EF1 tornado in Baldwin County, Alabama
Tornado April 19, 2020 · Baldwin County, Alabama
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 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 just west of Cowpen Creek Road and
continued east-southeast across the road. Numerous large
pines were snapped along the path. A couple of mobile homes
suffered damage to roofs, siding, and skirting. An RV camper
was picked up by the tornado and destroyed. One individual
suffered minor injuries. The tornado lifted just west of
Burgett Lane. Straight line wind damage continued farther
east-southeast across Burgett Lane and County Road 87.
The wider storm
A powerful storm system swept across the southeast states through the day and into the evening on the 19th. Ahead of this system a warm front brought a very warm, moist and unstable air mass northward across the area. Numerous thunderstorms develop along and south of the warm front and became severe, producing wind damage tornadoes and large hail.
Began near Taylors Camp (30.5903, -87.5818).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 886646. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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