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EF1 tornado in Mobile County, Alabama

Tornado March 9, 2022 · Mobile County, Alabama

EF1

Rating

1.8 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado touched down on Lakefront Ct where it produced very minor

tree damage, after which the tornado tracked off to the northeast.

The most significant structural damage occurred at a residence near

the intersection of Lakefront Dr and Dogwood Circle. Roof damage

and damage to multiple hardwood/softwood trees was noted. The tornado

then continued off to the northeast where it weakened slightly as it

crossed Scenic View Dr. It then continued northeast and increased in

strength as it approached Busby Rd where multiple softwood trees

were found snapped. The tornado lifted somewhere to the northeast of

Busby Rd before crossing Schmidt Ln and/or Johnson Rd where no damage

was found.

The team surveyed reports of damage on Repoll Rd, but only sporadic

minor wind damage was noted.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moved into an increasing unstable airmass over the Central Gulf Coast. Thunderstorms develop ahead of the frontal boundary and produced two tornadoes along with some wind damage. These tornadoes occurred during the early morning hours on March 9th.

Began near Seven Hills (30.6102, -88.3371).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Conecuh County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1010954. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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