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December 25, 2012 · Marengo County · 2012
EF1

December 25, 2012

3:15 PM
Marengo County, Alabama · Near Linden (ZIP 36763)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
4.7 mi
Max Width
100 yd
DateDecember 25, 2012
Time3:15 PM
CountyMarengo
CityLinden
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 425328
NWS Birmingham

S Demopolis - E Demopolis National Weather Service meteorologists have surveyed the damage near Demopolis in Marengo County and determined that it was the result of an EF-1 tornado. The tornado touched down west of US Hwy 43 near Marengo Farms Road. The tornado tracked northeastward across US Highway 43 where it caused minor tree damage in Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Old Springhill Road and Reed Drive. The tornado continued northeastward and produced damage along Sunset Road where the strongest winds occurred. This is where 2 mobile homes were completely destroyed and multiple others that sustained minor to moderate damage. Also one church on US Hwy 80 had partial roof damage. The tornado then crossed US Hwy 80 and lifted just before crossing into Hale County. Hundreds of trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. The National Weather Service would like to thank the Marengo County Emergency Management Agency for their assistance with the storm survey. Start: 32.4762/-87.8228 End:  32.5140/-87.7324

NWS EF Scale: F 1 Polygon

Event Narrative

An EF-1 tornado touched down southwest of Dixons Mill on Hoboken Road. The tornado tracked north northeastward and crossed County Road 6, County Road 8 and Highway 10. The tornado lifted after it crossed Highway 10 along Southern Pines Drive. Very minimal structural damage was noted along the path. The damage was mainly limited to numerous trees that were either snapped or uprooted. Several people witnessed the tornado.

Episode Narrative

Late Christmas Eve, a well amplified upper level trough dug into the southern Plains. In response, a surface low developed Christmas morning over southern Texas. As the upper low deepened and tilted negatively, the surface low strengthened as it moved eastward. By Christmas afternoon, a swath of severe weather swept across the Deep South, with discrete supercells and a broken line of thunderstorms in trail. These thunderstorms moved across central Alabama during the evening hours, bringing with them strong straight line winds, numerous tornadoes, as well as flooding.

Outbreak Context

Part of 18-tornado outbreak on December 25, 2012

Shared Episode Narrative

Late Christmas Eve, a well amplified upper level trough dug into the southern Plains. In response, a surface low developed Christmas morning over southern Texas. As the upper low deepened and tilted negatively, the surface low strengthened as it moved eastward. By Christmas afternoon, a swath of severe weather swept across the Deep South, with discrete supercells and a broken line of thunderstorms in trail. These thunderstorms moved across central Alabama during the evening hours, bringing with them strong straight line winds, numerous tornadoes, as well as flooding.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 425328

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