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November 17, 2014 · Washington, Clarke County · 2014
EF1

November 17, 2014

1:37 AM
Washington, Clarke County, Alabama · Near Chatom (ZIP 36518)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
21.9 mi
Max Width
150 yd
DateNovember 17, 2014
Time1:37 AM
CountyWashingtonClarke
CityChatom
Property Loss$250000.00M
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 548897
NWS Birmingham

2.7 ESE Chatom Municipal Airport - 4.1 ESE Winn This tornado produced a non-continuous damage path. The tornado first touched down along highway 56 and moved northeast where it hit a house and caused minor roof damage and broken windows. In the same area a poorly constructed barn was severely damaged. The tornado continued northeast where it hit a hunting camp and flipped 3 campers. The storm continued northeast and caused damage along St. Stephens Ave. where a chicken coop was damaged and a tree fell on a mobile home. The storm continued northeast and crossed the Tombigbee river Into Clarke County. This tornado produced a non-continuous damage path. The storm moved out of Washington County and into Clarke County east of St. Stephens. The storm continued northeast and crossed the Tombigbee river Into Clarke County. The tornado caused damage along Bolen Town Road where numerous trees were snapped and a large tree was completely uprooted and fell on a house. Tree damage continued along Highway 69 before the storm weakened with damage ending near Antioch Road. Start: 31.4418/-88.1545 End: 31.6294/-87.8551

NWS EF Scale: F1 Polygon

Event Narrative

This tornado produced a non-continuous damage path. The tornado first touched down along highway 56 and moved northeast where it hit a house and caused minor roof damage and broken windows. In the same area a poorly constructed barn was severely damaged. The tornado continued northeast where it hit a hunting camp and flipped 3 campers. The storm continued northeast and caused damage along St. Stephens Ave. where a chicken coop was damaged and a tree fell on a mobile home. The tornado continued northeast and crossed the Tombigbee river Into Clarke County.

Episode Narrative

Isolated severe thunderstorms moved across the area during the early morning hours of November 17th, producing 3 weak tornadoes that caused damage in portions of southwest and south central Alabama.

Outbreak Context

Part of 5-tornado outbreak on November 17, 2014

Shared Episode Narrative

Isolated severe thunderstorms moved across the area during the early morning hours of November 17th, producing 3 weak tornadoes that caused damage in portions of southwest and south central Alabama.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 548897
SWDI Tornado ID: 2014-11-17T07:37:18Z_KMOB_Q8
SWDI Radar Site: KMOB
SWDI Signature: TVS

See Also

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