Hopewell Church Road Tornado - August 31, 2017

Hopewell Church Road EF-1 Tornado (Bibb County)
August 31, 2017

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	95 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	0.56 miles
Maximum Path Width:	200 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	4 WSW West Blocton 33.1008/-87.1718 at 728 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:	3 WSW West Blocton 33.1068/-87.1654 at 730 pm

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A damage survey by National Weather Service meteorologists determined that a brief EF-1 tornado occurred to the southwest of West Blocton in Bibb County. The tornado spun up along a hunting road south of Hopewell Church Road, where a couple of trees were downed. It paralleled Hopewell Church Road and reached its greatest intensity near a pond. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted on both sides of the pond. The tornado dissipated north of the pond, prior to reaching Hopewell Church Road.

Radar Data & Damage Pictures


This is an image of the 0.5 degree reflectivity (right) and velocity (left) data from KBMX at 728 pm near when the tornado touched down.


Several pine trees snapped, uprooted	Uprooted pine trees

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