EF3

December 16, 2000

2:46 PM

Etowah, Cherokee County, Alabama · Near Gadsden (ZIP 35903)

Fatalities

0

Injuries

14

Path Length

12.8 mi

Max Width

500 yd

Date	December 16, 2000
Time	2:46 PM
County	Etowah Cherokee
City	Gadsden
Property Loss	$10.04M
Crop Loss	$0
Source	SWDI 2000-12-16T20:48:10Z_KHTX_T4

NWS Birmingham

5.3 ENE Gadsden-3.4 SW Centre 250 homes sustained damage and numerous trees were downed. The damage occurred from Tidmore Bend to Pollard Bend with the greatest damage in the Coates Bend Community. Start: 34.0500/-85.9300 End: 34.1200/-85.7300

NWS EF Scale: F3

Outbreak Context

Part of 12-tornado outbreak on December 16, 2000

EF2Geneva County1 fatalView →EF2Houston, Dale, Henry CountyView →EF1Lawrence, Limestone CountyView →EF2Limestone CountyView →EF4Tuscaloosa County11 fatalView →EF0Perry CountyView →EF2St. Clair CountyView →EF0Calhoun CountyView →EF0Autauga CountyView →EF0Macon CountyView →EF0Randolph CountyView →

Source Data

SWDI Tornado ID: 2000-12-16T20:48:10Z_KHTX_T4
SWDI Radar Site: KHTX
SWDI Signature: TVS

December 16, 2000

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