NWS Survey Team Finds EF-1 Tornado Damage in Fairhope AL from June 1st

Fairhope, AL Tornado
June 1, 2024

Summary of all Local Storm Reports (LSRs) on June 1st, as well as all the LSRs across the region for this event.

Storm survey teams preliminarily concluded that a brief EF-1 tornado occurred in Baldwin County, AL.

The data provided on this page are considered preliminary as we continue to analyze all available data. We will add more information to this page and social media as it becomes available. We thank you in advance for your patience.

Fairhope, AL Tornado (Baldwin County, AL)

...NWS Damage Survey for 06/01/2024 Tornado Event...

..Fairhope Tornado..

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    93 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.37 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/01/2024
Start Time:             03:17 AM CDT
Start Location:         Fairhope Pier / Baldwin County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          30.526 / -87.9109

End Date:               06/01/2024
End Time:               03:19 AM CDT
End Location:           Fairhope / Baldwin County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            30.5273 / -87.9049

Survey Summary:
The tornado started just north of the Fairhope Municipal Pier
along Fairhope Park Road, where multiple oak and pine trees were
snapped. The tornado moved to the east-northeast, paralleling Oak
Ave and snapping large limbs from the tops of several trees. As it
crossed N Summit St, a light pole was snapped, and large oak tree
was snapped, falling on a home. The tornado appears to have
lifted near the intersection of Oak Ave and N Church St. Outside
of the narrow and concentrated path associated with the tornado,
many large tree limbs were broken and this damage was determined
to be from straight-line winds. Additionally, this tornado is
believed to have started as a waterspout in Mobile Bay near the
Fairhope Pier.

Special thanks to Baldwin County EMA for their assistance with
the survey.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.

Acknowledgements: Page created by Joe Maniscalco (Observation Program Leader) and Caitlin Baldwin (Forecaster).

LAST UPDATED: June 2024