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EF1 Tornado — Butler, Alabama

2019-03-03 · near Searcy, Butler, Alabama

$15K

Property damage

0.3 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

The tornado formed and damaged an outbuilding near the intersection of Kirkville Road and Steiner Store Road before continuing northeast into a wooded area, where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado then crossed Kirkville Road and partially lifted the roof off a one story brick home before dissipating shortly thereafter.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved into the southeast during day. This front moved into a warm and unstable airmass, causing severe thunderstorms to develop. The storms produced 4 tornadoes in southwest Alabama.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 813655. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.