Wedowee Tornado - March 14, 2019

Wedowee EF-0 Tornado (Randolph County)
March 14, 2019

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:	70 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	4.38 miles
Maximum Path Width:	75 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	1 SSW Wedowee 33.2979/-85.4907 at 1000 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:	3 SSW Woodland 33.3342/-85.4290 at 1009 pm

NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in central Randolph County and determined it was the result of a tornado.

The same supercell that produced 3 previous EF-0 tornadoes in Chilton and Coosa Counties, produced a fourth EF-0 tornado in the Wedowee area. Damage was very spotty/isolated, suggestive of a fairly weak circulation from a pasture area just off County Road 15 and Main Street South, northeast to the Highway 48 and County Road 56 intersection area. A barn/outbuilding was destroyed along with roofing damage done to the corner of one of five chicken houses, with no tree damage nearby. This further points toward a weak circulation that as only able to damage vulnerable structures with wind entry/uplift points. The tornado damage path was 4.38 miles long and was 75 yards wide at its widest point.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the tornado as it touched down. Images are from KMXX at 1000 pm.

Roof Damage	Horse Trailer Damaged