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April 13, 2022 · Hale County · 2022
EF0

April 13, 2022

9:11 PM
Hale County, Alabama · Near Centreville (ZIP 35034)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.7 mi
Max Width
50 yd
DateApril 13, 2022
Time9:11 PM
CountyHale
CityCentreville
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1021694
NWS Birmingham

4 ENE Phipps - 3 SW Low Gap NWS meteorologists confirmed a brief EF-0 QLCS tornado in northeastern Hale County via a damage survey. Assessing the damage was difficult as it took a very similar track to the stronger Low Gap tornado on February 3. A separate area of freshly uprooted and snapped trees was found just west of the Low Gap tornado path on County Road 50 just east of County Road 49. The tornado moved northeast into a wooded area before dissipating. A tornado debris signature was also observed via KBMX radar. Start: 32.9510/-87.4442 End: 32.9597/-87.4398

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeast Hale County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 80 mph. The brief tornado touched down near County Road 50 about 500 yards east of County Road 49. Before dissipating, several trees were uprooted and snapped along its short path.

Episode Narrative

A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) developed across Mississippi and tracked eastward across Central Alabama on the evening of April 13th. Numerous trees were uprooted as surface winds gusted to 60-70 mph in some locations. A few tornadoes also formed within the line and impacted portions of Greene, Hale, and Tuscaloosa Counties.

Outbreak Context

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on April 13, 2022

Shared Episode Narrative

A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) developed across Mississippi and tracked eastward across Central Alabama on the evening of April 13th. Numerous trees were uprooted as surface winds gusted to 60-70 mph in some locations. A few tornadoes also formed within the line and impacted portions of Greene, Hale, and Tuscaloosa Counties.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 1021694

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