EF4

December 16, 2000

12:54 PM

Tuscaloosa County, Alabama · Near Tuscaloosa (ZIP 35405)

Fatalities

11

Injuries

144

Path Length

18.0 mi

Max Width

750 yd

Date	December 16, 2000
Time	12:54 PM
County	Tuscaloosa
City	Tuscaloosa
Property Loss	$12.50M
Crop Loss	$0
Source	SWDI 2000-12-16T18:52:09Z_KBMX_Y4

NWS Birmingham

4.9 W Hull-2.9 ENE Cottondale Tremendous damage occurred to several subdivisions, a shopping center, and a mobile home park with many structures disintegrated. 9 fatalities occurred in mobile homes, 1 in a vehicle, and 1 in a building. Start: 33.0537/-87.6540 End: 33.2010/-87.4049

NWS EF Scale: F4

Outbreak Context

Part of 12-tornado outbreak on December 16, 2000

EF2Geneva County1 fatalView →EF2Houston, Dale, Henry CountyView →EF1Lawrence, Limestone CountyView →EF2Limestone CountyView →EF0Perry CountyView →EF2St. Clair CountyView →EF3Etowah, Cherokee CountyView →EF0Calhoun CountyView →EF0Autauga CountyView →EF0Macon CountyView →EF0Randolph CountyView →

Source Data

SWDI Tornado ID: 2000-12-16T18:52:09Z_KBMX_Y4
SWDI Radar Site: KBMX
SWDI Signature: TVS

December 16, 2000

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