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April 12, 2020 · DeKalb County · 2020
EF0

April 12, 2020

9:22 PM
DeKalb County, Alabama · Near Fort Payne (ZIP 35959)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
3.6 mi
Max Width
110 yd
DateApril 12, 2020
Time9:22 PM
CountyDeKalb
CityFort Payne
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 886309
NWS Birmingham

1 NNE - 4 NE Collinsville National Weather Service Huntsville storm assessment team determined the sporadic and minor damage near Collinsville was caused by an EF-0 Tornado. Damage indicators at touch down were noted as several trees were uprooted along and just east of N. Valley Ave. Large branches were snapped off trees as the tornado tracked east of CR 822 before destroying a small barn shed along CR 853. Start: 34.2744/-85.8560 End: 34.2988/-85.8027

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

The tornado continued from Marshall County into southern DeKalb County and caused sporadic tree damage before it dissipated near the intersection of CR 29 and CR 26.

Episode Narrative

Heavy rainfall occurred across the entire NWS Huntsville County Warning area, as well as damage from thunderstorm winds and a few tornadoes. ||While heavy rainfall reports were spread out across the CWFA, the most significant flash flooding occurred in Fort Payne and surrounding areas in Northeast Alabama. ||Intense rainfall of 6-6.5 inches fell in DeKalb County along Big Wills Creek.||A new Flood of Record crest of 17.94 feet occurred, surpassing the old Flood of Record (14.36) by a whopping 3.5 feet! More than 50 roads were shut down, with extensive flooding that occurred on Hwy 35 leading up to the Hwy 35/I459 interchange.

Outbreak Context

Part of 27-tornado outbreak on April 12, 2020

Shared Episode Narrative

Heavy rainfall occurred across the entire NWS Huntsville County Warning area, as well as damage from thunderstorm winds and a few tornadoes. ||While heavy rainfall reports were spread out across the CWFA, the most significant flash flooding occurred in Fort Payne and surrounding areas in Northeast Alabama. ||Intense rainfall of 6-6.5 inches fell in DeKalb County along Big Wills Creek.||A new Flood of Record crest of 17.94 feet occurred, surpassing the old Flood of Record (14.36) by a whopping 3.5 feet! More than 50 roads were shut down, with extensive flooding that occurred on Hwy 35 leading up to the Hwy 35/I459 interchange.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 886309
SWDI Tornado ID: 2020-04-12T23:30:46Z_KHTX_O1
SWDI Radar Site: KHTX
SWDI Signature: TVS

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