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Tornadoes of February 23-24, 2019

Event Summary for Central Alabama

A strong storm system moved eastward out of the Plains states on Friday, February 22nd. An associated deepening surface low pushed a cold front eastward towards the Lower Mississippi River on Saturday. Deep southerly flow ahead of the cold front ushered in middle to upper 60 dewpoint temperatures into Central Alabama, with afternoon temperatures rising to near 80 degrees across west Alabama. The storm system not only produced a very unstable air mass across the region, but also a high-shear environment which was conducive for severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes.

Several rotating thunderstorms formed over Mississippi Friday afternoon which developed into a broken line of storms as the activity entered west Alabama. There were a several rotating storms that produced tornadoes across Alabama and Mississippi.

Interactive Tornado Map (Updated 2/25/19 @ 1pm)
 
 
Location/Clickable Detailed Summary Link
Damage Rating/Estimated Maximum Wind Speeds
Injuries/Fatalities
Damage Path Length/Width
Starting Point/Time
Ending Point/Time
Nancy Clark Rd Tornado
(Pickens County)
EF-0
75 mph
None
1.08 miles
200 yards

3 WSW Gainesville Lake Boat Ramp
33.0580/-88.3103
5:44 pm CST

2 WSW Gainesville Lake Boat Ramp
33.0653/-88.2939
5:46 pm CST
Kingville Tornado
(Lamar/Fayette Counties)
EF-1
105 mph
None
9.22 miles
700 yards

3 SSE Hightogy
33.6560/-88.0590
5:52 pm CST

4 ESE Crossville
33.7319/-87.9273
6:09 pm CST
Old Stage Coach Rd Tornado
(Fayette/Walker Counties)
EF-0
80 mph
None
5.19 miles
350 yards

2 NNW Fowlers Crossroads
33.8327/-87.6780
6:38 pm CST

2 S Eldridge
33.8909/-87.6253
6:45 pm CST
Nixburg Tornado
(Coosa County)
EF-1
95 mph
None
5.01 miles
550 yards

3 SE Rockford
32.8576/-86.1845
1:54 am CST Feb 24

1 NNW Hwy 9 & Hwy 22
32.8804/-86.1032
2:01 am CST Feb 24
 

Pertinent Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Data from this Event

 

Severe Weather Episode Data 

250 mb
250 mb Analysis
February 23 at 6 am

500 mb
500 mb Analysis
February 23 at 6 am

850 mb
850 mb Analysis
February 23 at 6 am

250 mb
250 mb Analysis
February 23 at 6 pm

500 mb
500 mb Analysis
February 23 at 6 pm

850 mb
850 mb Analysis
February 23 at 6 pm

Surface
Surface Analysis
February 23 at 3 pm

Surface
Surface Analysis
February 23 at 6 pm

Surface
Surface Analysis
February 23 at 9 pm

Severe Threats
Local Severe Outlook
Issued February 21 at 4 am

Severe Threats
Local Severe Outlook
Issued February 23 at 430 am

Severe Threats
Local Severe Outlook
Issued February 23 at 6 am

KMBX Sounding
KBMX Sounding
February 23 at 6 am

KBMX Sounding
KBMX Sounding
February 23 at 12 pm

KBMX Sounding
KBMX Sounding
February 23 at 6 pm

Storm Reports
Storm Reports
 February 23