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EF0 tornado in Pike County, Alabama

Tornado August 30, 2021 · Pike County, Alabama

EF0

Rating

3.2 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 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

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Pike County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 65 mph.

The tornado touched down near White Water Creek Road and traveled northeast while knocking down a few trees and tree limbs. The tornado then turned northward and crossed Highway 231 where video footage of the tornado was taken. The tornado lifted near Parron Church Road.

The wider storm

The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Ida traveled across portions of the Deep South on Monday, August 30th, and into Tuesday, August 31st. Bands of tropical downpours and thunderstorms moved northward across Central Alabama on the east of Ida`s circulation. It was in this general area where instability and low-level wind shear values were sufficient for a few rotating thunderstorms. Two EF0 tornadoes were confirmed across the southeast portions of Central Alabama on August 30th. The combination of heavy rain and breezy conditions also downed some trees in several counties on August 31st.

Began near Spring Hill (31.7266, -85.9109).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF0 Macon County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 981425. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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