Event Summary
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EF-1
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Estimated Maximum Wind:
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90 mph
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Injuries/Fatalities:
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None |
Damage Path Length:
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2.60 miles
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Maximum Path Width:
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300 yards
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Approximate Start Point/Time:
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2 SE Montevallo
33.0416/-86.9401
at 1000 pm
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Approximate End Point/Time:
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3 SSE American Village
33.0464/-86.8958
at 1004 pm
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NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Bibb County near Brierfield and determined it was the result of a tornado.
The tornado began at the eastern edge of Brierfield Ironworks Park where several trees were uprooted. The tornado continued eastward and crossed State Route 139. At this location, dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted in the immediate vicinity of Mahan Creek, with winds reaching up to 90 mph. The tornado moved eastward and damaged a barn on the Bridlewood Farms property near Moreland Lane and dissipated a short distance to the east.
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