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EF0 tornado in Montgomery County, Alabama

Tornado April 19, 2009 · Montgomery County, Alabama

EF0

Rating

0.1 mi

Path length

150 yd

Path width

$12K

Damage as recorded

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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. 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 touched down briefly on Mount Lebanon Road, just to the west of the Gibson community in the southern part of Montgomery County. About 10 trees were snapped or uprooted, the metal roof was blown off a barn, and a home sustained minor shingle damage.

The wider storm

A powerful spring storm system and associated cold front brought numerous thunderstorms to central Alabama. Many of the storms produced large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes.

Began near Ramer (32.0884, -86.1848).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Blount County EF2 Russell County EF1 Perry County EF1 Perry County EF1 Montgomery County EF1 St. Clair County EF0 Hale County EF0 Shelby County EF0 Shelby County EF0 Bullock County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 168520. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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