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April 22, 2018 · Dale County · 2018
EF0

April 22, 2018

12:11 PM
Dale County, Alabama · Near Enterprise (ZIP 36362)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.2 mi
Max Width
100 yd
DateApril 22, 2018
Time12:11 PM
CountyDale
CityEnterprise
Property Loss$1.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 743662
NWS Birmingham

1 S Fort Rucker - 1 WSW Fort Rucker EF0 tornado touched touched at Fort Rucker. Large tree limbs and small trees were broken or uprooted along the path. A wooden dugout structure at a baseball field was also damaged, along with powerlines. Maximum winds are estimated to be about 75mph. The tornado touched down near Kingsman Street and Andrews Avenue and moved north-northwest, lifting near Baker Street. Start: 31.3306/-85.7093 End: 313472/-85.7137

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

An EF0 tornado touched down at Ft. Rucker. Large tree limbs and small trees were broken or uprooted along the path. A wooden dugout structure at a baseball field was also damaged along with power lines. The tornado touched down near Kingsman Street and Andrews Avenue and moved north-northwest, lifting near Baker Street. Max winds were estimated near 75 mph with a width of 100 yards.

Episode Narrative

Widespread showers and thunderstorms ahead of a cold front lifted northward across the tri-state area on Sunday, April 22, 2018. While overall damage reports with the thunderstorms were limited, strong low level shear caused rotation in numerous storms. Despite the strong low level shear, instability was limited and the resultant storm mode was mini-supercells. A few reports of trees and even a downed street sign were reported in Houston county, AL. Despite the low-topped convection, the core of one storm in Lanier county, GA was also strong enough to produce nickel sized hail. While rotation was noted in multiple storms and a few tornado warnings were issued, only one storm produced a tornado that moved through Dale county, AL.

Outbreak Context

Part of 7-tornado outbreak on April 22, 2018

Shared Episode Narrative

Widespread showers and thunderstorms ahead of a cold front lifted northward across the tri-state area on Sunday, April 22, 2018. While overall damage reports with the thunderstorms were limited, strong low level shear caused rotation in numerous storms. Despite the strong low level shear, instability was limited and the resultant storm mode was mini-supercells. A few reports of trees and even a downed street sign were reported in Houston county, AL. Despite the low-topped convection, the core of one storm in Lanier county, GA was also strong enough to produce nickel sized hail. While rotation was noted in multiple storms and a few tornado warnings were issued, only one storm produced a tornado that moved through Dale county, AL.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 743662

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