County Road 25 Tornado - April 12, 2020

County Road 25 EF-0 Tornado (Blount County)
April 12, 2020

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:	85 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	1.94 miles
Maximum Path Width:	150 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	3 NNE Brooksville 34.2210/-86.4590 at 927 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:	4 NNW McClarty 34.2253/-86.4254 at 929 pm

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in extreme northern Blount County and determined it was the result of an EF-0 tornado.

A tornado track was identified from far northern Blount County (NWS Birmingham) into southern Marshall County (NWS Huntsville). The EF-0 tornado had maximum winds estimated around 85 mph, which uprooted trees along its path. The tornado damage path was 1.94 miles long in the BMX service area, with a width of 150 yards. The stats shown above (path & start/end time) are for the NWS Birmingham part of the track only.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the circulation as the tornado moved across the northern tip of Blount County into Marshall County. Images are from KBMX at 928 pm.