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EF1 tornado in Montgomery County, Alabama

Tornado April 19, 2009 · Montgomery County, Alabama

EF1
Rating
0.1 mi
Path length
50 yd
Path width
$30K
Damage as recorded
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

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 EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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 near the intersection of US-231 and Old Barnes Road, a few miles north of the Pine Level community. Three horse trailers, including one that weighed over 10,000 pounds, were tossed over 50 feet.

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 Pine Level (32.1144, -86.0672).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Blount CountyEF2 Russell CountyEF1 Perry CountyEF1 Perry CountyEF1 St. Clair CountyEF0 Hale CountyEF0 Shelby CountyEF0 Shelby CountyEF0 Montgomery CountyEF0 Bullock County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 168523. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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