Clay Pit Road Tornado - December 16, 2019

Clay Pit Road EF-0 Tornado (Shelby County)
December 16, 2019

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:	80 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	2.29 miles
Maximum Path Width:	200 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	2 SE Montevallo 33.0851/-86.8429 at 1007 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:	3 SSE American Village 33.1000/-86.8077 at 1012 pm

NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in southwest Shelby County near Montevallo and determined it was the result of a tornado.

The tornado began on the southeast side of Montevallo along Clay Pit Road where an outbuilding was destroyed and two manufactured homes suffered minor damage. As the tornado moved northeast crossing State Route 155, a deputy sheriff observed the tornado and was blown off the road in his vehicle. This is also where dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped, and one house suffered minor roof damage. Maximum winds were estimated at 80 mph at this location. The tornado continued to produce tree damage as it crossed State Highway 25 and dissipated shortly after crossing County Road 23.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the tornado as it crossed Hwy 25. Images are from KBMX at 1009 pm.