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February 13, 2000 · Montgomery, Bullock County · 2000
EF0

February 13, 2000

3:30 PM
Montgomery, Bullock County, Alabama · Near Montgomery (ZIP 36043)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
3.0 mi
Max Width
100 yd
DateFebruary 13, 2000
Time3:30 PM
CountyMontgomeryBullock
CityMontgomery
Property Loss$20.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5135016
NWS Birmingham

3.1 NNW Downing-3.1 SW Mitchell Numerous trees down along path. This tornado o ccurred near the Panther Community. Start: 32.1800/-86.0200 End:  32.2200/-85.9700

NWS EF Scale: F0

Event Narrative

This was the first of three tornadoes produced by the same supercell thunderstorm. The tornado moved across southern Montgomery County and produced an 11.4 mile track and was rated an F1. The tornado began about 300 PM just southwest of Ada, and tracked to the northeast. It lifted about 1 mile west of US 231, southwest of Teasleys Mill around 317 PM. The tornado crossed CR 70 several times near the Davis Crossroads community. Some of the most intense damage was a mile or two southwest of Davis Crossroads, where the Ramer Manufacturing Plant sustained considerable damage. Several homes and mobile homes sustained damage along the path of the tornado, and hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. At times, the tornado path was 300 yards wide. A portion of the tornado was caught on video by a local television meteorologist. The tornado was accompanied by nickel size hail. No injuries were reported. Beginning: 32 04.788/86 18.621 Ending: 32 08.741/86 07.950

Outbreak Context

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on February 13, 2000

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5135016

See Also

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