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January 28, 1997 · Tuscaloosa County · 1997
EF2

January 28, 1997

12:08 AM
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama · Near Northport (ZIP 35473)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Path Length
2.0 mi
Max Width
73 yd
DateJanuary 28, 1997
Time12:08 AM
CountyTuscaloosa
CityNorthport
Property Loss$90.0K
Crop Loss$2.0K
SourceNCEI 5588192
NWS Birmingham

5.0 N Coker-5.5 NNE Coker Several trees downed. Several homes had roof damage and one home was completely deroofed. Start: 33.3000/-87.7000 End:  3 3.3000 /-87.6700

NWS EF Scale: F2

Episode Narrative

A small tornado that apparently formed on the north side of a bow echo touched down in a lightly populated area just north of Lake Lurleen State Park and just west of State Road 171 in west central Tuscaloosa County. Damage was primarily to downed trees, however, several structures sustained minor damage with the exception of one house that was completely deroofed. The family in the house was asleep when the tornado struck and one young girl sustained a minor injury in the storm.EMA officials reported that three mobile homes were damaged along with the one house that was deroofed and at least two barns and several storage buildings were damaged.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5588192

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