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November 30, 2022 · Pike County · 2022
EF0

November 30, 2022

5:45 AM
Pike County, Alabama · Near Troy (ZIP 36346)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.8 mi
Max Width
150 yd
DateNovember 30, 2022
Time5:45 AM
CountyPike
CityTroy
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1066693
NWS Birmingham

4 N Tennile - 4 SE Brundidge Municipal Airport A brief EF0 tornado touched down in the woods between Ten Mile Road and Barefoot Road at approximately 5:45 AM. As the tornado approached Barefoot Road, numerous pine trees received large limb damage. The tornado crossed Barefoot Rd and caused more tree damage. The tornado lifted quickly between Barefoot Road and Pike County Road 4420, sparing a number of chicken barns that lied ahead in its path. Start: 31.6823/-85.7535 End: 31.6881/-85.7420

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Pike County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 70 mph. A brief weak tornado developed along County Road 6643 just east of Highway 130 and the Buckhorn community. Damage consisted of a few uprooted trees and broken branches along County Road 6643. The tornado dissipated as it crossed Buckhorn Creek. A weak TDS was evident from KEOX radar.

Episode Narrative

A very dynamic and deepening low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley states on November 29-30 with a trailing cold. The air mass across Central Alabama was initially stable during the day on November 29th with surface dewpoints in the 40s and 50s. Instability increased dramatically the evening of the 29th as 60 plus surface dewpoints advected northward into Central Alabama. A QLCS developed ahead of the approaching cold front in addition to discrete thunderstorms.

Outbreak Context

Part of 10-tornado outbreak on November 30, 2022

Shared Episode Narrative

A very dynamic and deepening low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley states on November 29-30 with a trailing cold. The air mass across Central Alabama was initially stable during the day on November 29th with surface dewpoints in the 40s and 50s. Instability increased dramatically the evening of the 29th as 60 plus surface dewpoints advected northward into Central Alabama. A QLCS developed ahead of the approaching cold front in addition to discrete thunderstorms.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 1066693

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