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April 19, 2020 · Baldwin County · 2020
EF1

April 19, 2020

10:46 PM
Baldwin County, Alabama · Near Foley (ZIP 36567)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.5 mi
Max Width
300 yd
DateApril 19, 2020
Time10:46 PM
CountyBaldwin
CityFoley
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 886646
NWS Birmingham

8 NE Robertsdale The tornado touched down just west of Cowpen Creek Road and continued east-southeast across the road. Numerous large pines were snapped along the path. A couple of mobile homes suffered damage to roofs, siding, and skirting. An RV camper was picked up by the tornado and destroyed. One individual suffered minor injuries. The tornado lifted just west of Burgett Lane. Straight line wind damage continued farther east-southeast across Burgett Lane and County Road 87. Start: 30.5903/-87.5818 End: 30.5887/-87.5741

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

The tornado touched down just west of Cowpen Creek Road and|continued east-southeast across the road. Numerous large|pines were snapped along the path. A couple of mobile homes|suffered damage to roofs, siding, and skirting. An RV camper|was picked up by the tornado and destroyed. One individual|suffered minor injuries. The tornado lifted just west of|Burgett Lane. Straight line wind damage continued farther|east-southeast across Burgett Lane and County Road 87.

Episode Narrative

A powerful storm system swept across the southeast states through the day and into the evening on the 19th. Ahead of this system a warm front brought a very warm, moist and unstable air mass northward across the area. Numerous thunderstorms develop along and south of the warm front and became severe, producing wind damage tornadoes and large hail.

Outbreak Context

Part of 12-tornado outbreak on April 19, 2020

Shared Episode Narrative

A powerful storm system swept across the southeast states through the day and into the evening on the 19th. Ahead of this system a warm front brought a very warm, moist and unstable air mass northward across the area. Numerous thunderstorms develop along and south of the warm front and became severe, producing wind damage tornadoes and large hail.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 886646

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