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May 9, 2019 · DeKalb County · 2019
EF1

May 9, 2019

12:55 PM
DeKalb County, Alabama · Near Fort Payne (ZIP 35959)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
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Path Length
0.6 mi
Max Width
25 yd
DateMay 9, 2019
Time12:55 PM
CountyDeKalb
CityFort Payne
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 812568
NWS Birmingham

3 SSE Fyffe - 3 SE Fyffe The first evidence of damage was to a barn near the bend in CR 311. The barn was almost entirely collapsed and several nearby trees just east of here were snapped. The most significant damage was to two poultry houses near the corner of CR 311 and CR 50. Half of one poultry house was collapsed and the roofing of the second was peeled away. However, damage to a mobile home across the street was minimal, except for a bulge in the wall in the home. The only other damage spotted was further east along CR 446 where a shed was completely destroyed and the debris spread over a quarter of a mile. Start: 34.4047/-85.8803 End: 34.4040/-85.8703

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

The first evidence of damage was to a barn near the bend in CR 311. The barn was almost entirely collapsed and several nearby trees just east of here were snapped. The most significant damage was to two poultry houses near the corner of CR 311 and CR 50. Half of one poultry house was collapsed and the roofing of the second was peeled away. However, damage to a mobile home across the street was minimal, except for a bulge in the wall in the home. The only other damage spotted was further east along CR 446 |where a shed was completely destroyed and the debris spread over a quarter of a mile.

Episode Narrative

A line of thunderstorms moved east across north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee during the late morning and early afternoon hours. The storms picked up intensity along the I-65 corridor and points east. Three tornado tracks were surveyed (2 EF-1 and 1 EF-0) and several wind damage reports were received.

Outbreak Context

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on May 9, 2019

Shared Episode Narrative

A line of thunderstorms moved east across north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee during the late morning and early afternoon hours. The storms picked up intensity along the I-65 corridor and points east. Three tornado tracks were surveyed (2 EF-1 and 1 EF-0) and several wind damage reports were received.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 812568

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