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April 12, 2020 · Choctaw County · 2020
EF1

April 12, 2020

8:03 PM
Choctaw County, Alabama · Near Chatom (ZIP 36518)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.4 mi
Max Width
100 yd
DateApril 12, 2020
Time8:03 PM
CountyChoctaw
CityChatom
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 885081
NWS Birmingham

1 SW Cullomburg An EF-1 tornado touched down in a heavily wooded area west of Lasiter Rd (also west of Highway 17.) The tornado snapped numerous pine trees trees along its path. The start and end points are estimated due to lack of access. There was also a much larger area of straight line wind damage observed in and around Cullomburg with winds estimated at 60-80 mph, which downed numerous trees and heavily damaged a couple of sheds. Start: 31.7065/-88.3161 End: 31.7118/-88.3128

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

An EF-1 tornado touched down in a heavily wooded area|west of Lasiter Rd (also west of Highway 17.) The tornado snapped|numerous pine trees trees along its path. The start and end points are|estimated due to lack of access. There was also a much larger area of|straight line wind damage observed in and around Cullomburg with winds|estimated at 60-80 mph, which downed numerous trees and heavily damaged|a couple of sheds.

Episode Narrative

A strong spring storm system moved across the eastern states. A very warm and moist air mass moved in ahead of the approaching cold front. The very unstable air mass combined with plenty of wind shear lead to a severe weather outbreak across the southeast states.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 885081

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