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March 18, 1996 · Washington County · 1996
EF0

March 18, 1996

4:34 PM
Washington County, Alabama · Near Chatom (ZIP 36518)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
5.0 mi
Max Width
300 yd
DateMarch 18, 1996
Time4:34 PM
CountyWashington
CityChatom
Property Loss$10.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5552284
NWS Birmingham

Millry The same storm system kept moving east northeast and dropped another tornado two miles southeast of Millry. The tornado skipped along the ground and crossed County Road 34 about three miles east of Millry. The tornado stayed on the ground for about five miles and lifted back into the cloud six miles northeast of Millry. Damage was again confined to trees and power lines. Start: 31.6200/-88.3000 End:  31.7000/-88.2500

NWS EF Scale: F0

Episode Narrative

THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT DROPPED A TORNADO IN MISSISSIPPI MOVED INTO SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. ANOTHER TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF COPELAND. THE TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG THE GROUND FOR ABOUT FOUR MILES BEFORE LIFTING BACK INTO THE CLOUD ABOUT TWO MILES NORTHEAST OF COPELAND. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

Outbreak Context

Part of 13-tornado outbreak on March 18, 1996

Shared Episode Narrative

THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT DROPPED A TORNADO IN MISSISSIPPI MOVED INTO SOUTHWEST ALABAMA. ANOTHER TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT TWO MILES NORTHWEST OF COPELAND. THE TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG THE GROUND FOR ABOUT FOUR MILES BEFORE LIFTING BACK INTO THE CLOUD ABOUT TWO MILES NORTHEAST OF COPELAND. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5552284

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