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September 16, 1996 · Cleburne County · 1996
EF0

September 16, 1996

7:54 PM
Cleburne County, Alabama · Near Oxford (ZIP 36260)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
2.0 mi
Max Width
80 yd
DateSeptember 16, 1996
Time7:54 PM
CountyCleburne
CityOxford
Property Loss$40.0K
Crop Loss$5.0K
SourceNCEI 5564093
NWS Birmingham

2.0 S Heflin-3.0 SSE Heflin Several trees and power lines downed. Several mobile homes had roof damage. Start: 33.6200/-85.5800 End:  33.6200/-85.5700

NWS EF Scale: F0

Episode Narrative

What was believed to be a small tornado occurred just south and southeast of Heflin. The weak tornado left a narrow path of downed trees and power lines and took the roofs off several mobile homes. The tornado also downed trees, one of which fell on a vehicle and a mobile home, at Glasgow's Trailer Park near the intersection of I-20 and Alabama 9. Additional damage occurred along Perryman Bridge Road and Evans Bridge Road.

Outbreak Context

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on September 16, 1996

Shared Episode Narrative

What was believed to be a small tornado occurred just south and southeast of Heflin. The weak tornado left a narrow path of downed trees and power lines and took the roofs off several mobile homes. The tornado also downed trees, one of which fell on a vehicle and a mobile home, at Glasgow's Trailer Park near the intersection of I-20 and Alabama 9. Additional damage occurred along Perryman Bridge Road and Evans Bridge Road.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5564093

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