November 1st, 2018 Severe Event

Early November 2018 Severe Event
November 1, 2018

Summary of all Local Storm Reports (LSRs) on November 1st, as well as all the LSRs across the region for this event.

----- IMPORTANT 2023 UPDATE -----

Significant updates were made to several tornado tracks and wind swaths impacting the NWS Mobile/Pensacola area in the 2018 to 2023 timeframe thanks to the introduction of high-resolution Sentinel, Worldview, and Planet satellite imagery. One or multiple tornado tracks/wind swaths listed on this event webpage were updated in 2023.

An updated graphic and details surrounding these significant updates can be found further down on this webpage in the section for that specific tornado track or wind swath. More information on this Local Tornado Reanalysis Project and a list of all updates can be found on our webpage at weather.gov/mob/TornadoReanalysis or the National Damage Viewer.

Here is a list of the significant updates:

1. November 1, 2018 - Updated Tornado - Choctaw County, AL Update: Upgraded this tornado from an EF0 tornado to an EF1 tornado and lengthened the track slightly based on a narrow path of numerous snapped and uprooted trees noted on Planet satellite imagery. The EF1 points occurred primarily in densely forested areas, largely inaccessible to the survey team.

Choctaw County, AL Tornadoes

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
440 PM CDT Fri Nov 2 2018

...NWS Damage Survey in Choctaw County Finds Small EF-O Tornado
Along with a Corridor of Straight Line Wind Damage...

.Choctaw County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.14 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Nov 1 2018 
Start Time:             708 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 mi SE Gilbertown, AL
Start Lat/Lon:          31.8361/-88.2647

End Date:               Nov 1 2018
End Time:               709 AM CDT
End Location:           4 mi SE Gilbertown, AL
End Lat/Lon:            31.8378/-88.2635

Survey summary: A corridor of straight line wind damage was
found starting near Highway 17 and Harrison Road and continuing
northeast to County Road 8 and Barrytown Road. Significant tree
damage was noted along portions of the path with winds estimated 
in the 60 to 80 mph range. There was a small, enhanced corridor of 
tree damage on County Road 8 where several large, healthy pine trees
were snapped. Winds in this small area are estimated to have been 
between 90 to 100 mph. Just northeast of this enhanced damage, a
small EF-0 tornado was found in a wooded area along Woodbine Road. 
In total, 5 houses and 3 barns were damaged, mainly from downed trees.
It should be noted that most of the damage observed was from straight
line winds. 

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the 
following categories.

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...Violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...Violent...>200 mph

Acknowledgements: Page created by Morgan Barry (Lead Forecaster).

LAST UPDATED: March 2024