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January 3, 2015 · Sumter County · 2015
EF1

January 3, 2015

4:36 PM
Sumter County, Alabama · Near Livingston
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.2 mi
Max Width
200 yd
DateJanuary 3, 2015
Time4:36 PM
CountySumter
CityLivingston
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 556256
NWS Birmingham

2.7 WSW Bodka-1.9 W Bodka National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Sumter County and confirmed a tornado. The tornado touched down along State Highway 116 between Old Bodka Road and State Highway 17. The tornado traveled northeast and lifted near Old Bodka Road and Bodka Creek. The most concentrated damage was near Old Bodka Road where hundreds of trees were snapped off or were uprooted. Start: 32.8062/-88.2937 End: 32.8211/-88.2822

NWS EF Scale: F1 Polygon

Event Narrative

National Weather Service Meteorologists surveyed damage in Sumter County and confirmed a weak tornado. The tornado touched down just west of Pretty Branch Road along the Norfolk Southern Railroad, about 0.5 miles east of Cuba. The tornado tracked northeast downing several large hardwoods and caused damage to the roof and anchoring system of a manufactured home as it crossed Pretty Branch Road and the railroad track. The tornado moved parallel to the railroad track downing approximately one dozen trees. The tornado lifted just west of Old Livingston Road.

Episode Narrative

A surface low tracked northeast across northern Mississippi and northwest Alabama Saturday afternoon and evening. An upper level disturbance moving out of the southwest United States providing ample lift and shear increased as the surface low deepened. The frontal system progressed slowly eastward, and this allowed for widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches.

Outbreak Context

Part of 6-tornado outbreak on January 3, 2015

Shared Episode Narrative

A surface low tracked northeast across northern Mississippi and northwest Alabama Saturday afternoon and evening. An upper level disturbance moving out of the southwest United States providing ample lift and shear increased as the surface low deepened. The frontal system progressed slowly eastward, and this allowed for widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 556256

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