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March 16, 1973 · Hale County · 1973
EF2
March 16, 1973
10:30 AMHale County, Alabama · Near Eutaw (ZIP 36776)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
4.5 mi
Max Width
100 yd
| Date | March 16, 1973 |
| Time | 10:30 AM |
| County | Hale |
| City | Eutaw |
| Property Loss | $27.5K |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 9978626 |
NWS Birmingham
Cedarville-4.9 SE Greensboro About 5 buildings were destroyed including several dairy barns and 25-50 damaged. Metal roofing, in some cases, was carried nearly a mile. Numerous trees were uprooted. In the Prarie-Eden area, 5 Y-shaped steel transmission towers, built to withstand 200 mph winds, were blown down. Start: 32.62/-87.67 End: 32.67/-87.52
NWS EF Scale: F2
Outbreak Context
Part of 6-tornado outbreak on March 16, 1973
Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 9978626
See Also
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