EF1 tornado in Colbert County, Alabama
Tornado March 24, 2020 · Colbert County, Alabama
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Tishomingo County, Mississippi → Colbert County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
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
The tornado touched down in western Tishomingo County in northeast Mississippi producing EF-1 damage, before crossing into Colbert County, Alabama just north of the Natchez Trace Parkway. As the tornado entered Colbert County, dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted and a single-family home received minor roof damage. The tornado continued on an easterly path, crossing Natchez Trace Parkway and uprooting several more trees. As the tornado reached Mynot Road, a chicken house was destroyed and a few trees were uprooted. The tornado continued to the east-
northeast, uprooting a couple of trees before lifting near White Pike Road.
The wider storm
Multiple supercell clusters developed in northern Mississippi during the late afternoon hours, which moved east across north Alabama during the early to mid evening hours. An EF-1 tornado was produced by a storm in Colbert County, while other reports of wind damage were received. Some of the wind damage reports consisted of trees being knocked down. Ten wooden power poles were knocked over onto a road in Limestone County. A few reports of flash flooding were reported. During the past 72 hours, some areas have received 4-6 inches of rainfall. These storms produced a quick 1-1.5 inches which resulted in flash flooding.
Began near Maud (34.6520, -88.1300).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 880714. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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