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December 31, 2021 · DeKalb County · 2021
EF1

December 31, 2021

2:49 PM
DeKalb County, Alabama · Near Fort Payne (ZIP 35959)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.9 mi
Max Width
50 yd
DateDecember 31, 2021
Time2:49 PM
CountyDeKalb
CityFort Payne
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 998802
NWS Birmingham

2.5 SSW - 1.5 SSW Loveless A tornado briefly touched down in Mt Vernon, Alabama in southern Dekalb County. It crossed County Road 83 just south of Lookout Mountain Parkway and moved through a mobile home park where several homes sustained roof damage and one mobile home was flipped. The tornado continued to the north-northeast snapping and uprooting trees and causing roof damage on a chicken house. The tornado continued on its north-northeasterly path uprooted a few more trees before lifting just north of County Road 32. Start: 34.2875/-85.7878 End: 34.2875/-85.7878

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

A tornado briefly touched down in Mt Vernon, Alabama in southern Dekalb County. It crossed County Road 83 just south of Lookout Mountain Parkway and moved through a mobile home park where several homes sustained roof damage and one mobile home was flipped. The tornado continued to the north-northeast snapping and uprooting trees and causing roof damage on a chicken house. The tornado continued on its north-northeasterly path uprooted a few more trees before lifting just north of County Road 32.

Episode Narrative

An isolated supercell moved through southern Dekalb County on the afternoon of December 31st. This supercell produced a brief EF-1 tornado.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 998802

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