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EF1 tornado in Shelby County, Alabama

Tornado March 1, 2007 · Shelby County, Alabama

EF1

Rating

0.7 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

$30K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. 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 along County Road 17, about 6 miles southwest of Alabaster, and tracked a short distance to the east-northeast. At least 15 large pine trees were snapped off. One home suffered major roof damage and a barn sustained roof damage.

The wider storm

A powerful spring storm system brought an outbreak of tornadoes, damaging winds, and large hail to Central Alabama.

Began near Montevallo Flyng X R (33.1577, -86.8592).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Lowndes County EF2 Winston County EF2 Russell County EF1 Dallas County EF1 Fayette County EF1 Tuscaloosa County EF1 Jefferson County EF1 Barbour County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 22782. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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