April 27, 2011

4.2 NW Geiger - 4.9 SE Aliceville Airport A tornado touched down in Kemper County Mississippi, near Scooba, and tracked northeast into Sumter County, Alabama at a point just north of Henley Road, northwest of Geiger. The tornado continued as an EF2 rating as it entered Alabama, with winds of 130 mph. It knocked down trees along Mt Tabor Road and AL Hwy 17. The tornado caused extensive tree damage along CR 34, near Panola, where it knocked down an entire section of pine forest. The average path width in Sumter County is 0.5 mile (880yds). The tornado continued northeast across north Sumter County and moved into southern Pickens County just west of CR 85. As the tornado entered southern Pickens County just west of CR 85, it strengthened to an EF3 rating with winds of 140 mp h , the path width decreased to 0.4 mile (704 yds). As the tornado crossed CR 85, a large cinder block building sustained significant loss of roofing and partial wall collapse. The tornado continued to cause tree damage along its path as it moved northeast and crossed the Tombigbee River at Vienna. The tornado weakened and lifted at AL H ighway 14, just north of the Sipsey River. The total tornado damage path length was 23.74 miles. The tornado was 1056 yards wide in Sumter County and was rated EF-2 in Kemper and Sumter and EF-3 in Pickens. Start: 32.9100/-88.3500 End: 32.0604/-88.1299

NWS EF Scale: F3 (F3)

Part of 59-tornado outbreak on April 27, 2011