EF1 tornado in Bibb County, Alabama
Tornado January 12, 2023 · Bibb County, Alabama
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Perry County → Bibb County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 470 yards (0.27 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 southern Bibb County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 105 mph. This tornado originated in Perry County and crossed into Bibb County south of the community of Abercrombie. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Hickory Hollow Road where several softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. The weakening tornado crossed Highway 82, where storm chaser video showed a weak circulation crossing the highway. Dissipation occurred about one mile east of Highway 82.
The wider storm
Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms impacted Central Alabama during the morning and afternoon hours of Thursday, January 12th, 2023. Several supercell thunderstorms spawned multiple tornadoes which caused significant damage in many areas. The severe thunderstorms also produced damaging straight-line winds and hail up to golf ball size.
Began near Harrisburg (32.8360, -87.1690).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1076625. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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