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December 28, 2024 · Mobile County · 2024
EF0

December 28, 2024

11:59 PM
Mobile County, Alabama · Near Fairhope (ZIP 36523)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.2 mi
Max Width
30 yd
DateDecember 28, 2024
Time11:59 PM
CountyMobile
CityFairhope
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1226801
NWS Birmingham

Faustinas A very brief EF0 tornado touched down east of Dauphin Island Parkway impacting a home adjacent to Mobile Bay. The home sustained damage to the back patio with the southernmost wall being pulled out and deposited to the south along with the contents of the patio. Large tree limbs were also knocked down in the adjacent tree line to the south and along the driveway. Outdoor furniture from the home to the south was thrown northward around the tornado circulation before the tornado moved over the water. Here it impacted the three adjacent piers doing minor cosmetic damage to each pier. A fence was also blown over towards the northwest on the property located north of the tornado path. Start: 30.4315/-88.1070 End: 30.4323/-88.1044

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

A very brief EF0 tornado touched down east of Dauphin Island|Parkway impacting a home adjacent to Mobile Bay. The home|sustained damage to the back patio with the southernmost wall|being pulled out and deposited to the south along with the|contents of the patio. Large tree limbs were also knocked down in|the adjacent tree line to the south and along the driveway.|Outdoor furniture from the home to the south was thrown northward|around the tornado circulation before the tornado moved over the|water. Here it impacted the three adjacent piers doing minor|cosmetic damage to each pier. A fence was also blown over towards|the northwest on the property located north of the tornado path.

Episode Narrative

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.

Outbreak Context

Part of 14-tornado outbreak on December 28, 2024

Shared Episode Narrative

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.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 1226801

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