Nixburg Rd Tornado - February 24, 2019

Nixburg Rd EF-1 Tornado (Coosa County)
February 24, 2019

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	95 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	5.01 miles
Maximum Path Width:	550 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	3 SE Rockford 32.8576/-86.1845 at 154 am
Approximate End Point/Time:	1 NNW Hwy 9 & Hwy 22 32.8804/-86.1032 at 201 am

NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in Coosa County southeast of Rockford and determined it was the result of a tornado.

The tornado touched down initially in a grove of pine trees just east of County Road 40 in Coosa County, uprooting about a half dozen mature trees. It then traveled east-northeastward to Nixburg Rd, where several pines were uprooted, and a quarter of the metal roofing was peeled off a home. From there, the tornado continued across a wooded area in the Little Sam Jack Creek basin and then crossed County Road 30 and County Road 101. Numerous pines were uprooted or snapped in the area, and a few hardwoods were uprooted. The tornado path then crossed Alabama Hwy 22, where several pines and a hardwood were uprooted. One of the pines caused major damage to the corner of a manufactured home, and one uprooted hardwood grazed the front of another home causing minor damage. The tornado dissipated in the woods somewhere between Alabama Hwy 22 and Alabama Hwy 9.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the tornado just before it crossed County Road 30. Images are from KBMX at 157 am.

Manufactured Home Damaged	Tree Damage