Centreville Tornado - December 22, 2011

Centreville (Bibb) EF-0 Tornado
December 22nd, 2011

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:	70-80 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	0.06 miles
Maximum Path Width:	25 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	32.9053/-87.1224 at 1256 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:	32.9053/-87.1224 at 1257 pm

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Bibb County and assessed damage that was consistent with a tornado. An EF-0 tornado with winds of 70 to 80 mph briefly touched down 2 miles south of Centreville. Several large pines were uprooted at this location. No other damage was noted in either direction, which indicates just a brief touchdown along County Road 219.

Radar Data

This is an image of the 0.5 degree reflectivity data from KBMX at 1256 pm as the brief touchdown occurred just south of Centreville.
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This is an image of the 0.5 degree velocity (SRM) data from KBMX at 1256 pm as the brief touchdown occurred just south of Centreville.
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