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September 17, 2012 · Geneva County · 2012
EF0

September 17, 2012

3:12 PM
Geneva County, Alabama · Near Enterprise (ZIP 36453)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.1 mi
Max Width
20 yd
DateSeptember 17, 2012
Time3:12 PM
CountyGeneva
CityEnterprise
Property Loss$10000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 409095
NWS Birmingham

0.5 W Samson A brief EF0 tornado touched down between South Canal and South Broad Street in Samson. Several trees and power lines were blown down, including at least one tree on a house as well as roof damage to another house. Law enforcement initially reported seeing a funnel cloud in the area and later confirmed the funnel cloud briefly touched down as a tornado. Max winds were estimated around 80 mph. Monetary damage was estimated. An upper level trough and surface cold front affected the area on September 17-18. Start: 31.1077/-86.0501 End:  31.1087/-86.0491

NWS EF Scale: F0 Polygon

Event Narrative

A brief EF0 tornado touched down between South Canal and South Broad Street in Samson. Several trees and power lines were blown down, including at least one tree on a house as well as roof damage to another house. Law enforcement initially reported seeing a funnel cloud in the area and later confirmed the funnel cloud briefly touched down as a tornado. Max winds were estimated around 80 mph. Monetary damage was estimated.

Episode Narrative

An upper level trough and surface cold front affected the area on September 17-18. A brief tornado occurred in Geneva county.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 409095

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