West Hill - 1 NNW West Hill A very brief EF0 tornado occurred on the University of South Alabama campus. This tornado began near USA South Drive where some outdoor portable restrooms were blown over facing due northwest to west along with some metal fence barricades. The tornado continued northwest to USA North Drive where more metal fence barricades were knocked over facing west. A single softwood tree uproot also occurred here facing due north. A radar indicated tornado debris signature was also evident at this location lending credence to this damage being done by a tornado. Start: 30.6957/-88.1808 End: 30.6977/-88.1832

NWS EF Scale: F0

An EF1 tornado began south of Dees in Mobile County west of Grand|Bay Wilmer Road. A radar indicated tornado debris signature began|in the adjacent forest, tracking northeast across Grand Bay Wilmer|Road. As it crossed the road, multiple pine trees were snapped|midway up the trunk along with a couple smaller pine tree snaps|near the base of the trunk. One tree had fallen across power|lines and brought them down. The smaller snaps to the south were|likely thanks to the supercells RFD with the primary damage being|near the bridge here. The tornado weakened somewhat as it|continued northeast across Balford and Ballard Roads. Here some|metal roofing material was tossed to the west with multiple large|tree limbs broken. The tornado then continued northeast across Ben|Hamilton Road impacting a pond north of the road. This pond had|multiple trees that were uprooted with a tree snapped low. The|tornado went through a majority of forest and open fields between|Ben Hamilton Road and Dawes Road, additionally impacting a|neighborhood with most notable damage being along the intersection|of Southern Oaks Trail and Dawes Road. Damage was mostly|comprised of large tree limbs broken off and minor roofing damage|to homes. There were additional reports of sheds flipped|over/moved and a piece of metal breaking a window of one of the|homes.

A multi-day severe weather episode occurred across southeast Mississippi into southwest and south-central Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with round #1 beginning the afternoon of December 27th and lasting through the evening hours and round #2 beginning the afternoon of December 28th and lasting into the early morning hours of December 29th. Multiple tornadoes and areas of damage were reported.

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on December 27, 2024