Severe Weather of February 7, 2017

Severe Weather on February 7, 2017

Event Summary for Central Alabama

A deep upper level trough moved through the Tennessee Valley. The associated surface low pressure system moved northeastward from the Central Plains into the Great Lakes. The system had a strong low level jet, while the upper level jet remained displaced to the north and west. A large complex of storms developed and swept through Central Alabama during the day on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. A few stronger storms developed along a bowing line segment during the late morning and into the early afternoon hours. Also, a cold front stretched southward from the surface low and pushed through Central Alabama on Wednesday, February 8, 2017.

The information contained below is from 1 individual tornado event and 2 straight line wind damage events that occurred.

Location/Clickable Detailed Summary Link	Damage Rating/Estimated Maximum Wind Speeds	Injuries/Fatalities	Damage Path Length/Width	Starting Point/Time	Ending Point/Time
Mockingbird Lane Tornado (Montgomery County)	EF-0 70 mph	None	0.20 miles 85 yards	2.6 S Pike Road 32.2737/-86.0530 1:42 pm CST	2.6 S Pike Road 32.2748/-86.0500 1:43 pm CST
Nash Creek Straight Line Wind Damage (Lee County)	Straight-line Wind 60 mph	None	1.19 miles 150 yards	3 ESE Chewacla State Park 32.5614/-85.4252 2:43 pm CST	3 NW Beauregard 32.5678/-85.4067 2:47 pm CST
Opelika Straight Line Wind Damage (Lee County)	Straight-line Wind 60-70 mph	1 Injury	0.66 miles 150 yards	2 S Opelika 32.6237/-85.3815 2:53 pm CST	2 SSE Opelika 32.6287/-85.3719 2:54 pm CST

Severe Weather Episode Data

300 mb Analysis February 7 at 6 am	300 mb Analysis February 7 at 6 pm	500 mb Analysis February 7 at 6 am
500 mb Analysis February 7 at 6 pm	850 mb Analysis February 7 at 6 am	850 mb Analysis February 7 at 6 pm
Surface Analysis February 7 at 6 am	Surface Analysis February 7 at 6 pm	Storm Reports February 7
Day 1 Outlook Issued February 7 at 700 am	Day 2 Outlook Issued February 6 at 1130 am	Day 3 Outlook Issued February 5 at 230 am
Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Issued February 7 at 700 am	Day 1 Wind Damage Probabilities Issued February 7 at 700 am	Day 1 Hail Probabilities Issued February 7 at 700 am
KBMX Sounding February 7 600 am	KBMX Sounding February 7 6 pm	Rainfall Plot 24 Hour Total Ending February 8 7 am

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