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November 15, 2006 · Baldwin County · 2006
EF1

November 15, 2006

9:09 AM
Baldwin County, Alabama · Near Bay Minette (ZIP 36502)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.3 mi
Max Width
150 yd
DateNovember 15, 2006
Time9:09 AM
CountyBaldwin
CityBay Minette
Property Loss$100.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5871
NWS Birmingham

0.3 SE Dyas-1 WNW Dyas A tornado touched down along Hollingsworth Road in the Dyas C ommunity where it blew down several trees. It continued east northeast reaching F1 strength where it crossed over Dyas Road about a mile north of Brushy Creek. A house on the east side of the road sustained considerable roof damage. Two sheds, a barn ,horse pen and a screened in porch were destroyed. Numerous debris from this property were blown into an adjacent field and the owner said several items were found as far as a half mile away. The tornado quickly weakened and dissipated at the end of Sanks Road. Start: 30.9700/-87.6800 End: 30.9800/-87.6600

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

A tornado touched down along Hollingsworth Road in the Dyas community where it blew down several trees. It continued east northeast reaching F1 strength where it crossed over Dyas Road about a mile north of Brushy Creek. A house on the east side of the road sustained considerable roof damage. Two sheds, a barn ,horse pen and a screened in porch were destroyed. Numerous debris from this property were blown into an adjacent field and the owner said several items were found as far as a half mile away. The tornado quickly weakened and dissipated at the end of Sanks 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: 5871

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