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F1 Tornado — Henry, Alabama

2000-12-16 · near Abbeville, Henry, Alabama

$2.9M

Property damage

10.0 mi

Path length

150 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The F2 tornado continued its intermittent track northeast from eastern Dale County into western Henry County, but had weakened to an F1 tornado. Just north of Murphy Station along Highway 27 and a quarter mile west of U.S. Highway 431, the tornado completely destroyed the Murphy Feed & Seed warehouse, numerous peanut trailers and two sheds. Before the tornado dissipated, it severely damaged the West Point Stevens Textile plant. Numerous vehicles were damaged. Henry County was declared a federal disaster area. Reported by the Henry County EMA.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5168219. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.