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November 15, 2006 · Washington County · 2006
EF1

November 15, 2006

5:44 AM
Washington County, Alabama · Near Chatom (ZIP 36518)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
7.8 mi
Max Width
300 yd
DateNovember 15, 2006
Time5:44 AM
CountyWashington
CityChatom
Property Loss$750.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5866
NWS Birmingham

2.3 ESE Jordan-4.1 SSE Bigbee A tornado first touched down west of County Road 15 just south of Sleepy Hollow Lane. Tree and roof damage was observed in this area. The tornado moved northeast crossing State Highway 17 near Jordan. This is where most of the damage from the tornado was found. Numerous homes had roof damage and with several trees down. A well constructed horse stable was damaged and several valuable horses were injured with one killed. The tornado continued northeast for several miles over open land crossing County Road 31 south of CC Trail Road. Mostly tree damage occurred in this area. The tornado dissipated near CC Trail Road. Start: 31.4900/-88.2900 End: 31.5600/-88.2000

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

A tornado first touched down west of County Road 15 just south of Sleepy Hollow Lane. Tree and roof damage was observed in this area. The tornado moved northeast crossing State Highway 17 near Jordan. This is where most of the damage from the tornado was found. Numerous homes had roof damage and with several trees down. A well constructed horse stable was damaged and several valuable horses were injured with one killed. The tornado continued northeast for several miles over open land crossing County Road 31 south of CC Trail Road. Mostly tree damage occurred in this area. The tornado dissipated near CC Trail Road.

Episode Narrative

Strong southerly winds developed ahead of a cold front and caused low level shear to increase across the area. This low level shear aided in the development of several tornadoes across the area.

Outbreak Context

Part of 14-tornado outbreak on November 15, 2006

Shared Episode Narrative

Strong southerly winds developed ahead of a cold front and caused low level shear to increase across the area. This low level shear aided in the development of several tornadoes across the area.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5866
SWDI Tornado ID: 2006-11-15T11:39:36Z_KMOB_E3
SWDI Radar Site: KMOB
SWDI Signature: TVS

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