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August 31, 2017 · Bibb County · 2017
EF1

August 31, 2017

6:28 PM
Bibb County, Alabama · Near Centreville (ZIP 35188)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.6 mi
Max Width
200 yd
DateAugust 31, 2017
Time6:28 PM
CountyBibb
CityCentreville
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 719988
NWS Birmingham

2 ESE Woodstock - 1 ESE West Blocton A damage survey by National Weather Service meteorologists determined that a brief EF-0 tornado occurred in Extreme Northern Bibb County. The tornado developed just south of Old Woodstock Road along the northern side of the Colonial Pipeline with light tree damage observed. The tornadic circulation then intensified as it crossed Old Woodstock Road, uprooting several trees. Another batch of uprooted trees was seen toward the northeast, as the tornado moved through a stand of trees. The circulation then quickly weakened roughly 1.5 miles south of the Tuscaloosa County line. Start: 33.1960/-87.1277 End: 33.1997/-87.1251

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

NWS meteorologists surveyed damage in western Bibb County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado. The tornado spun up along Road 700 north of Highway 25 in the Oakmulgee District of the Talladega National Forest, just west of Lake Ponderosa, where a couple tree branches were broken. It continued northeast through forested land and strengthened as it approached County Highway 16. There, an anchored barn and shed both collapsed, and an unanchored mobile home was rolled over, while numerous softwood trees were snapped. After crossing County 16, it damaged the tin roof of an abandoned structure, and continued to snap numerous trees as it began to parallel County Road 16 and cross Highway 1. The roof was damaged on a small shed along Sugar Hill Lane with continued tree damage. The tornado dissipated after crossing Ward School Road, prior to reaching Highway 82 and Eoline. The tornado was captured in a couple videos. The parent supercell went on to exhibit a couple additional tight velocity couplets and a lowering in correlation coefficient as it continued through Bibb County near West Blocton and Woodstock. However, survey teams could not find any additional damage on any accessible roads, and no additional damage was reported.

Episode Narrative

The remnants of Hurricane Harvey tracked northeast across Louisiana and along the Mississippi River. Feeder bands on the east side of Harvey produced four tornadoes across central Alabama.

Outbreak Context

Part of 5-tornado outbreak on August 31, 2017

Shared Episode Narrative

The remnants of Hurricane Harvey tracked northeast across Louisiana and along the Mississippi River. Feeder bands on the east side of Harvey produced four tornadoes across central Alabama.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 719988

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