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August 31, 2021 · Geneva, Houston County · 2021
EF0

August 31, 2021

5:34 PM
Geneva, Houston County, Alabama · Near Dothan (ZIP 36318)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
2.3 mi
Max Width
25 yd
DateAugust 31, 2021
Time5:34 PM
CountyGenevaHouston
CityDothan
Property Loss$10.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 979760
NWS Birmingham

1 WSW - 2 NNE Bailey Crossroad Tornado touched down in fields west of Pates Road in Geneva County. The tornado tracked across mostly farmland into Houston County before damaging a barn and dissipating near Cumbie Road. Video on social media showed a very narrow tornado tracking across a peanut field near the Houston-Geneva County Border. Start: 31.1884/-85.6140 End: 31.2107/-85.5854

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

A tornado touched down in fields west of Pates Road in Geneva County. The tornado tracked across mostly farmland into Houston County before damaging a barn and dissipating near Cumbie Road. Video on social media showed a very narrow tornado tracking across a peanut field near the Houston-Geneva County Border. Max winds were estimated near 80 mph.

Episode Narrative

The center of the remnants of Hurricane Ida moved well west and north of the region. However, a localized favorable environment of instability and shear existed across a small area of southeast Alabama with a few brief, weak tornadoes reported.

Outbreak Context

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on August 31, 2021

Shared Episode Narrative

The center of the remnants of Hurricane Ida moved well west and north of the region. However, a localized favorable environment of instability and shear existed across a small area of southeast Alabama with a few brief, weak tornadoes reported.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 979760

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