EF0 Tornado — Bullock, Alabama

2017-04-27 · near Mitchell, Bullock, Alabama

0.1 mi

Path length

250 yds

Path width

Event narrative

NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in far western Bullock County and determined the damage was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph.

This tornado began in far eastern Montgomery County and crossed into Bullock County just south of the intersection of Stowers Road and County Road 37. The tornado lifted near County Road 37.

Wider weather episode

A pre-frontal trough moved into Central Alabama on Tuesday night, April 26th. This boundary slowly pushed southward and was accompanied by some showers and thunderstorms. The east to west boundary drifted into south central Alabama on the morning of April 27th. The combination of shear, lift along the boundary, increased low level moisture and instability produced by insolation was just enough to spin up a few weak tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 695477. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.