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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
613 PM CDT Sun Apr 2 2023
...NWS Damage Survey for 3/31/23 - 4/1/23 Tornado Event
Update #2...
.Update...An EF1 tornado was confirmed in Marion and Winston
Counties.
.Overview...Severe thunderstorms from late on March 31 to early on
April 1 resulted in damage in the northern part of Central
Alabama. This particular event affected several states and
produced several strong tornadoes.
.Tornado #1 Marion/Winston Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph
Path Length /statute/: 17.05 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 675 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 1
Start Date: 04/01/2023
Start Time: 02:32 AM CDT
Start Location: 3 SSW Hackleburg / Marion County / AL
Start Lat/Lon: 34.2379 / -87.851
End Date: 04/01/2023
End Time: 02:52 AM CDT
End Location: 1 SSW Pebble / Winston County / AL
End Lat/Lon: 34.2658 / -87.5563
Survey Summary:
NWS personnel have surveyed the damage in Marion and Winston
Counties and determined that the damage was caused by an EF1
tornado with maximum wind speeds of 110 mph. The tornado began on
Marion County Road 348 west of AL Highway 253 south of
Hackleburg, where minor tree damage was noted. The tornado rapidly
increased and caused significant damage as it crossed AL Hwy 253,
uprooting several trees and causing superficial damage to a home
on the edge of the track. The tornado continued east-
northeastward along Union Hill Road, crossing the twisting road
twice before the intersection with Chalk Mine Road. Damage in this
segment of the path consisted solely of pockets of tree damage
which varied in intensity but was easily identified as tornado
damage. As the tornado paralleled Chalk Mine Road, it produced
more widespread tree damage, and destroyed a manufactured home
that was exposed on a knob of a hill. The damage to trees
surrounding the manufactured home was minimal, which contributed
to a below expected value or 100 mph assigned to the flipping and
tossing of the home. The tornado continued across the Fairview
community causing significant tree damage just east of County Road
12, with a grove of pine trees all being sheared off about 20
feet above ground level. The tornado then continued over
inaccessible areas south of County Road 6 as it headed towards the
Lumbull community, crossing Alabama Highway 241 just south of
Lumbull. As it approached Bear Creek, it continued to cause sparse
but notable tree damage. The most significant damage along the
entire path occurred along Alabama Highway 13 south of Bear Creek,
where a large metal building structure received significant
damage to the windward side of the building. Winds in this area
approached 110 mph, bringing this tornado to a high end EF-1
tornado. The tornado then crossed AL Hwy 13, where an individual
received major injuries as the manufactured home being occupied
was flipped upside-down. The tornado continued eastward, crossing
Old Union Road, then paralleling County Line Church Road until the
tornado passed into Winston County, snapping and uprooting trees
in a continuous but sparse pattern. A few homes and outbuildings
were affected either by minor wind damage or trees falling on
them. The tornado weakened somewhat as it crossed the county line,
and the damage path widened. As it approached the vicinity of
Posey Field, the tornado seemed to intensify locally, uprooting
several trees in a residential neighborhood. The tornado crossed
Airport Road, damaging trees and a detached garage at a residence.
The tornado continued eastward through the Center community, with
damage decreasing and becoming more sporadic before eventually
dissipating just north of County Road 68 just west of Alabama
Highway 195
.Tornado #2 Sardis City Tornado...
Rating: EF0
Estimated Peak Wind: 85 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.10 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 250 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 2
Start Date: 04/01/2023
Start Time: 04:51 AM CDT
Start Location: 1 SSE Boaz / Etowah County / AL
Start Lat/Lon: 34.1805 / -86.1494
End Date: 04/01/2023
End Time: 04:55 AM CDT
End Location: 2 ENE Sardis City / Etowah County / AL
End Lat/Lon: 34.1829 / -86.0957
Survey Summary:
A damage survey conducted in the Sardis City area of northern
Etowah County revealed an EF0 tornado that occurred on the morning
of April 1. The damage path began with an uprooted tree along
Coosa Road before moving across Highway 431, where a shop had
large doors blown out and a church had the roof partially removed.
At Morningview Drive and Hood Drive, several homes had significant
roof damage and numerous trees were uprooted. A shed was blown
several yards and destroyed, a fence was blown down, and one home
had failure of the west facing garage door which caused the roof
to be removed and walls to collapse. More trees were downed in a
wooded area before the tornado moved along Patterson Street. Here,
one home sustained roof damage, a silo was damaged, a metal shed
had significant damage to the southeast corner, and a tree fell
through another home's backyard privacy fence. Many hundred-year-
old trees were uprooted around both homes. Another home was
damaged by a falling tree at the corner of Patterson and Church
Road. More trees were downed across Parkway Drive and Alexander
Drive. Two pine trees fell through two mobile homes on Alexander
Drive. Two people were injured in one of the mobile homes. A few
more pine trees were uprooted, with smaller limbs snapped off as
well, across Kristie Lane and Oak Drive. At Horton Circle,
numerous trees were uprooted, and a house sustained minor shingle
damage. The damage path ended after crossing Broadwell Road near
the Sardis Drive intersection.
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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:
EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph
NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.
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