Tornadoes from October 25-26, 2010

Tornado Event - October 25-26, 2010

Event Summary for Central Alabama

As part of a major extra-tropical system that rolled across the northern United States from Sunday, October 24th through Thursday, October 28th, a lingering cold front stalled across central Alabama producing several waves of severe weather. This extra-tropical system, which bottomed out at a record 955 millibars over Minnesota, produced extensive damage across the plains and midwest. Scattered thunderstorms affected central Alabama throughout the event producing numerous reports of wall clouds and funnel clouds, but only two areas received tornado damage through the event. Here is the summary of those tornado events:

Location/Clickable Detailed Summary Link

Damage Rating/Estimated Maximum Wind Speeds

Injuries/Fatalities

Damage Path Length/Width

Starting Point/Time

Ending Point/Time

Winston County

EF-1
100-110 mph

None

12.1 miles
600 yards

34.1786/
-87.6088
205 am

34.2318/
-87.4076
218 am

Jefferson County

EF-1
80-90 mph

None

4.3 miles
200 yards

33.6096/
-86.7093
910 pm

33.6352/
-86.6423
917 pm

Public Information Statement from October 25th | Local Storm Reports from October 24-25th, 2010

Public Information Statement from October 26th | Local Storm Reports from October 25-26th, 2010

Tornado Watch 711 was in effect from 135 am CDT until 9 am CDT on October 25th.
Tornado Watch 730 was in effect from 805 pm CDT until 2 am CDT on October 26th.

Severe Weather Episode Data

Surface Analysis October 25 1 am	Surface Analysis October 26 7 pm
Day 1 Severe Weather Outlook Issued Oct 24	Day 1 Severe Weather Outlook Issued Oct 26
Storm Reports October 25	Storm Reports October 26