December 28, 2024

1 SSW Bookers Mill - 1 NNW Bowles The tornado touched town just west of County Road 4, where several trees were snapped or uprooted, and a trailer was tossed. The tornado moved to the northeast, snapping more trees along its path. As the tornado moved across Bookers Mill Road, dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted. In this location, the metal roof of 3 log cabins was peeled back, and a chapel was shifted off of its foundation. The tornado continued on its northeasterly path, crossing County Road 30 and County Road 32, snapping or uprooting more trees. The tornado lifted just west of State Highway 83. Extended the start point of the tornado southwest solely within forested regions west of County Road 4 based on Sentinel satellite imagery depicting a narrow path of forest damage. This connects with the tornado track surveyed downstream by ground survey crews. Extended start and end points slightly to account for high resolution Planet satellite imagery along with other cosmetic adjustments along track. Tornado peak intensity and width were adjusted upward to account for this imagery in comparison with ground survey crew estimates . The peak width is now 700 yards and the peak intensity is 110 mph. The peak intensity was solely in forest between Bookers Mill Road and County Road 30, with peak width occurring from this point northeast through Thad Grimes Road and Cooks Quarters Road. Start: 31.5106/-87.0450 End: 31.5819/-86.9797

NWS EF Scale: F1

Part of 14-tornado outbreak on December 28, 2024