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February 12, 2020 · Lauderdale County · 2020
EF1

February 12, 2020

5:13 PM
Lauderdale County, Alabama · Near Florence (ZIP 35648)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
3.8 mi
Max Width
400 yd
DateFebruary 12, 2020
Time5:13 PM
CountyLauderdale
CityFlorence
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 870414
NWS Birmingham

7 NNE Killen - 3 WNW Lexington An EF-1 tornado touched down west of Lauderdale County Road 25, in the Green Hill community, during the evening of February 12, 2020. Trees in a forested area west of CR 25 were snapped and uprooted. Structural damage occurred near the intersection of CR 25 and Turrentine Road, where part of the roof on a single-family home was removed, a cinderblock shed was demolished, and two smaller sheds were completely destroyed. The tornado continued northeast to the intersection of CR 363 and 144, where most of the trees surrounding a single-family home were snapped or uprooted. The tornado appeared to weaken somewhat as it continued northeast to the intersection of CR 33 and 39, where shingles were blown off several single-family homes and more trees were snapped or uprooted. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along CR 39, further northeast along CR 369, and again on CR 39 as that road turns to the north. The last evidence of damage with the tornado was to a single-family home along CR 464. Start: 34.9674/-87.5054 End: 34.9837/-87.4424

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

A tornado touched down west of Lauderdale County Road (CR) 25, in the Green Hill community. Trees in a forested area west of CR 25 were snapped and uprooted. Structural damage occurred near the intersection of CR 25 and Turrentine Road, where part of the roof on a single-family home was removed, a cinder block shed was demolished, and two smaller sheds were completely destroyed. The tornado continued northeast to the intersection of CR 363 and 144, where most of the trees surrounding a single-family home were snapped or uprooted. The tornado appeared to weaken somewhat as it continued northeast to the intersection of CR 33 and 39, where shingles were blown off several single-family homes and more trees|were snapped or uprooted. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along CR 39, further northeast along CR 369, and again on CR 39 as that road turns to the north. The last evidence of damage with the tornado was to a single-family home along CR 464.

Episode Narrative

A solid line of mostly low-topped showers with a few embedded thunderstorms pushed east from Mississippi and western Tennessee across north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee during the late afternoon through mid evening hours. A tornado developed along the line in Lauderdale County near Green Hill, producing a measured wind gust of 76 mph on an Amateur Radio weather station, also knocked down the two 40 foot radio towers the equipment was attached to. The tornado tracked east-northeast crossing into Lawrence County in Tennessee, knocking down trees, power lines, and damaging a few homes. In addition, the line of showers produced wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph, with a few pockets of 60 mph winds or higher. Due to saturated soils, even sub-severe winds were able to knock down larger limbs and a few trees. Power lines were also knocked down in some areas.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 870414

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