EF0 tornado in Calhoun County, Alabama
Tornado March 14, 2019 · Calhoun County, Alabama
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 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 far northwest Calhoun County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 65 mph.
The same supercell that produced a tornado in the Friendship community of St. Clair County produced another tornado in extreme northwest Calhoun County, just north of the town of Ohatchee. The tornado touched down along Greensport Road just west of Cochran Springs Road. It paralled Greensport Road for approximately three-quarters of a mile, crossed Dodd Gap Rd and lifted between Dodd Gap Road and Greensport Road. Damage mainly consisted of snapped and uprooted trees, but one residence sustained very minor shingle damage.
The wider storm
A widespread severe weather event occurred across central Alabama aduring the afternoon and evening hours on Thursday, March 14th. The event began in the northwest counties and spread eastward all the way to the Georgia state line. A strong low level jet of 40-50 knots, combined with moderate instability (1000-1500 J/kg) and 0-6km bulk shear of 55-50 knots, produced an atmosphere favorable for severe thunderstorms and supercells.
Began near Grayton (33.8453, -86.0295).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
13 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 815043. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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