EF2 tornado in Russell County, Alabama
Tornado February 17, 2008 · Russell County, Alabama
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Russell County → Stewart County, Georgia → Chattahoochee County, Georgia → Marion County, Georgia → Taylor County, Georgia → Crawford County, Georgia; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 1,000 yards (0.57 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
The tornado touched down near the intersection of US Highway 431 and CR-51 in the southern portion of the county. It then tracked northeastward to the Chattahoochee River near the Cottonton community, before crossing the river into Georgia. The most significant damage was located near CR-12. At least two mobile homes were destroyed and two frame houses received significant damage. Numerous trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. At least one vehicle was flipped over. Four injuries were reported.
The wider storm
A broken squall line, sparked by an advancing cold front and strong upper level storm, caused severe thunderstorms and tornadoes across Central Alabama.
Began near Glenville (32.0864, -85.1621).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
11 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 85074. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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