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March 14, 2019 · Randolph County · 2019
EF0

March 14, 2019

9:00 PM
Randolph County, Alabama · Near Oxford (ZIP 36278)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
4.4 mi
Max Width
75 yd
DateMarch 14, 2019
Time9:00 PM
CountyRandolph
CityOxford
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 815069
NWS Birmingham

1 SSW Wedowee - 3 SSW Woodland The same supercell that produced 3 previous EF-0 tornadoes in Chilton and Coosa Counties, produced a fourth EF-0 tornado in the Wedowee area. Damage was very spotty/isolated, suggestive of a fairly weak circulation from a pasture area just off County Road 15 and Main Street South, northeast to the Highway 48 and County Road 56 intersection area. A barn/outbuilding was destroyed along with roofing damage done to the corner of one of five chicken houses, with no tree damage nearby. This further points toward a weak circulation that as only able to damage vulnerable structures with wind entry/uplift points. Start: 33.2979/-85.4907 End: 33.3342/-85.4290

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Randolph County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 70 mph.||The tornado touched down near 4th Street West just west of Highway 431. At the onset there were several softwood trees uprooted. Damage was very spotty and isolated, suggestive of a fairly weak circulation. A barn/outbuilding was destroyed along with roofing damage to the corner of one of five chicken houses just east of County Road 56, with no nearby tree damage. The tornado lifted just before Highway 48.

Episode Narrative

A widespread severe weather event occurred across central Alabama aduring the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, March 14th. The event began in the northwest counties and spread eastward all the way to the Georgia state line. A strong low level jet of 40-50 knots, combined with moderate instability (1000-1500 J/kg) and 0-6km bulk shear of 55-50 knots, produced an atmosphere favorable for severe thunderstorms and supercells.

Outbreak Context

Part of 16-tornado outbreak on March 14, 2019

Shared Episode Narrative

A widespread severe weather event occurred across central Alabama aduring the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, March 14th. The event began in the northwest counties and spread eastward all the way to the Georgia state line. A strong low level jet of 40-50 knots, combined with moderate instability (1000-1500 J/kg) and 0-6km bulk shear of 55-50 knots, produced an atmosphere favorable for severe thunderstorms and supercells.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 815069

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