EF1 tornado in Chilton County, Alabama
Tornado January 3, 2023 · Chilton County, Alabama
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Chilton County → Coosa County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Chilton County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 90 mph. The tornado touched down just west of County Road 190 on the Chilton County side of the Coosa River. Several dozen softwood and hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted. In addition several homes and boat houses sustained roof and siding damage, mainly along County Road 192. The tornado then crossed the Coosa River and into Coosa County.
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 Clanton Ware Is Arpt (32.9880, -86.5264).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
12 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1074284. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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