EF0 tornado in Randolph County, Alabama
Tornado March 14, 2019 · Randolph County, Alabama
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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 Randolph County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 70 mph.
The tornado touched down near 4th Street West just west of Highway 431. At the onset there were several softwood trees uprooted. Damage was very spotty and isolated, suggestive of a fairly weak circulation. A barn/outbuilding was destroyed along with roofing damage to the corner of one of five chicken houses just east of County Road 56, with no nearby tree damage. The tornado lifted just before Highway 48.
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 Wedowee (33.2979, -85.4907).
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 815069. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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