EF1 tornado — Baldwin County, Alabama

EF1 tornado in Baldwin County, Alabama

Tornado May 6, 2022 · Baldwin County, Alabama

EF1

Rating

0.3 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 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

A brief EF1 tornado first touched down just north of County Road 64,

west of Capital Drive. A home at this location was damaged by an

downed tree. The tornado then moved northeast and significantly

damaged a large metal building at the intersection of Capital Drive

and Rand Avenue, pulling exterior wall panels and brick facade from

the east side of the building. The tornado also picked up two large

metal sheds and tossed them in different directions. The tree damage

in the area also displayed a convergent pattern. The tornado lifted

near or just before it reached Public Works Road.

The wider storm

A line of severe thunderstorms organized to the west of the area during the early morning hours and raced across the area during the morning. The storms produced several reports of wind damage along with two tornadoes.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1013684. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF1 tornado in Baldwin County, Alabama

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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