EF0 tornado in Coosa County, Alabama
Tornado January 3, 2023 · Coosa 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 150 yards (0.09 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 far western Coosa County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. This tornado originated in Chilton County just west of the Coosa River and crossed into Coosa County where some tree damage was noted on County Road 5 and Hidden Valley Drive. The tornado dissipated near the intersection of County Road 5 and Pelican Road.
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 Marble Vly (32.9930, -86.5150).
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 1074293. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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