Tornadoes of December 16, 2019

Tornadoes of December 16, 2019

Event Summary for Central Alabama

A very warm and moist air mass developed over Central Alabama on Monday, December 16th. Afternoon temperatures warmed into the lower and middle 70s, which was 15 to 20 degrees above normal for the middle of December. A surface low tracked north of Alabama Monday night and pushed a strong cold across the state. Several bands of strong to severe storms developed across Mississippi during the afternoon and moved into west Alabama that evening. Most of the severe weather damage across Central Alabama was associated with a long track supercell that started in Mississippi and tracked into southwest Alabama. The supercell entered southern Sumter County and tracked northeast to Shelby County.

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Location/Clickable Detailed Summary Link	Damage Rating/Estimated Maximum Wind Speeds	Injuries/Fatalities	Damage Path Length/Width	Starting Point/Time	Ending Point/Time
Salt Well Tornado (Marengo County)	EF-2 120 mph	3 Injuries	5.95 miles 350 yards	2 SSE US Hwy 80 & AL Hwy 28 32.4206/-87.9787 8:07 pm CST	3 SSE McDowell 32.4809/-87.9061 8:16 pm CST
Little Brush Creek Tornado (Hale/Perry Counties)	EF-0 80 mph	None	5.38 miles 300 yards	5 WNW Morgan Springs 32.7695/-87.4927 9:03 pm CST	4 SSE Wateroak 32.8162/-87.4194 9:12 pm CST
Deer Creek Road Tornado (Bibb County)	EF-0 70 mph	None	3.12 miles 200 yards	2 ENE Gary Springs 32.9800/-87.0507 9:49 pm CST	2 SSE Six Mile 32.9858/-86.9977 9:55 pm CST
Brierfield Tornado (Bibb County)	EF-1 90 mph	None	2.60 miles 300 yards	2 W Brierfield Ironworks Park 33.0416/-86.9401 10:00 pm CST	1 NE Brierfield Ironworks Park 33.0464/-86.8958 10:04 pm CST
Clay Pit Road Tornado (Shelby County)	EF-0 80 mph	None	2.29 miles 200 yards	2 SE Montevallo 33.0851/-86.8429 10:07 pm CST	3 SSE American Village 33.1000/-876.8077 10:12 pm CST

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Severe Weather Episode Data

250 mb Analysis December 16 at 6 am	500 mb Analysis December 16 at 6 am	850 mb Analysis December 16 at 6 am
250 mb Analysis December 16 at 6 pm	500 mb Analysis December 16 at 6 pm	850 mb Analysis December 16 at 6 pm
Surface Analysis December 16 at 12 pm	Surface Analysis December 16 at 6 pm	Surface Analysis December 16 at 12 am
Local Severe Outlook Issued December 14 at 3 am	Local Severe Outlook Issued December 15 at 3 am	Local Severe Outlook Issued December 16 at 3 am
KBMX Sounding December 16 at 6 am	KBMX Sounding December 16 at 6 pm	Storm Reports December 16

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