July 19, 2002
3:22 PM| Date | July 19, 2002 |
| Time | 3:22 PM |
| County | St. Clair |
| City | Pell City |
| Property Loss | $1.0K |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 5307701 |
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
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