NWS Mobile Storm Survey Teams Find EF2 Tornado Damage in southern Choctaw County AL - Jan 21, 2017

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
840 PM CST Sun Jan 22 2017

...NWS Damage Survey For The 01/21/2017 Choctaw County Alabama
Tornado Event...

.Choctaw County, AL Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    115-120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  15 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   800 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               4

Start Date:             01 21 2017
Start Time:             5:14 am CST
Start Location:         2.8 miles southeast of Gilbertown, AL
Start Lat/Lon:          31.847599, -88.290451

End Date:               01 21 2017
End Time:               5:31 am CST
End Location:           15 miles northeast of Gilbertown, AL
End Lat/Lon:            31.99628, -88.10702

Survey summary: The tornado first touched down on Clark Road
and continued 15 miles to the northeast to the Choctaw and
Marengo County line. A total of 24 structures were damaged by
the tornado along its path. Four residences were completely
destroyed, including 2 single wide mobile homes and 2 modular
homes. Another 20 structures experienced varying degrees of
damage. The most significant damage was located on Chapel Hill
Road and Pleasant Hill Road.

We would like to thank Choctaw County EMA and the people of
Choctaw County for their time and assistance with today`s
survey.

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

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