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April 14, 2019 · Pike County · 2019
EF1

April 14, 2019

6:10 AM
Pike County, Alabama · Near Troy (ZIP 36081)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
2.8 mi
Max Width
300 yd
DateApril 14, 2019
Time6:10 AM
CountyPike
CityTroy
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 821277
NWS Birmingham

2 WSW Troy - 1 NE Troy The tornado touched down in a mobile home community along Hunters Mountain Parkway, where several mobile homes sustained major damage. Around one dozen mobile homes were moved off their foundations, while several were observed to have rolled multiple times. Several of these homes were occupied, but only minor injuries were treated on scene. Two cars were also rolled in the area of greatest damage. The tornado moved northeast crossing Highway 231, where power poles were snapped and several businesses sustained minor damage. It then moved just west of downtown Troy, where trees were uprooted and large branches were broken. The tornado crossed Highway 29 where additional businesses sustained minor damage, including an awning and several roofs. Several homes north of downtown sustained minor roof damage along with nearby uprooted trees. The tornado then moved northeast and lifted near Gibbs Street, just southwest of Troy Elementary School. Start: 31.7949/-85.9947 End: 31.8176/-85.9566

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southwest Pike County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 70 mph.||The tornado initially touched down north of County Road 6, several miles south of Goshen. It tracked north-northeast mainly over rural farmlands and open fields. Due to the lack of road access, the path width and length were estimated. Wind speeds were based on trees uprooted west of County Road 2243. The survey was prompted by a distinct TDS from the Fort Rucker WSR-88D.

Episode Narrative

A very potent storm system moved out of the Southern Plains States and into the Central Gulf Coast Region Saturday and into Sunday morning. This system produced widespread severe weather from Texas to Alabama, including numerous tornadoes. A line of severe storms moved into West Alabama shortly before midnight Saturday night and progressed eastward across all of Central Alabama. The line of storms produced pockets of damaging straight line winds, localized flooding, and several tornadoes.

Outbreak Context

Part of 11-tornado outbreak on April 14, 2019

Shared Episode Narrative

A very potent storm system moved out of the Southern Plains States and into the Central Gulf Coast Region Saturday and into Sunday morning. This system produced widespread severe weather from Texas to Alabama, including numerous tornadoes. A line of severe storms moved into West Alabama shortly before midnight Saturday night and progressed eastward across all of Central Alabama. The line of storms produced pockets of damaging straight line winds, localized flooding, and several tornadoes.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 821277

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