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March 19, 2003 · Etowah County · 2003
EF0

March 19, 2003

1:57 PM
Etowah County, Alabama · Near Gadsden (ZIP 35960)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.1 mi
Max Width
50 yd
DateMarch 19, 2003
Time1:57 PM
CountyEtowah
CityGadsden
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$2.0K
SourceNCEI 5349237
NWS Birmingham

2.2 ESE Tabor-3.1 E Tabor A tornado touched down in a heavily wooded area near the top of the ridge that forms Lookout Mountain in northeast Etowah County. The tornado was photographed by a person in southwest Cherokee County and observed by several people on the west side of the ridge. Besides trees, no other damage occurred since it was in an extremely remote area. Start: 34.1300/-85.8800 End: 34.1500/-85.8700

NWS EF Scale: F0 SPC Day 1 Outlook SPC Day 2 Outlook SPC Day 3 Outlook

Event Narrative

A tornado touched down in a heavily wooded area near the top of the ridge that forms Lookout Mountain in northeast Etowah County. The tornado was photographed by a person in southwest Cherokee County and observed by several people on the west side of the ridge. Besides trees, no other damage occurred since it was in an extremely remote area.Beg: 34 08.438/85 52.998 End: 34 08.935/85 51.960

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5349237

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