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November 1, 2018 · Choctaw County · 2018
EF0

November 1, 2018

6:08 AM
Choctaw County, Alabama · Near Chatom
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.1 mi
Max Width
100 yd
DateNovember 1, 2018
Time6:08 AM
CountyChoctaw
CityChatom
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 791867
NWS Birmingham

4 SE Gilbertown A corridor of straight line wind damage was found starting near Highway 17 and Harrison Road and continuing northeast to County Road 8 and Barrytown Road. Significant tree damage was noted along portions of the path with winds estimated in the 60 to 80 mph range. There was a small, enhanced corridor of tree damage on County Road 8 where several large, healthy pine trees were snapped. Winds in this small area are estimated to have been between 90 to 100 mph. Just northeast of this enhanced damage, a small EF-0 tornado was found in a wooded area along Woodbine Road. In total, 5 houses and 3 barns were damaged, mainly from downed trees. It should be noted that most of the damage observed was from straight line winds. Start: 31.8361/-88.2647 End: 31.8378/-88.2635

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

A corridor of straight line wind damage was found starting near Highway 17 and Harrison Road and continuing northeast to County Road 8 and Barrytown Road. Significant tree damage was noted along portions of the path with winds estimated in the 60 to 80 mph range. There was a small, enhanced corridor of tree damage on County Road 8 where several large, healthy pine trees were snapped. Winds in this small areas area estimated to have been between 90 to 100 mph. Just northeast of this enhanced damage, a small EF-0) tornado was found in a wooded area along Woodbine Road. In total, 5 houses and 3 barns were damaged, mainly from downed trees. It should be noted that most of the damage observed was from straight line winds.

Episode Narrative

A line of thunderstorms moved across the area ahead of a strong cold front. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.

Outbreak Context

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on November 1, 2018

Shared Episode Narrative

A line of thunderstorms moved across the area ahead of a strong cold front. The thunderstorms produced damaging winds and isolated tornadoes.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 791867

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