EF0

April 22, 2005

6:01 PM
Cherokee County, Alabama · Near Fort Payne (ZIP 35971)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.4 mi
Max Width
75 yd
DateApril 22, 2005
Time6:01 PM
CountyCherokee
CityFort Payne
Property Loss$4.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceSWDI 2005-04-22T23:55:12Z_KHTX_Z9
NWS Birmingham

0.8 NE Jamestown-1.4 NE Jamestown The second Cherokee County tornado touched down just west of CR 15, approximatley one mile north of Jamestown, around 703 PM CDT. It stayed on the ground for only about one minute, before lifting around 704 PM CDT. The total path length was 0.9 miles with a path width of 75 yards at its widest point. This tornado uprooted or snapped off numerous trees along its path. A porch of one home was completely destroyed. As this tornado crossed over CR 15, a 40 year old home had its tin roof blown off and received some structural damage, which included several windows being blown out. On this same property, three to four outbuildings were completely destroyed. Start: 34.4000/-85.5700 End: 34.4200/-85.5700

NWS EF Scale: F0

Outbreak Context

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on April 22, 2005

Source Data
SWDI Tornado ID: 2005-04-22T23:55:12Z_KHTX_Z9
SWDI Radar Site: KHTX
SWDI Signature: TVS

See Also

0.4 mi75 yd wide