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May 25, 2011 · Limestone County · 2011
EF0

May 25, 2011

10:55 PM
Limestone County, Alabama · Near Athens (ZIP 35611)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.8 mi
Max Width
50 yd
DateMay 25, 2011
Time10:55 PM
CountyLimestone
CityAthens
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 295410
NWS Birmingham

1.5 SW Bethel - 0.4 NNW Maple Hill A tornado with peak winds of 85 mph redeveloped and snapped and uprooted several trees along a southwest to northeast path beginning along Thach Road, crossing S tate H ighway 251, then reaching the Limestone-Madison County line along Ready Section Road. This tornado continued its path from Limestone County along Ready Section Road, snapping and uprooting trees until lifting north of Bethel Road just west of S tate H ighway 53. Start: 34.9170/-86.8502 End: 34.9360/-86.7727

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

A tornado with peak winds of 85 mph redeveloped and snapped and uprooted several trees along a southwest to northeast path beginning along Thach Road, crossing state highway 251, then reaching the Limestone-Madison County line along Ready Section Road.

Episode Narrative

Supercells in northern Mississippi transitioned into a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) which progressed eastward through northern Alabama. The storms produced a few bow echoes and meso-vortices, which spawned a few tornadoes and produced widespread wind damage in northwest Alabama (mainly west of I-65). As the storms progressed eastward, the gust front began to outrun the storms, yet still produced sporadic wind damage.

Outbreak Context

Part of 7-tornado outbreak on May 25, 2011

Shared Episode Narrative

Supercells in northern Mississippi transitioned into a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) which progressed eastward through northern Alabama. The storms produced a few bow echoes and meso-vortices, which spawned a few tornadoes and produced widespread wind damage in northwest Alabama (mainly west of I-65). As the storms progressed eastward, the gust front began to outrun the storms, yet still produced sporadic wind damage.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 295410

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