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April 5, 2022 · Houston County · 2022
EF0

April 5, 2022

12:53 PM
Houston County, Alabama · Near Dothan (ZIP 36321)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.1 mi
Max Width
25 yd
DateApril 5, 2022
Time12:53 PM
CountyHouston
CityDothan
Property Loss$50.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1017045
NWS Birmingham

Cowerts A third tornado briefly swept through a small area in Cowarts, along the north side of US-84. The main damage were a few uprooted large trees, a couple of which fell onto the side of a home and on top of a parked car. Other trees in the vicinity sustained more minor damage and a couple of neighboring outbuildings had some roof panels stripped. These damages are consistent with an EF-0. Start: 31.1932/-85.3078 End: 31.1929/-85.3067

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

A third tornado briefly swept through a small area in Cowarts, along the north side of US-84. The main damage were a few uprooted large trees, a couple of which fell onto the side of a home and on top of a parked car. Other trees in the vicinity sustained more minor damage and a couple of neighboring outbuildings had some roof panels stripped. These damages are consistent with an EF0 with max winds estimated at 85 mph.

Episode Narrative

A slow moving cold front brought multiple rounds of severe weather to the tri-state region from April 5-7. Several tornadoes occurred along with numerous reports of wind damage and a few reports of large hail. None of the tornadoes were rated stronger than EF1.

Outbreak Context

Part of 18-tornado outbreak on April 5, 2022

Shared Episode Narrative

A slow moving cold front brought multiple rounds of severe weather to the tri-state region from April 5-7. Several tornadoes occurred along with numerous reports of wind damage and a few reports of large hail. None of the tornadoes were rated stronger than EF1.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 1017045
SWDI Tornado ID: 2022-04-05T18:50:21Z_KEVX_Z0
SWDI Radar Site: KEVX
SWDI Signature: TVS

See Also

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