Tornadoes of November 29-30, 2016

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Tornadoes of November 29-30, 2016

Event Summary for Central Alabama

A robust, yet slow moving, weather system produced tornadoes,damaging winds and some hail across Central Alabama. Several incidents occurred north of Interstate 20/59 and west of Interstate 65 Tuesday evening November 29th. Additional severe weather occurred during the early morning hours on Wednesday November 30th near the US 80 and Interstate 85 corridor.

Eleven tornadoes have been confirmed across Central Alabama. Damage occurred in Pickens, Lamar, Marion, Fayette, Winston, Marengo, Hale Lee and Chambers Counties. This storm system produced damage from Texas to the Carolinas.

The information contained below is the individual tornado events that occurred. The data is PRELIMINARY and may be subject to change.

Location/Clickable Detailed Summary Link	Damage Rating/Estimated Maximum Wind Speeds	Injuries/Fatalities	Damage Path Length/Width	Starting Point/Time	Ending Point/Time
Buncomb Creek Tornado (Pickens County)	EF-1 95 mph	None	5.30 miles 600 yards	5 NE Ethelsville 33.4521/-88.1502 715 pm on Nov 29	4 S Millport 33.4959/-88.0771 725 pm on Nov 29
Twin Tornado (Marion County)	EF-0 75 mph	None	10.6 miles 150 yards	3 N Gu-Win 34.0002/-87.8754 729 pm on Nov 29	2 WSW Lake Buttahatchee 34.0990/-87.7381 743 pm on Nov 29
Flynn Tornado (Fayette County)	EF-0 65 mph	None	0.30 miles 50 yards	3 SW Fowlers Crossroads 33.7722/-87.6959 806 pm on Nov 29	2 SW Fowlers Crossroads 33.7758/-87.6940 806 pm on Nov 29
Chicken Foot Rd Tornado (Winston County)	EF-1 105 mph	None	0.40 miles 100 yards	5 E Haleyville 34.2498/-87.5383 804 pm on Nov 29	5 ENE Haleyville 34.2546/-87.5344 806 pm on Nov 29
Ashridge Tornado (Winston County)	EF-2 125 mph	None	3.2 miles 300 yards	2 S Ashridge 34.1946/-87.4701 806 pm on Nov 29	1 ENE Ashridge 34.2356/-87.4471 812 pm on Nov 29
Arley/Helicon Tornado (Winston County) (Continued in Cullman Co)	EF-2 130 mph	None	7.1 miles 1000 yards	1 SSE Arley 34.0699/-87.2016 852 pm on Nov 29	2 ENE Helicon 34.1394/-87.1117 905 pm on Nov 29
County Rd 66 Tornado (Winston County) (Continued in Cullman Co)	EF-1 110 mph	None	3.00 miles 100 yards	6 NNE Arley 34.1550/-87.1572 1020 pm on Nov 29	E Nesmith 34.1747/-87.1110 1025 pm on Nov 29
Lamar County Airport Tornado (Lamar County)	EF-1 105 mph	None	9.69 miles 600 yards	3.1 WSW Lamar Co Airport 33.8255/-88.1623 1140 pm on Nov 29	3.1 S Beaverton 33.8864/-88.0109 1153 pm on Nov 29
Guin/Brilliant Tornado (Marion County)	EF-1 90 mph	None	16.85 miles 900 yards	1.3 SE Guin 33.9518/-87.9005 1201 am on Nov 30	3.8 W Natural Bridge 34.0917/-87.6622 1224 am on Nov 30
Powell Creek Tornado (Marengo & Hale Counties)	EF-1 90 mph	None	13.00 miles 250 yards	5 WSW Faunsdale 32.4233/-87.6652 510 am on Nov 30	1 SSE Newbern 32.5710/-87.5296 532 am on Nov 30
Lablockee Tornado (Lee/Chambers County)	EF-1 90 mph	None	3.2 miles 300 yards	5 E Camp Hill 32.7056/-85.5591 1235 pm on Nov 30	3 E Waverly 32.7352/-85.5164 1240 pm on Nov 30

Pertinent Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Data from this Event

Severe Weather Episode Data

300 mb Analysis Nov 29 at 6 pm	300 mb Analysis Nov 30 at 6 am	300 mb Analysis Nov 30 6 pm
500 mb Analysis Nov 29 at 6 pm	500 mb Analysis Nov 30 at 6 am	500 mb Analysis Nov 30 at 6 pm
700 mb Analysis Nov 29 at 6pm	700 mb Analysis Nov 30 at 6 am	700 mb Analysis Nov 30 at 6 pm
850 mb Analysis Nov 29 at 6 pm	850 mb Analysis Nov 30 at 6 am	850 mb Analysis Nov 30 at 6 pm
Surface Analysis Nov 29 at 6 pm	Surface Analysis Nov 30 at 6 am	Surface Analysis Nov 30 at 6 pm
Day 1 Outlook Issued Nov 29 at 2 pm	Day 2 Outlook Issued Nov 28 at 1 am	Day 3 Outlook Issued Nov 27 at 230 am
Day 1 Tornado Probabilities Issued Nov 29 at 2 pm	Day 1 Wind Damage Probabilities Issued Nov 29 at 2 pm	Day 1 Hail Probabilities Issued Nov 29 at 2 pm
KBMX Sounding Nov 29 at 6 pm	KBMX Sounding Nov 30 at 12 am	KBMX Sounding Nov 30 at 6 am
Storm Reports Nov 29	Storm Reports Nov 30	Rainfall Plot Nov 29-30

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