September 17, 2012

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