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April 15, 2011 · Mobile County · 2011
EF0

April 15, 2011

9:05 PM
Mobile County, Alabama · Near Chatom (ZIP 36529)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.2 mi
Max Width
80 yd
DateApril 15, 2011
Time9:05 PM
CountyMobile
CityChatom
Property Loss$30000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 297766
NWS Birmingham

1.8 NW Citronelle - 1.2 N Citronelle A brief tornado touchdown occurred in the city of Citronelle. Roofs were damaged on a few single-wide manufactured homes with minor roof damage to a few single-family wood frame homes. Some trees were twisted off near the tops. A section of metal roofing was removed from one unit of the Wahoo Apartments on South Center Street. Start; 31.0960/-88.2530 End: 31.0970/-88.2320

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

Brief tornado touchdown in the city of Citronelle. Roofs were damaged on a few single-wide manufactured homes with minor roof damage to a few single-family wood frame homes. Some trees were twisted off near the tops. A section of metal roofing was removed from one unit of the Wahoo Apartments on South Center Street.

Episode Narrative

Numerous supercell thunderstorms developed in the late morning through the evening hours across Mississippi and Alabama. A series of long track tornadic supercell thunderstorms moved out of southeast Mississippi in the late morning, and crossed southwest Alabama in the late morning through the afternoon and evening hours. In southwest Alabama, the tornadoes missed the larger populated towns and communities, but did produce significant damage to numerous homes in rural areas. Several injuries were reported with 3 fatalities in Deer Park, Alabama (Washington County) from an EF-3 tornado during the early evening hours. Widespread damage to timber along several 200 to 600 yard-wide tornado paths resulted in significant losses to the timber industry. The Alabama Forestry Commission estimated timber losses in southwest Alabama to be near 7.3 million dollars.

Outbreak Context

Part of 43-tornado outbreak on April 15, 2011

EF1Clarke CountyView →EF0Choctaw CountyView →EF0Choctaw CountyView →EF1Choctaw, Marengo CountyView →EF2Washington CountyView →EF2Sumter CountyView →EF1Monroe CountyView →EF3Greene, Tuscaloosa CountyView →EF2Hale CountyView →EF2Sumter CountyView →EF1Bibb CountyView →EF2Sumter, Greene CountyView →EF2Greene, Hale CountyView →EF0Shelby CountyView →EF3Marengo County1 fatalView →EF2Monroe CountyView →EF2Marengo CountyView →EF2Monroe, Butler CountyView →EF2Marengo CountyView →EF1Shelby CountyView →EF0Perry CountyView →EF2Choctaw, Marengo CountyView →EF2Perry CountyView →EF1Dallas CountyView →EF0Lowndes CountyView →EF1Dallas CountyView →EF1Dallas CountyView →EF1Autauga CountyView →EF1Autauga CountyView →EF0Autauga CountyView →EF2Clarke CountyView →EF1Dallas CountyView →EF0Elmore CountyView →EF1Autauga CountyView →EF2Autauga CountyView →EF2Monroe CountyView →EF3Autauga County3 fatalView →EF2Butler CountyView →EF2Elmore, Coosa, Tallapoosa CountyView →EF1Escambia CountyView →EF1Tallapoosa CountyView →EF2Escambia, Conecuh, Covington CountyView →
Shared Episode Narrative

Numerous supercell thunderstorms developed in the late morning through the evening hours across Mississippi and Alabama. A series of long track tornadic supercell thunderstorms moved out of southeast Mississippi in the late morning, and crossed southwest Alabama in the late morning through the afternoon and evening hours. In southwest Alabama, the tornadoes missed the larger populated towns and communities, but did produce significant damage to numerous homes in rural areas. Several injuries were reported with 3 fatalities in Deer Park, Alabama (Washington County) from an EF-3 tornado during the early evening hours. Widespread damage to timber along several 200 to 600 yard-wide tornado paths resulted in significant losses to the timber industry. The Alabama Forestry Commission estimated timber losses in southwest Alabama to be near 7.3 million dollars.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 297766

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