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EF1 tornado in Mobile County, Alabama

Tornado April 23, 2020 · Mobile County, Alabama

EF1

Rating

0.6 mi

Path length

75 yd

Path width

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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 EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 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 just between Lott Road and

Malone Road and moved east across Malone Road. Due to no access further

east, the end point is an estimate. The tornado resulted in primarily

tree damage. However, one large tree resulted in significant damage to a

home. One residence also had its garage door blown in and a shed was

heavily damaged.

The wider storm

A strong spring storm system moved across southern states. High values of wind shear and instability combined to generate numerous severe thunderstorms that produced tornadoes and wind damage.

Began near Gulf Crest (30.9642, -88.3089).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 886586. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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