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November 24, 2001 · Lawrence, Morgan County · 2001
EF2

November 24, 2001

12:10 PM
Lawrence, Morgan County, Alabama · Near Decatur (ZIP 35603)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
2
Path Length
4.9 mi
Max Width
300 yd
DateNovember 24, 2001
Time12:10 PM
CountyLawrenceMorgan
CityDecatur
Property Loss$500.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5273320
NWS Birmingham

6 N Five Points-SE Trinity The same supercell thunderstorm that produced the tornado in Haleyville produced another tornado near the Lawrence-Morgan county line. The tornado began at 12:10 pm 1 mile southwest of Caddo near CR 214. The tornado moved northeast through Caddo and into Morgan County. The tornado ended at 12:15 pm near North Mountain Road in Trinity. Emergency Management officials estimated that around 25 homes sustained varying degrees of damage including 3 homes that were totally destroyed, one mobile home demolished, and 2 homes received significant damage. Additional damage was reported to several businesses and one church. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous outbuildings were destroyed. Two minor injuries were reported in Caddo. Start: 34.5500/-87.0500 End:  34.6200/-87.0800

NWS EF Scale: F2

Episode Narrative

The same supercell thunderstorm that produced the tornado in Haleyville produced another tornado near the Lawrence-Morgan county line. The tornado began at 12:10 pm 1 mile southwest of Caddo near CR 214. The tornado moved northeast through Caddo and into Morgan County. The tornado ended at 12:15 pm near North Mountain Road in Trinity. Emergency Management officials estimated that around 25 homes sustained varying degrees of damage including 3 homes that were totally destroyed, one mobile home demolished, and 2 homes received significant damage. Additional damage was reported to several businesses and one church. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous outbuildings were destroyed. Two minor injuries were reported in Caddo. The tornado path was 4.9 miles long and 300 yards wide at its widest point. Beg: 34 33.765/87 09.104 End: 34 35.979/87 04.963

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 →EF0Hale CountyView →EF0Choctaw CountyView →EF0Tuscaloosa CountyView →EF0Marengo CountyView →EF1Cullman CountyView →EF0Choctaw CountyView →EF0Cullman CountyView →EF4Blount, Etowah CountyView →EF2Jefferson, St. Clair CountyView →EF2Marshall 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 →
Shared Episode Narrative

The same supercell thunderstorm that produced the tornado in Haleyville produced another tornado near the Lawrence-Morgan county line. The tornado began at 12:10 pm 1 mile southwest of Caddo near CR 214. The tornado moved northeast through Caddo and into Morgan County. The tornado ended at 12:15 pm near North Mountain Road in Trinity. Emergency Management officials estimated that around 25 homes sustained varying degrees of damage including 3 homes that were totally destroyed, one mobile home demolished, and 2 homes received significant damage. Additional damage was reported to several businesses and one church. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and numerous outbuildings were destroyed. Two minor injuries were reported in Caddo. The tornado path was 4.9 miles long and 300 yards wide at its widest point. Beg: 34 33.765/87 09.104 End: 34 35.979/87 04.963

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5273320

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