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EF1 tornado in Washington County, Alabama

Tornado December 25, 2012 · Washington County, Alabama

EF1
Rating
2.2 mi
Path length
110 yd
Path width
EF0EF1EF2EF3EF4EF5Unrated

The path drawn at its surveyed width of 110 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 two miles south southwest of

Deer Park. The tornado widened to 110 yards as it passed just south

of a few houses. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted at the

widest point. The tornado continued to highway 45 and dissipated.

The wider storm

A powerful storm system moved out of the plains on

Christmas, producing numerous strong storms across southeast

Mississippi, southwest Alabama, and the western Florida panhandle

out ahead of a strong cold front and accompanying squall line. Multiple

tornadoes, some long track, were observed along the central gulf coast

region.

Began near Deer Park (31.1929, -88.3217).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF2 Mobile CountyEF2 Choctaw CountyEF2 Clarke CountyEF1 Mobile CountyEF1 Wilcox CountyEF0 Crenshaw CountyEF0 Crenshaw County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 422370. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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