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EF3 Tornado — Tuscaloosa, Alabama

2008-01-10 · near Sterling, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

$435K

Property damage

5.6 mi

Path length

350 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado touched down around just southwest of the intersection of AL-69 and CR-38, near Windham Springs. From there, it traveled northeast across the intersection, and then roughly parallel to CR-38 for about 5 miles, before lifting northeast of the Wiley Community. At least 5 structures were heavily damaged, including a church in Windham Springs and a general store in Wiley. At least 300 trees were either snapped or uprooted along the damage path.

Wider weather episode

A strong low pressure system and associated cold front caused numerous severe thunderstorms and isolated tornadoes across central Alabama.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 76564. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.