EF2 tornado in Russell County, Alabama
Tornado April 19, 2009 · Russell County, Alabama
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Russell County → Muscogee County, Georgia; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado touched down near the intersection of 22nd Avenue and 17th Street in Phenix City. It then traveled northeast through the south end of Phenix City, and crossed the Chattahoochee River and moved into Muscogee County Georgia. Five businesses sustained major damage, and seven homes received varying degrees of roof damage. At least 100 and as many as 200 trees were snapped or uprooted.
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 Girard (32.4594, -85.0231).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
10 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 168568. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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