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March 14, 2019 · Cullman County · 2019
EF1

March 14, 2019

3:10 PM
Cullman County, Alabama · Near Cullman (ZIP 35083)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
11.1 mi
Max Width
112 yd
DateMarch 14, 2019
Time3:10 PM
CountyCullman
CityCullman
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 804167
NWS Birmingham

2 NNW Hanceville - 1 NNW Holly Pond The tornado touched down 0.2 miles southwest of White City, snapping and uprooting several hardwood trees. The tornado then damaged the White City Community Center, lifting up portions of the roof and peeling back sheets of the metal roof structure. A house next door to the community center sustained minor damage when trees fell around and partially onto the house. Some of these trees were more than 5 feet in diameter and were a combination of either snapped or uprooted. Across the street at this location as well, an outdoor storage shed was blown over. Damage in White City was consistent with an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 105 mph. Maximum width likely occurred here and was measured as 112 yards wide. Start: 34.0950/-86.7734 End: 34.1885/-86.6192

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

The tornado touched down 0.2 miles southwest of White City, snapping and uprooting several hardwood trees. The tornado then damaged the White City Community Center, lifting up portions of the roof and peeling back sheets of the metal roof structure. A house next door to the community center sustained minor damage when trees fell around and partially onto the house. Some of these trees were more than 5 feet in diameter and were a combination of either snapped or uprooted. Across the street at this location, an outdoor storage shed was blown over. Damage in White City was consistent with an EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 105 mph. Maximum width likely occurred here and was measured as 112 yards wide.

Episode Narrative

Scattered supercells developed well ahead of a dry line and cold front in the lower Mississippi Valley during the early to mid-afternoon hours. The thunderstorms shifted southeast by early evening. One of the thunderstorms produced an EF-1 tornado in Cullman County. Many of the other thunderstorms exhibited mesocyclones and produced wall clouds, but no tornadoes. There were a couple of other reports of isolated wind damage in Colbert, Lawrence and DeKalb Counties. In southern DeKalb County, full grown pine trees were snapped or uprooted. Large hail was also reported in DeKalb County.

Outbreak Context

Part of 16-tornado outbreak on March 14, 2019

Shared Episode Narrative

Scattered supercells developed well ahead of a dry line and cold front in the lower Mississippi Valley during the early to mid-afternoon hours. The thunderstorms shifted southeast by early evening. One of the thunderstorms produced an EF-1 tornado in Cullman County. Many of the other thunderstorms exhibited mesocyclones and produced wall clouds, but no tornadoes. There were a couple of other reports of isolated wind damage in Colbert, Lawrence and DeKalb Counties. In southern DeKalb County, full grown pine trees were snapped or uprooted. Large hail was also reported in DeKalb County.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 804167

See Also

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