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EF0 tornado in Chilton County, Alabama

Tornado December 28, 2024 – December 29, 2024 · Chilton County, Alabama

EF0
Rating
6.0 mi
Path length
150 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado began east of Thorsby near County Road 23 where a few trees were uprooted. The tornado crossed Alabama State Highway 145, where a barndominium lost a few metal roof panels. Additional minor tree damage continued to the northeast from State Highway 145 to County Road 61 and County Road 197. Maximum winds were estimated at 65 mph.

The wider storm

A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) entered western Alabama from Mississippi just after 9 PM on December 28. With ample wind shear and adequate instability with the line as it passed through Central Alabama, 18 confirmed tornadoes were spawned within different line segments as the QLCS pushed eastward. Of the 18 tornadoes, 6 were rated EF1, including one that had a mile-wide path in Hale County near Sawyerville and two tornadoes that struck areas of central Montgomery County. An EF0 in Lowndes County resulted in two injuries. In addition, strong gusts associated with the QLCS resulted in scattered areas of non-tornadic wind damage.

Began near Mineral Spgs (32.9193, -86.6622).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

17 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Lamar CountyEF1 Greene CountyEF1 Shelby CountyEF1 St. Clair CountyEF1 Montgomery CountyEF1 Montgomery CountyEF0 Lamar CountyEF0 Lamar CountyEF0 Marion CountyEF0 Lowndes CountyEF0 St. Clair CountyEF0 Lowndes CountyEF0 Montgomery CountyEF0 Macon CountyEF0 Macon CountyEF0 Macon CountyEF0 Macon County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1222515. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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