National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Wall Street EF-0 Tornado (Lowndes County)
October 7, 2017
 

 
EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:
85 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:
None
Damage Path Length:
2.9 miles
Maximum Path Width:
400 yards 
Approximate Start Point/Time:
3 S Hayneville 32.1438/-86.5919 at 6:55 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:
3 E Mosses 32.1771/-86.6222 at 7:00 pm
 
 
 

The National Weather Service surveyed damage in central Lowndes County and determined the damage was caused by a tornado. The tornado began near a chicken farm along County Road 33 and moved northwest crossing Alabama Highway 21 where trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado continued northwest crossing Foster Road. The end of the path had to be estimated as the tornado lifted in a swampy area north of Foster Road or just east of Mosses. The tornado damage path was 2.9 miles long and was 400 yards wide at its widest point.

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 Radar Data & Damage Pictures
Radar Image  

This is an image of the 0.5 degree reflectivity (right) and velocity (left) data from KMXX at 657 pm just after the tornado touched down.

 

 

Damage Image

Tree Damage

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