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EF1 tornado in Perry County, Alabama

Tornado January 3, 2023 · Perry County, Alabama

EF1
Rating
0.1 mi
Path length
100 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Perry County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 95 mph. This short-lived tornado developed and dissipated quickly near Coretta Scott King Highway. A manufactured home was shifted off its block foundation with a large section of roofing material removed from the back side of the home. Two homeowners were present during the time of impact and were tossed onto the floor. Thankfully, there were no injuries. Metal panels were lofted into trees on either side of the highway and a few trees were uprooted and snapped.

The wider storm

A long-duration severe weather event occurred from the late morning hours of Tuesday, January 3rd to the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 4th. Several rounds of rain and thunderstorms impacted Central Alabama, producing tornadoes, damaging straight-line winds, quarter size hail, and flooding.

Began near Folsom (32.6835, -87.3491).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

12 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF2 Elmore CountyEF1 Marengo CountyEF1 Chilton CountyEF1 Tallapoosa CountyEF1 Montgomery CountyEF0 Bibb CountyEF0 Autauga CountyEF0 Clay CountyEF0 Randolph CountyEF0 Chambers CountyEF0 Macon CountyEF0 Macon County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1074259. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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