150 yd
DateNovember 30, 2010
Time1:41 AM
CountyLamar
CityVernon
Property Loss$145000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 269898
NWS Birmingham

1.6 E Fernbank - 0.4 SW Millport The tornado touched down about 1 mile southwest of the city of Millport, where it uprooted several trees. From there, it moved northeastward and crossed AL-17 about a half mile west of Millport. On both sides of the highway, 50 to 70 trees were either snapped off or uprooted, and a few homes sustained shingle damage. Tree limbs were actually embedded into the roof of one home. In the same general area, a tractor trailer was overturned and a metal roof was blown off a garage building. In addition, Metal roof stripping was blown off a barn roof and was transported 100 yards downstream into the top of a 60 foot tree. The tornado lifted on the north side of Millport, near James Street, where a few more trees were snapped off and a barn was damaged. Start: 33.553/-88.1022 End: 33.566/-88.0842

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

The tornado touched down about 1 mile southwest of the city of Millport, where it uprooted several trees. From there, it moved northeastward and crossed AL-17 about a half mile west of Millport. On both sides of the highway, 50 to 70 trees were either snapped off or uprooted, and a few homes sustained shingle damage. Tree limbs were actually embedded into the roof of one home. In the same general area, a tractor trailer was overturned and a metal roof was blown off a garage building. In addition, Metal roof stripping was blown off a barn roof and was transported 100 yards downstream into the top of a 60 foot tree. The tornado lifted on the north side of Millport, near James Street, where a few more trees were snapped off and a barn was damaged.

Episode Narrative

A powerful late fall storm system, and associated cold frontal passage through Alabama, brought widespread thunderstorms to the state. Some of the storms in Central Alabama produced damaging winds and tornadoes.

Outbreak Context

Part of 6-tornado outbreak on November 30, 2010

Shared Episode Narrative

A powerful late fall storm system, and associated cold frontal passage through Alabama, brought widespread thunderstorms to the state. Some of the storms in Central Alabama produced damaging winds and tornadoes.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 269898

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