EF0 tornado in Sumter County, Alabama
Tornado January 23, 2012 · Sumter County, Alabama
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 the National Weather Service wrote
A tornado, with maximum winds speeds of 85 mph, touched down just southeast of Panola, along S. H. and G. Drive, where it caused significant roof damage to one single family residence. As the tornado moved northeast towards Marby Heights, another home sustained minor siding damage. The tornado lifted shortly after crossing Marby Heights.
The wider storm
An upper level low pressure system developed over the Great Plains and moved east across the Ohio River Valley, dragging a cold front through the lower Mississippi River Valley. As the cold front moved through Arkansas, a squall line formed, producing severe thunderstorms to areas west of Alabama. As the cold front progressed eastward, individual supercells developed in advance of the front and moved through Alabama during the early morning hours on January 23rd. Several long track supercells produced strong, long track tornadoes.
Began near Fair Oaks (32.9287, -88.2364).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
9 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 362760. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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