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February 24, 2019 · Coosa County · 2019
EF1

February 24, 2019

1:54 AM
Coosa County, Alabama · Near Alexander City (ZIP 35136)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
5.0 mi
Max Width
550 yd
DateFebruary 24, 2019
Time1:54 AM
CountyCoosa
CityAlexander City
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 809814
NWS Birmingham

3 SE Rockford - 1 NW Highway 9 & Highway 22 The tornado touched down initially in a grove of pine trees just east of County Road 40 in Coosa County, uprooting about a half dozen mature trees. It then traveled east-northeastward to Nixburg Rd, where several pines were uprooted, and a quarter of the metal roofing was peeled off a home. From there, the tornado continued across a wooded area in the Little Sam Jack Creek basin. From there, it crossed County Road 30 and County Road 101, and actually crossed over the "County Road 101" tornado path from January 19, 2019. Numerous pines were uprooted or snapped in the area, and a few hardwoods were uprooted. The tornado path then crossed Alabama Hwy 22, where several pines and a hardwood were uprooted. One of the pines caused major damage to the corner of a manufactured home, and one uprooted hardwood grazed the front of another home causing minor damage. The tornado dissipated in the woods somewhere between Alabama Hwy 22 and Alabama Hwy 9. Start: 32.8576/-86.1845 End: 32.8804/-86.1032

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Coosa County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 95 mph.||The tornado touched down initially in a grove of pine trees just east of County Road 40 in Coosa County, uprooting about a half dozen mature trees. It then traveled east-northeastward to Nixburg Road, where several pines were uprooted, and a quarter of the metal roofing was peeled off a home. The tornado continued across a wooded area in the Little Sam Jack Creek basin and then crossed County Road 30 and County Road 101. Numerous pines were uprooted or snapped in this area, and a few hardwoods were uprooted. The tornado path then crossed Alabama Highway 22, where several pines and a hardwood were uprooted. One of the pines caused major damage to the corner of a manufactured home, and one uprooted hardwood grazed the front of another home causing minor damage. The tornado dissipated in the woods somewhere between Alabama Highway 22 and Alabama Highway 9.

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: 809814

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