3 NNW Dothan - 2 WNW Kinsey This was the fourth tornado to develop in northwest Houston County, spawned by the same thunderstorm. The tornado began just south of Westgate Parkway, and then quickly intensified - snapping 5 power poles near Westgate Parkway and Technology Drive. Several houses in nearby neighborhoods had some roof damage and a barn also had roof damage. The remainder of the track was mostly tree damage, with the tornado ending just south of the Henry-Houston County border, still in Houston County. Start: 31.2651/-85.4106 End: 31.3085/-85.3752

NWS EF Scale: F1 Polygon

This was the third tornado to develop in northwest Houston county, spawned by the same thunderstorm. Damage was focused at the athletic center of a private school and a nearby neighborhood. A concrete block baseball dugout was destroyed and several wood power poles were snapped. Multiple homes had minor roof damage. This tornado was rated EF1 with max winds near 100 mph. Damage cost was estimated.

An unusually strong upper level trough and area of low pressure moved across the southeast states during the Feb 23-24 period, bringing with it numerous reports of wind damage and tornadoes. The low level jet was particularly strong with very strong 0-1 km shear values in excess of 60 knots. The 0-1 km helicity values were in excess of 1000 m2/s2 in some areas with CAPE values around 500 j/kg. There were a total of 11 tornadoes across southeast Alabama and southwest Georgia, including 9 EF1 tornadoes and 2 EF0 tornadoes.

Part of 9-tornado outbreak on February 23, 2016