← Back to Dashboard
November 18, 2003 · Walker County · 2003
EF1

November 18, 2003

12:07 PM
Walker County, Alabama · Near Jasper (ZIP 35550)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
6.3 mi
Max Width
100 yd
DateNovember 18, 2003
Time12:07 PM
CountyWalker
CityJasper
Property Loss$100.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5335844
NWS Birmingham

1.2 ENE Oakman-2.1 NNE Parrish At 12:07 pm CST, an F1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Fruit Jar Road and CR 20 just east-northeast of Oakman. The tornado tracked northeastward affecting areas between the Providence and Kings Mill C ommunities. The tornado ended at 12:14 pm CST near the intersection of SR 269 and Parrish Loop, north of Parrish. The tornado path was 6.3 miles long and 100 yards wide at its widest point. Approximately 15 homes and mobile homes were sustained varying degrees of damage. No injuries were reported. The tornado apparently came out of a circulation that developed on the north side of a small bowing segment. These storms were very unique in that little to no lightning accompanied them. Start: 33.7200/-87.3800 End: 33.7700/-87.2700

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

At 12:07 pm CST, an F1 tornado touched down near the intersection of Fruit Jar Road and CR 20 just east-northeast of Oakman. The tornado tracked northeastward affecting areas between the Providence and Kings Mill communities. The tornado ended at 12:14 pm CST near the intersection of SR 269 and Parrish Loop, north of Parrish. The tornado path was 6.3 miles long and 100 yards wide at its widest point. Approximately 15 homes and mobile homes sustained varying degrees of damage. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along the path, and several barns and outbuildings were also damaged. No injuries were reported.The tornado apparently came out of a very small circulation that developed on the north side of a small bowing segment. These storms were very unique in that little to no lightning accompanied them.Beg: 33 43.055/87 22.128 End: 33 45.536/87 16.314

Outbreak Context

Part of 2-tornado outbreak on November 18, 2003

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5335844
SWDI Tornado ID: 2003-11-18T18:03:09Z_KBMX_R6
SWDI Radar Site: KBMX
SWDI Signature: TVS

See Also

6.3 mi100 yd wide