EF0 tornado — Clay County, Alabama

EF0 tornado in Clay County, Alabama

Tornado February 17, 2008 · Clay County, Alabama

EF0

Rating

1.6 mi

Path length

50 yd

Path width

$10K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado touched down near Fuller Road where minimal tree damage occurred and one home sustained roof damage. It then tracked northeast before lifting near catfish road. A small catfish restaurant had a part of the roof torn off. Several trees were snapped off along the short path. One vehicle was partially lifted into the air and the roof debris was deposited underneath it. There were approximately 100 people in the catfish restaurant when the tornado hit. These people were in the basement after the owner took action when hearing the warning. No 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.

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 85109. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF0 tornado in Clay County, Alabama

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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