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EF1 tornado in Walker County, Alabama

Tornado April 24, 2010 · Walker County, Alabama

EF1

Rating

4.6 mi

Whole path

400 yd

Path width

$75K

Damage as recorded

NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Fayette County → Walker County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 400 yards (0.23 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 that first touched down near Berry, in Fayette County, moved into Walker County near where AL-18 crosses Frost Creek. From there it continued its northeast path, and eventually lifted about 5 miles west of Oakman. In Walker County, the tornado blew down a 100 foot radio tower and damaged an adjoining shed. Numerous trees were also snapped or uprooted.

The wider storm

A deepening storm system and associated cold front brought widespread severe thunderstorms, including at least 8 tornadoes, to central Alabama.

Began near Carona (33.6997, -87.5089).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF3 Walker County 1 dead EF1 Fayette County EF1 Blount County EF1 Marengo County EF0 Sumter County EF0 Hale County EF0 Marion County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 228100. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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