EF5

April 27, 2011

5:19 PM
DeKalb County, Alabama · Near Fort Payne (ZIP 35961)
Fatalities
25
Injuries
0
Path Length
33.7 mi
Max Width
1,320 yd
DateApril 27, 2011
Time5:19 PM
CountyDeKalb
CityFort Payne
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceSPC
NWS Birmingham

1.7 S Fort Payne - 3.2 SE Fisher Crossroads A significant tornado of EF-2 intensity with peak winds up to 120 mph tracked through southeast DeKalb County. The tornado first touched down along Dogtown Road (County Road 89) just south of Jennings Road where two small barns collapsed. The tornado then crossed Jennings Road and snapped and uprooted trees along Bear Creek Road and Adamsburg Road. A large number of trees were snapped or uprooted along Kelly Road and a barn sustained damage along McCurdy Drive. The tornado began to strengthen rapidly as it approached Wallace Avenue (State Highway 35). A large metal farm building was leveled to the ground here and 4 power poles were snapped off completely. In this area, the tree damage was substantial. The damage was deemed to be EF-2 intensity at this location. A home on the north side of Highway 35 sustained damage and trees were also downed along Patricia Drive. The tornado continued to move northeast uprooting and snapping a large number of trees along Pumpkin Center Road. Trees were knocked down on several homes just west of the intersection of Pumpkin Center Road and Fischer Road. Minor damage was noted to homes on the east side of Fischer Road as the tornado began to lift. Start: 34.4059/-85.7294 End: 34.4427/-85.6250

NWS EF Scale: F2

Outbreak Context

Part of 59-tornado outbreak on April 27, 2011

EF1Unknown CountyView →EF1Lauderdale CountyView →EF2Pickens CountyView →EF3Pickens, Tuscaloosa CountyView →EF1Fayette CountyView →EF3Tuscaloosa, Jefferson CountyView →EF3Walker CountyView →EF2Cullman County1 fatalView →EF1Shelby, Jefferson CountyView →EF2Jefferson, Blount CountyView →EF2Jefferson CountyView →EF1Blount, Marshall CountyView →EF2St. Clair CountyView →EF1Cullman, Marshall CountyView →EF1Marshall CountyView →EF2Marshall, DeKalb CountyView →EF1Marshall CountyView →EF1Marshall CountyView →EF1Marshall CountyView →EF1Marshall CountyView →EF1Marshall CountyView →EF0Marshall CountyView →EF1Marshall CountyView →EF1Marshall CountyView →EF1Marshall CountyView →EF1Jackson, DeKalb County1 fatalView →EF2DeKalb, Jackson CountyView →EF1DeKalb CountyView →EF0Limestone CountyView →EF1Morgan, Limestone CountyView →EF0Limestone CountyView →EF1Limestone CountyView →EF1Limestone, Madison CountyView →EF1Madison CountyView →EF1Madison CountyView →EF0Madison CountyView →EF4Cullman, Morgan, Marshall County6 fatalView →EF5Franklin, Lawrence, Morgan County72 fatalView →EF4Pickens, Tuscaloosa, Fayette County13 fatalView →EF4DeKalb County14 fatalView →EF1Madison CountyView →EF4Greene, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson County64 fatalView →EF1Limestone, Madison CountyView →EF4Jackson County1 fatalView →EF3Marion, Winston CountyView →EF3Greene, Hale, Bibb County7 fatalView →EF3Fayette CountyView →EF4St. Clair, Calhoun, Etowah County22 fatalView →EF1Hale, Bibb CountyView →EF0Cullman CountyView →EF1Bibb, Shelby CountyView →EF4Elmore, Tallapoosa, Chambers County7 fatalView →EF1Shelby, Talladega CountyView →EF1Perry CountyView →EF2DeKalb CountyView →EF1Chambers CountyView →EF1Chambers CountyView →EF0Chilton CountyView →

See Also

33.7 mi1320 yd wide