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Blackman EF-0 Tornado (Chambers County)
  April 5, 2022

 

Event Summary

EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:
80 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:
None
Damage Path Length:
0.44 miles
Maximum Path Width:
200 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:
2 ESE Ridge Grove
32.8765/-85.5300
at 1145 AM CDT
Approximate End Point/Time:
2 E Ridge Grove
32.8803/-85.5240
at 1146 AM CDT

 

NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in western Chambers County just north of Blackman and determined it was the result of an EF-0 tornado.

An outbuilding was damaged with sheet metal blown downwind. Otherwise, some trees were snapped and uprooted along the short path of the tornado.

The data is PRELIMINARY and may be subject to change.

 

 

 

Radar Image
Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the circulation just before the tornado touched down.
Images from KMXX at 1144 AM CDT.