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July 19, 2002 · St. Clair County · 2002
EF0

July 19, 2002

3:22 PM
St. Clair County, Alabama · Near Pell City (ZIP 35120)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.4 mi
Max Width
50 yd
DateJuly 19, 2002
Time3:22 PM
CountySt. Clair
CityPell City
Property Loss$1.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5307701
NWS Birmingham

7.9 ESE Springville-8.3 ESE Springville Scattered trees and power lines down. The tornado touched down just west of US 411 and remained mainly in open fields. Start: 33.7200/-86.3300 End:  33.7200/-86.3300

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

Meteorologists from the National Weather Service Warning and Forecast Office in Birmingham completed a storm survey of the damage in St. Clair County. Much of the damage consisted of scattered downed trees and power lines. However, 7.9 miles east-southeast of Springville, meteorologists identified a short path of downed trees with evidence of rotation.The damage path began 7.9 miles east-southeast of Springville on the west side of US 411. The path extended for about 4 tenths of a mile and was approximately 50 yards wide. The area where the tornado touched downed was mostly open fields, however, a few trees were downed along with several large limbs and the tops of some trees. Orientation to the downed trees was consistent with the presence of a weak rotation. The tornado was rated an F0 on the Fujita Scale for tornado classification. Beg.: 33 45.042/86 20.186 End: 33 44.980/86 19.730

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5307701

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