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January 23, 2012 · Sumter County · 2012
EF0

January 23, 2012

3:21 AM
Sumter County, Alabama · Near Livingston (ZIP 36732)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.1 mi
Max Width
50 yd
DateJanuary 23, 2012
Time3:21 AM
CountySumter
CityLivingston
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 363567
NWS Birmingham

0.5 N Parker - 1.6 NNE Parker A tornado, with winds of 75 MPH, touched down along Highway 11 about 5 miles northeast of Livingston, snapping and uprooting a few small soft and hardwood trees. The tornado then traveled northeast toward County Road 39 and McCainville Road, where additional trees were damaged, along with minor damage to an outbuilding. The tornado lifted along McCainville Road. Start: 32.6567/-88.1705 End: 32.6718/88.1639

NWS EF Scale: F0 Polygon

Event Narrative

A tornado, with winds of 75 MPH, touched down along Highway 11 about 5 miles northeast of Livingston, snapping and uprooting a few small soft and hardwood trees. The tornado then traveled northeast toward County Road 39 and McCainville Road, where additional trees were damaged, along with minor damage to an outbuilding. The tornado lifted along McCainville Road.

Episode Narrative

An upper level low pressure system developed over the Great Plains and moved east across the Ohio River Valley, dragging a cold front through the lower Mississippi River Valley. As the cold front moved through Arkansas, a squall line formed, producing severe thunderstorms to areas west of Alabama. As the cold front progressed eastward, individual supercells developed in advance of the front and moved through Alabama during the early morning hours on January 23rd. Several long track supercells produced strong, long track tornadoes.

Outbreak Context

Part of 11-tornado outbreak on January 23, 2012

Shared Episode Narrative

An upper level low pressure system developed over the Great Plains and moved east across the Ohio River Valley, dragging a cold front through the lower Mississippi River Valley. As the cold front moved through Arkansas, a squall line formed, producing severe thunderstorms to areas west of Alabama. As the cold front progressed eastward, individual supercells developed in advance of the front and moved through Alabama during the early morning hours on January 23rd. Several long track supercells produced strong, long track tornadoes.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 363567

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