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April 30, 2005 · Crenshaw County · 2005
EF0

April 30, 2005

6:20 AM
Crenshaw County, Alabama · Near Troy (ZIP 36040)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
4.0 mi
Max Width
200 yd
DateApril 30, 2005
Time6:20 AM
CountyCrenshaw
CityTroy
Property Loss$150.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5443553
NWS Birmingham

Bradleyton-4 E Bradleyton A weak tornado moved across the northeast part of Crenshaw C ounty. The tornado touched down near Bradleyton and moved almost due east for about four miles. Most of the damage was to timber with some minor damage to a church and a few homes. The most damage occurred when a tree fell through an almost new manufactured home and split the home in two. The tornado dissipated near the Helicon C ommunity. The lady who would have normally been sleeping in the home where the tree fell, had gone to the hospital for an appointment. Other people were sleeping on both ends of the home and never knew the tree had split the home in two until someone woke them up. No one was injured. Start: 31.9000/-86.2500 End: 31.9000/-86.1800

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

A weak tornado moved across the northeast part of Crenshaw county. The tornado touched down near Bradleyton and moved almost due east for about four miles. Most of the damage was to timber with some minor damage to a church and a few homes. The most damage occurred when a tree fell through an almost new manufactured home and split the home in two. The tornado dissipated near the Helicon community. The lady who would have normally been sleeping in the home where the tree fell, had gone to the hospital for an appointment. Other people were sleeping on both ends of the home and never knew the tree had split the home in two until someone woke them up. No one was injured.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5443553
SWDI Tornado ID: 2005-04-30T12:22:24Z_KEOX_I7
SWDI Radar Site: KEOX
SWDI Signature: TVS

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