EF0 tornado in Mobile County, Alabama

A very brief EF0 tornado occurred on the University of South Alabama campus. This tornado began near USA South Drive where some outdoor portable restrooms were blown over facing due northwest to west along with some metal fence barricades. The tornado continued northwest to USA North Drive where more metal fence barricades were knocked over facing west. A single softwood tree uproot also occurred here facing due north. A radar indicated tornado debris signature was also evident at this location lending credence to this damage being done by a tornado.

A multi-day severe weather episode occurred across southeast Mississippi into southwest and south-central Alabama and the Florida Panhandle with round #1 beginning the afternoon of December 27th and lasting through the evening hours and round #2 beginning the afternoon of December 28th and lasting into the early morning hours of December 29th. Multiple tornadoes and areas of damage were reported.