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November 7, 1996 · Crenshaw County · 1996
EF1

November 7, 1996

9:15 PM
Crenshaw County, Alabama · Near Greenville (ZIP 36040)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
2.6 mi
Max Width
200 yd
DateNovember 7, 1996
Time9:15 PM
CountyCrenshaw
CityGreenville
Property Loss$70.0K
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 5581512
NWS Birmingham

SW Highland Home A tornado first touched down near the intersections of County Roads 11 and 67. The tornado destroyed a mobile home and threw the two occupants into a nearby corn field. They suffered minor injuries, but did not require hospitalization. The tornado then skipped along the ground for about 2.6 miles before dissipating near the intersection of County Roads 68 and 54. Damage through this area was mostly to trees with the width of damage about 200 yards. Start: 31.8800/-86.3800 End:  31.9200/-86.3700

NWS EF Scale: F1

Episode Narrative

A tornado first touched down near the intersections of County Roads 11 and 67. The tornado destroyed a mobile home and threw the two occupants into a nearby corn field. They suffered minor injuries, but did not require hospitalization. The tornado then skipped along the ground for about 2.6 miles before dissipating near the intersection of County Roads 68 and 54. Damage through this area was mostly to trees with the width of damage about 200 yards.

Outbreak Context

Part of 2-tornado outbreak on November 7, 1996

Shared Episode Narrative

A tornado first touched down near the intersections of County Roads 11 and 67. The tornado destroyed a mobile home and threw the two occupants into a nearby corn field. They suffered minor injuries, but did not require hospitalization. The tornado then skipped along the ground for about 2.6 miles before dissipating near the intersection of County Roads 68 and 54. Damage through this area was mostly to trees with the width of damage about 200 yards.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 5581512

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