EF2
November 24, 2001
1:41 PMMarshall County, Alabama · Near Arab (ZIP 35016)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
7
Path Length
2.0 mi
Max Width
300 yd
| Date | November 24, 2001 |
| Time | 1:41 PM |
| County | Marshall |
| City | Arab |
| Property Loss | $400.0K |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | SWDI 2001-11-24T19:44:23Z_KHTX_D9 |
NWS Birmingham
Union Grove A supercell thunderstorm produced a tornado in the Union Grove area. The tornado began at 1:41 pm, 5.3 miles northwest of Union Grove, near Shumate Mountain. The tornado moved northeast crossing CR 240 and ending at 1:44 pm near the base of Benton Round Mountain. The heaviest damage occurred southwest of CR 240. Ten to 15 mobile homes were destroyed, 5 homes suffered varying degrees of damage, several outbuildings and barns were destroyed, an ultra-lite hangar was destroyed, 2 hunting cabins were destroyed, and 7 people received minor injuries. Start: 34.4369/-86.5315 End: 34.4561-86.5070
NWS EF Scale: F2
Outbreak Context
Part of 34-tornado outbreak on November 24, 2001
EF3Pickens, Lamar, Fayette, Walker County2 fatalView →EF0Hale CountyView →EF2Marion, Winston CountyView →EF1Tuscaloosa CountyView →EF0Choctaw CountyView →EF2Lawrence, Morgan CountyView →EF0Hale CountyView →EF0Choctaw CountyView →EF0Tuscaloosa CountyView →EF0Marengo CountyView →EF1Cullman CountyView →EF0Choctaw CountyView →EF0Cullman CountyView →EF4Blount, Etowah CountyView →EF2Jefferson, St. Clair CountyView →EF2Madison CountyView →EF2DeKalb CountyView →EF2Cherokee County2 fatalView →EF2St. Clair CountyView →EF2Talladega CountyView →EF1Autauga CountyView →EF2Talladega CountyView →EF1Calhoun CountyView →EF0Conecuh CountyView →EF0Butler CountyView →EF1Clay, Randolph CountyView →EF1Butler CountyView →EF0Butler CountyView →EF0Escambia CountyView →EF0Covington CountyView →EF0Covington CountyView →EF0Pike CountyView →EF1Pike CountyView →
Source Data
SWDI Tornado ID: 2001-11-24T19:44:23Z_KHTX_D9
SWDI Radar Site: KHTX
SWDI Signature: TVS
See Also
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