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F0 tornado in Hale County, Alabama

Tornado November 30, 2006 · Hale County, Alabama

Rating

3.3 mi

Path length

25 yd

Path width

$10K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F0 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F0 meant light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken; the scale paired it with winds of 40–72 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 east of the Greensboro Municipal Airport. It then tracked northeastward, crossing County Road 24, County Road 28 and State Highway 14. Several trees were knocked down or were snapped off at the Lakeview Country Club. The Hale County Jail suffered roof damage. Additional trees were blown down along the path.

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 (32.6800, -87.6500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

F1 Marengo County F1 Hale County F1 Hale County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 6482. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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