EF0 Tornado — Fayette, Alabama

2024-06-05 · near Bluff, Fayette, Alabama

Event narrative

An EF1 tornado developed on the northern flank of an MCS, affecting far northern portions of Fayette County and southern portions of Marion County. The tornado initially touched down near Coffee Creek then moved northeast where it crossed Coffee Creek Road and uprooted a few large soft and hardwood trees in the front yard of a residence. The damage was sporadic as the tornado moved through Fayette County producing mostly timber damage as it crossed into Marion County. One home on Atkinson Road sustained minor damage to the vinyl siding. Damage in Fayette County was rated EF0. The total path length of the tornado was 7.23 miles.

Wider weather episode

An intensifying line of thunderstorms moved eastward from Mississippi into Alabama during the late afternoon hours of June 5. Numerous reports of wind damage were received west of Interstate 65 as the line and two leading cells progressed toward the northeast. Additionally, two EF-1 tornadoes were produced within the line, one that occurred along the MS/AL state line near Bexar in far western Marion County and another that moved out of Fayette County and struck parts of Winfield in southeast Marion County. The intensity of the thunderstorms quickly diminished as the line pushed east of I-65 by sunset.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1171273. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.