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April 30, 2005 · Lowndes County · 2005
EF1

April 30, 2005

5:52 AM
Lowndes County, Alabama · Near Selma (ZIP 36749)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Path Length
1.6 mi
Max Width
50 yd
DateApril 30, 2005
Time5:52 AM
CountyLowndes
CitySelma
Property Loss$110.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5446418
NWS Birmingham

4.2 SW White Hall-3 SW White Hall National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across northwestern Lowndes County. It was determined that the damage was the result of a tornado that has been rated F1 on the Fujita Scale. The tornado first touched down near Mount Gillard Church, near the Intersection of US 80 and CR 17 around 652 AM CDT. It stayed on the ground for only about a minute, before lifting around 653 AM CDT. The total path length was 1.6 miles with a width of 50 yards at its widest point. This path was parallel to CR 17, with most of the damage on the northwest side of the road. This tornado, with winds estimated around 100 mph, uprooted or snapped dozens of trees, damaged 2 mobile homes severely...produced minor damage to 3 homes and caused severe roof damage to another home. The side of one of the mobile homes was breached by an unidentified piece of debris, resulting in a 7 foot by 3 foot hole. The most substantial damage to a home consisted of approximately one third of the roof being blown off, which resulted in the partial collapse of an exterior wall. One middle aged man was injured in this home but did not seek medical treatment. Start: 32.2800/-86.7800 End: 32.3000/-86.7700

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across northwestern Lowndes County. It was determined that the damage was the result of a tornado that has been rated F1 on the Fujita Scale. The tornado first touched down near Mount Gillard Church, near the Intersection of US 80 and CR 17 around 652 AM CDT. It stayed on the ground for only about a minute, before lifting around 653 AM CDT. The total path length was 1.6 miles with a width of 50 yards at its widest point. This path was parallel to CR 17, with most of the damage on the northwest side of the road. This tornado, with winds estimated around 100 mph, uprooted or snapped dozens of trees, damaged 2 mobile homes severely...produced minor damage to 3 homes and caused severe roof damage to another home. The side of one of the mobile homes was breached by an unidentified piece of debris, resulting in a 7 foot by 3 foot hole. The most substantial damage to a home consisted of approximately one third of the roof being blown off, which resulted in the partial collapse of an exterior wall. One middle aged man was injured in this home but did not seek medical treatment. Begin: 32 16.51/86 44.88 End: 32 17.17/86 43.49

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5446418

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