EF0 Tornado — Russell, Alabama

2019-04-14 · near Kaolin, Russell, Alabama

Event narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeast Russell County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 85 mph.

The tornado began at the Phenix City Water Treatment facility where several uprooted and snapped trees were observed along with substantial roof damage to the facility headquarters. It then tracked across State Docks Road before moving across the Chattahoochee River and into Georgia.

Wider weather episode

A very potent storm system moved out of the Southern Plains States and into the Central Gulf Coast Region Saturday and into Sunday morning. This system produced widespread severe weather from Texas to Alabama, including numerous tornadoes. A line of severe storms moved into West Alabama shortly before midnight Saturday night and progressed eastward across all of Central Alabama. The line of storms produced pockets of damaging straight line winds, localized flooding, and several tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 821283. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.