EF0 Tornado — Mobile, Alabama

2024-01-09 · near Delchamps, Mobile, Alabama

Event narrative

A brief, weak EF0 tornado occurred in the Bayou La Batre area north of Old Rock Road. The tornado path was visible via high resolution satellite imagery with a few tree uproots and other minor vegetation damage.

Wider weather episode

Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms moved across southwest Alabama starting during the late evening hours of January 8th and continued through early morning hours of the 9th. This system produced four EF-0's and two EF-1's in Alabama.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1156685. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.