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August 31, 2001 · Talladega County · 2001
EF1

August 31, 2001

5:02 PM
Talladega County, Alabama · Near Pell City (ZIP 35130)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
3.5 mi
Max Width
30 yd
DateAugust 31, 2001
Time5:02 PM
CountyTalladega
CityPell City
Property Loss$70.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5262763
NWS Birmingham

3.0 WSW Lincoln-1.6 NNW Lincoln Several trees downed and several mobile homes damaged or destroyed. The tornado touched down near Exit 165 on I-20 producing damage in and around Lincoln. Start: 33.6000/-86.1700 End:  33.6300/-86.1300

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

A small tornado touched down in a wooded area just southwest of exit 165 on Interestate 20. The tornado moved northeast moving across three structures on the south side of the Interstate, two of the structures suffered extensive damage. The tornado moved across CR 207 where several trees were downed and a small portion of the roof of an unoccupied building was damaged. It crossed two mobile home parks, downing trees, ripping pieces of siding from several mobile homes, and pushing one off it's foundation. It crossed US 78 where another mobile home had some siding ripped away from it. It moved through an open area that was inaccessible and then damaged several trees on the north side of the town of Lincoln. No additional damage was found beyond that point. The weak tornado came out of a bowing echo that also caused some damage mainly to trees in Calhoun County. Beginning: 33 35.333N 86 10.056W Ending: 33 37.564N 86 07.641W

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5262763

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