EF1 tornado in Marengo County, Alabama
Tornado November 30, 2016 · Marengo County, Alabama
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Marengo County → Hale County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in extreme northern Marengo near Faunsdale and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 90 mph.
The tornado touched down just south of Cedarcrest Lane in northeastern Marengo County near the communities of Siddonsville and Faunsdale. The tornado traveled northeast and crossed Cedarcrest Farms where it damaged several trees, barns and outbuildings. The tornado then crossed County Road 54 where it reached its maximum strength and width. Here, it uprooted and snapped several hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado continued northeast and crossed US Highway 80 where it entered Hale County.
The wider storm
A warm front moved northward during the day on Tuesday, November 29th, and surface temperatures climbed into the 70s across north Alabama. Low level shear and storm relative helicity increased over west Alabama Tuesday evening and discrete supercells developed over west Alabama.
Began near Allenville (32.4233, -87.6657).
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 668097. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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