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F1 tornado in Hale County, Alabama

Tornado November 30, 2006 · Hale County, Alabama

F1
Rating
11.3 mi
Path length
75 yd
Path width
$20K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado touched down just west of County Road 35, between County Road 24 and County Road 73, which is about 7 miles southwest of Greensboro. The tornado then tracked northeastward, and crossed County Roads 24 and 28, State Highway 14, County Roads 21 and 19, and State Highway 69. The tornado lifted just north of County Road 4 near its intersection with State Highway 69. One barn was destroyed and several out-buildings were damaged or destroyed along the path. Hundreds of trees were either snapped off or blown down. One tractor and one automobile were damaged.

The wider storm

A line of moderate showers, along a cold front, produced isolated tornadoes and wind damage in Central Alabama.

Began near Greensboro Muni Arpt (32.6700, -87.7100).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Marengo CountyF1 Hale CountyF0 Hale County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 6481. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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