EF0 Tornado — Barbour, Alabama

2023-12-10 · near Blue Spgs, Barbour, Alabama

1.6 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado began in rural southwestern Barbour County just west of Lury Walker Road with a single tree uprooted along the road bank and a few branches off of trees. The tornado track mainly consisted of sporadic very minor tree damage, yet the path remained discernible and consistent with the associated tornado debris signature (TDS). The tornado crossed Alabama Highway 10 and entered Henry County just north of and parallel to County Rd (CR) 54. The total path length was 8.01 miles across Barbour and Henry counties.

Wider weather episode

A pre-frontal line of thunderstorms tracked eastward across Alabama around and just after midnight on December 10th. A segment of the line intensified over Jefferson County, producing two tornadoes and a large swath of wind damage. Elsewhere, two weak tornadoes were spawned over parts of southeast Central Alabama.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1145363. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.