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April 25, 2003 · Elmore County · 2003
EF0

April 25, 2003

3:24 PM
Elmore County, Alabama · Near Wetumpka (ZIP 36078)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.6 mi
Max Width
50 yd
DateApril 25, 2003
Time3:24 PM
CountyElmore
CityWetumpka
Property Loss$40.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5353939
NWS Birmingham

3.6 NW Tallassee-3.0 NW Tallassee A small tornado touched down northwest of Tallassee and crossed SR 14 on a east-southeast path. The weak tornado downed trees and caused minor roof damage to several residential structures. On this day, several steady state, rotating thunderstorms, referred to as supercells, cut swaths of damage through Alabama. The first storm affected 12 counties dropping hail from penny to softball size. Numerous homes and automobiles were damaged by the large hail. Damaging winds also accompanied the storm. Many trees were snapped off, uprooted, or blown down along the path. Several homes were damaged from the falling trees. Supercell 2 merged with Supercell 1 across southern Tallapoosa County. Although there were no reports of injuries, several hundred thousand dollars of damage occurred. Several supercell thunderstorms affected Alabama on this day. This storm was not the only supercell to cause damage, but it was one of the most costly storms of the day. Start: 32.5700/-85.9500 End: 32.5700/-85.9300

NWS EF Scale: F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook

Event Narrative

A small tornado touched down northwest of Tallassee and crossed SR 14 on a east-southeast path. The weak tornado downed trees and caused minor roof damage to several residential structures.

Episode Narrative

On this day, several steady state, rotating thunderstorms, referred to as supercells, cut swaths of damage through Alabama. The first storm affected 12 counties dropping hail from penny to softball size. Numerous homes and automobiles were damaged by the large hail. Damaging winds also accompanied the storm. Many trees were snapped off, uprooted, or blown down along the path. Several homes were damaged from the falling trees. Supercell 2 merged with Supercell 1 across southern Tallapoosa County. Although there were no reports of injuries, several hundred thousand dollars of damage occurred. Several supercell thunderstorms affected Alabama on this day. This storm was not the only supercell to cause damage, but it was one of the most costly storms of the day.

Outbreak Context

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on April 25, 2003

Shared Episode Narrative

On this day, several steady state, rotating thunderstorms, referred to as supercells, cut swaths of damage through Alabama. The first storm affected 12 counties dropping hail from penny to softball size. Numerous homes and automobiles were damaged by the large hail. Damaging winds also accompanied the storm. Many trees were snapped off, uprooted, or blown down along the path. Several homes were damaged from the falling trees. Supercell 2 merged with Supercell 1 across southern Tallapoosa County. Although there were no reports of injuries, several hundred thousand dollars of damage occurred. Several supercell thunderstorms affected Alabama on this day. This storm was not the only supercell to cause damage, but it was one of the most costly storms of the day.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5353939
SWDI Tornado ID: 2003-04-25T21:19:02Z_KMXX_N1
SWDI Radar Site: KMXX
SWDI Signature: TVS

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