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EF0 tornado in Jefferson County, Alabama

Tornado November 25, 2025 · Jefferson County, Alabama

EF0

Rating

4.2 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

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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 in the vicinity of Hagood Mountain Road in northeast Jefferson County. Several trees were snapped or uprooted and limbs were downed in the area of Frances Dr, Donaldson Rd, and Glennwood Rd, with downed power lines and minor roof damage. The tornado then quickly moved northeastward, crossing Morris Majestic Rd and Happy Top Rd before ending in the vicinity of Brasher Road. Along the path, several trees were snapped and uprooted.

The wider storm

A shortwave trough passed north of Central Alabama from November 24th into the 25th, with an early morning line of severe thunderstorms affecting areas from Walker and Jefferson counties eastward. Most reported damage occurred in Jefferson County, with two tornadoes, rated EF-1 and EF-0, affecting the Graysville, Mt. Olive, Glennwood, and Bradford areas. In addition, widespread wind damage occurred across several counties as the system moved eastward into Georgia.

Later in the afternoon, a second round of storms developed, with a hybrid linear/cellular storm mode. One cell produced wind damage and hail in the Reeltown area of Tallapoosa County, while a severe line segment in Jefferson County also produced instances of wind damage and hail.

Began near Majestic (33.7185, -86.7728).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Jefferson County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1296301. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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