Addison Tornado - January 30, 2013

Addison (Winston) EF-1 Tornado
January 30th, 2013

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	90 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	4.16 miles
Maximum Path Width:	300 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	34.2090/-87.1797 at 601 am
Approximate End Point/Time:	34.2267/-87.1102 at 606 am

The tornado touched down just north of Addison along County Road (CR) 41 just north of Hunter Road. Winds between 70 and 80 mph snapped softwood trees here. The tornado tracked east-northeast and destoyed a small airplane hanger at the Addison Municipal Airport. As it tracked parallel to CR 14, it continued to snap tree trunks and removed part of a roof from a residence just past CR 130. Portions of a metal roof were uplifted from an outbuilding along CR 3725, and caused minor tree damage. The tornado continued east-northeast, crossed into Cullman County (WFO Huntsville) just south of CR 1043 where it caused minor tree damage and destroyed a barn on CR 1038. The tornado strenghtened to an EF1 with winds of 90 mph and destroyed a mobile home along CR 1043 just east of CR 1038. The tornado continued east-northeast, lifting near CR 1047.

Many thanks to the Winston and Cullman County Emergency Management Agencies for their assistance in conducting the surveys in Winston and Cullman Counties. Also, thanks to WFO Huntsville for their coordination.

Radar Data

This is an image of the 0.5 degree reflectivity data from KBMX at 600 am. Notice the notch of lower reflectivity just west of Addison. This image is just before the tornado touched down. Click to enlarge.

This is an image of the 0.5 degree SRM data from KBMX at 600 am. Notice how the gate to gate couplet coincides with the area of weak reflectivity in the image to the left. Click to enlarge.

Damage Pictures

Hangar damage at Addison Municipal Airport	Damage to outbuilding
Tree damage	Mobile home roof damage