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EF1 Tornado — Coffee, Alabama

2008-10-08 · near Enterprise, Coffee, Alabama

$4.0M

Property damage

1.9 mi

Path length

150 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A tornado touched down just south of the Enterprise Civic Center. It moved to the east-northeast and lifted just east of Boll Weevil Circle near the Walmart. It caused extensive damage to the civic center, with several windows blown out and much of its roof removed. The winds damaged several vehicles outside the Enterprise Senior Center. A building attached to the old Bama Cotton Mill collapsed. More than a hundred homes and businesses were also damaged. Fortunately, no injuries or deaths were reported. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with winds estimated from 100 to 105 mph.

Wider weather episode

Several lines of strong to severe thunderstorms formed ahead of a cold front and strong low pressure system over southern Alabama and the Florida Panhandle, and moved into portions of southeast Alabama during the afternoon of the 8th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 138279. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.