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October 9, 1999 · Mobile County · 1999
EF1

October 9, 1999

4:15 AM
Mobile County, Alabama · Near Prichard (ZIP 36521)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
2.5 mi
Max Width
300 yd
DateOctober 9, 1999
Time4:15 AM
CountyMobile
CityPrichard
Property Loss$100.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5717624
NWS Birmingham

2.2 SW Saraland-2.1 NW Saraland No tornado details were available. Start: 30.7995/-88.0980 End:  30.8356/-88.1022

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

Around 415 AM CST...a tornado (F1) touched down in Saraland, near the Walmart Superstore. The roof of the store was damaged. The tornado then skipped across Industrial Parkway and touched down again on Sheldon Beach Road near Goldenrod. From here the worst damage occurred with several businesses and one home damaged. Power lines were also blown down. The tornado moved north and crossed I-65and a nearby service road where some trees were also blown down. The tornado then moved across a wooded area and touched down again near Alvarez and Wilson Roads. From here several homes suffered roof damage along with more trees down. The tornado continued to skip along the ground and touched down near Forest and Robert Williams Roads; more trees were damaged in this area. Before lifting back into the cloud, the storm did tree and power line damage along Martha Alleyn Road. No injuries were reported.

Outbreak Context

Part of 2-tornado outbreak on October 9, 1999

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5717624

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