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May 2, 2021 · Greene County · 2021
EF0

May 2, 2021

2:45 PM
Greene County, Alabama · Near Eutaw
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.4 mi
Max Width
45 yd
DateMay 2, 2021
Time2:45 PM
CountyGreene
CityEutaw
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 957783
NWS Birmingham

3 NW - 4 NNW Clinton NWS BMX survey personnel were able to find relatively minor and sporadic timber damage consistent with a brief EF-0 tornado just northwest of Clinton, AL. Damage was only a few uprooted softwood trees and a few large branches broken. This damage was collocated with a tornado debris signature off of KBMX RADAR that afternoon. The majority of the minor timber damage was in an inaccessible area along and near Tubbs Creek. Start: 32.9550/-88.0286 End: 32.9739/-88.0187

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Greene County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 65 mph. Observed damage only included a few uprooted softwood trees and a few broken large branches. The damage was collocated with a tornado debris signature (TDS) from the KBMX RADAR. The majority of the tree damage was in an inaccessible area along and near Tubbs Creek.

Episode Narrative

A multi-day severe weather event unfolded across Central Alabama from May 2nd through May 4th. Alabama remained on the eastern side of a broad upper trough positioned over the Plains States. Several upper level impulses emanated from the trough axis and produced severe weather across Alabama. The main severe weather event occurred on May 4th when a QLCS tracked eastward across areas along and east of I-20 and produced widespread wind damage, flash flooding, and tornadoes.

Outbreak Context

Part of 2-tornado outbreak on May 2, 2021

Shared Episode Narrative

A multi-day severe weather event unfolded across Central Alabama from May 2nd through May 4th. Alabama remained on the eastern side of a broad upper trough positioned over the Plains States. Several upper level impulses emanated from the trough axis and produced severe weather across Alabama. The main severe weather event occurred on May 4th when a QLCS tracked eastward across areas along and east of I-20 and produced widespread wind damage, flash flooding, and tornadoes.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 957783

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