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February 23, 2019 · Lamar, Fayette County · 2019
EF1

February 23, 2019

5:52 PM
Lamar, Fayette County, Alabama · Near Vernon (ZIP 35594)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
9.2 mi
Max Width
700 yd
DateFebruary 23, 2019
Time5:52 PM
CountyLamarFayette
CityVernon
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 809790
NWS Birmingham

3 SE Hightogy - 4 ESE Crossville The tornado touched down just south of Crawford Rd in the Kingville Community and traveled northeast. At the initial point of touchdown, a large area of numerous uprooted and snapped trees were observed along County Road 49. In this area, near the intersection of County Road 20 and County Road 49, a manufactured home was lofted and displaced to the northeast approximately 75 feet along the track. Fortunately, there were no injuries. Maximum winds at this location were 105 mph. The tornado continued tracking northeast toward western Fayette County just south of Hwy 18. Along the path, several uprooted trees and many snapped limbs were observed, however, areal coverage was not as significant as in the Kingville area. The damage path become more narrow as the tornado tracked northeast. The tornado lifted a few miles inside the western Fayette county line just east of Howton Rd. Start: 33.6560/-88.0590 End: 33.7319/-88.9273

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southeast Lamar County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 105 mph.||The tornado touched down southwest of Crawford Road in the Kingville community and traveled northeast. At the initial point of touchdown, a large area of uprooted and snapped trees were observed along County Road 49. In this area, near the intersection of County Road 20 and County Road 49, a manufactured home was lofted and displaced to the northeast approximately 75 feet. Maximum winds at this location were 105 mph. The tornado continued northeast towards western Fayette County, just south of Highway 18. Along the path, several uprooted trees and many snapped limbs were observed. The damage path become more narrow as the tornado continued northeast and crossed into Fayette County, near Twin Lake Road.

Episode Narrative

A east-west zone of deep moisture across north Alabama on February 22nd was located along the northern periphery of a 500mb ridge across Florida. A digging short wave trough over the Southwest United States produced several downstream impulses which produced localized heavy rainfall across Marion County. On the next day, the upper trough tracked northeast into Texas and produced a band of severe storms across Central Alabama.

Outbreak Context

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on February 23, 2019

Shared Episode Narrative

A east-west zone of deep moisture across north Alabama on February 22nd was located along the northern periphery of a 500mb ridge across Florida. A digging short wave trough over the Southwest United States produced several downstream impulses which produced localized heavy rainfall across Marion County. On the next day, the upper trough tracked northeast into Texas and produced a band of severe storms across Central Alabama.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 809790
SWDI Tornado ID: 2019-02-23T23:54:35Z_KGWX_R6
SWDI Radar Site: KGWX
SWDI Signature: TVS

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