Alabama tornado count continues to rise after Thursday storms

Alabama tornado count continues to rise after Thursday storms

The National Weather Service continued to survey storm damage after a round of severe storms on Thursday, Jan. 12.

So far 13 tornadoes have been confirmed. One of those, an EF-3 in Autauga County, was deadly, killing seven people.

The weather service said the Autauga storm had winds estimated as high as 150 mph.

The weather service said storm surveys will continue today across central Alabama.

Areas on the list to be surveyed include Tuscaloosa, Bibb, Autauga, Elmore, Tallapoosa, Coosa and Chambers counties.

The weather service said details of the surveys will be released as they become available.

In addition to the tornadoes, there were also two areas of widespread straight-line wind damage.

One was in northern Coffee County, where hundreds of trees were snapped, according to emergency managers.

The other spanned parts of Conecuh, Covington and Crenshaw counties.

Here is a look at the preliminary reports for Thursday’s confirmed tornadoes. (More information on the Autauga storm will be gathered today, the weather service said.):

1. Delmar tornado (Winston County): EF-2, top winds 125 mph. Path length 9.18 miles; path width 425 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 8:05 a.m. Thursday east of Delmar near County Road 20 and caused tree and minor structural damage. It headed northeast and then crossed County Road 28, uprooting trees. It continued northeast and damaged a home on County Road 432. It also overturned an RV. The tornado intensified as it continued northeast and hit a farm near County Roads 55 and 3182. Two large chicken houses were destroyed as well as at least three other farm buildings. Four nearby homes were also damaged. The tornado continued northeast toward Highway 195 and dissipated before crossing County Road 6. The weather service said around 25 structures were damaged by the storm.

2. Highway 24 tornado (Lawrence, Morgan and Limestone counties): EF-1, top winds 104 mph. Path length 30.4 miles; path width 325 yards. One injury. The tornado touched down at 8:09 a.m. Thursday in Lawrence County just west of County Road 101. The tornado damaged trees, several homes and mostly destroyed a metal workshop after crossing County Road 117. The tornado moved into the Moulton area, causing some damage in the downtown area, including the high school baseball fields and Lawrence Medical Center. The tornado crossed Highway 24 and damaged a motel near Highway 24 and County Road 157. It moved into Morgan County and likely lifted and dropped several times in the Trinity area. It blew a semi-truck off the road, tipping it over, and flipped several campers at Jay’s Landing. An injury was reported at a nearby recycling facility. The tornado also caused some damage at Ingalls Harbor and near Highway 20. The storm crossed the Tennessee River and caused some damage at Calhoun Community College. It continued northeast before lifting near Fennel Road and Fennel Lane.

3. Emme tornado (Sumter County): EF-2, top winds 120 mph. Path length 12.87 miles; path width 440 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 9:24 a.m. Thursday near Sumter County Road 24 and headed east-northeast where it destroyed a gain bin near Ramsey Lane. The tornado moved through Emme where it damaged roofs and numerous trees. It crossed Highway 74 and took the roof off a mobile home. An outbuilding was also destroyed at Highway 74 and Sunlight Church Road. The tornado reached its maximum intensity here. The tornado crossed Highway 39 and destroyed a mobile home on Hodges Place Road. The tornado dissipated just east of Sumter 21.

4. Eutaw tornado (Greene County): EF-1, top winds 110 mph. Path length TBD; path width 425 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 9:54 a.m. just west of West End Avenue and moved across the road, destroying a shed and damaged many trees. It continued to move through the northern part of Eutaw and caused minor roof damage to several homes. Trees also fell on two homes, causing significant damage to them. A rooftop deck was ripped off one home and thrown across the street off of Ashby Drive. The tornado tracked east-northeast toward Highway 11, snapping trees along the way. The weather service said more work will be done to see if the tornado tracked into Hale, Tuscaloosa and Bibb counties as a continuous track.

5. Greensboro tornado (Hale and Perry counties): EF-2, top winds 115 mph. Path length 21.11 miles; path width 500 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 10:47 a.m. Thursday in a remote area of Hale County near Clements Bend on the Black Warrior River. It tracked east-northeast across County Road 35, downing numerous trees on a farm near the state cattle ranch. The tornado then damaged a roof of a house along Alabama 69. The tornado intensified as it approached Greensboro from the south. At Alabama 25 it rolled and destroyed a single-wide manufactured home and damaged several other structures. The tornado continued into Perry County near Griffin Cemetery and dissipated soon after.

6. Fire Tower Road tornado (Perry and Bibb counties): EF-1, peak winds 104 mph. Path length 9.66 miles; path width 500 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 11:30 a.m. Thursday near the Cahaba River west of National Forest Road and Barton Road. It intensified and crossed Fire Tower Road, snapping numerous trees, and crossed Pawtucky Road. The tornado began to weaken as it crossed Alabama Highway 219 north of the Bibb-Perry County line. The tornado weakened as it crossed Roy Martin Road and then dissipated.

7. Selma tornado (Dallas County): EF-2, top winds 130 mph. Path length 23.6 miles; path width 800 yards. Two injuries. The tornado touched down at 12:02 p.m. Thursday just east of Orrville and was on the ground for 28 minutes. It touched down near the intersection of Highway 22 and Cahaba Road and tracked northeast while intensifying. The tornado snapped trees and caused roof and some foundation damage to several manufactured homes. The tornado continued moving down Highway 22 and neared Selma, snapping trees along its path. It intensified as it entered Selma, moving nearly parallel to Highway 22 or Dallas Avenue. The tornado continued to snap trees, then caused heavy damage to a daycare center on West Dallas Avenue. More EF-2 damage was seen at the Selma Country Club, which sustained significant roof and exterior wall damage. The tornado continued to track northeast and moved into the northern part of downtown Selma. Nearly all of the damage here was to trees. However homes had roof material missing or trees that fell onto them. The tornado left downtown, crossed Highway 14 east of Selma as well as Parkway Drive. More structure damage was noted in this area consistent with EF-2 wind speeds. The tornado began to weaken and lift eanr the Brantley community near River Road but not before causing more damage at the Dallas County Jail on Selfield Road.

8. Northern Mobile County tornado: EF-2, peak winds 125 mph. Path length 11.4 miles; path width 200 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 12:15 p.m. Thursday just west of Old Citronelle Road, or just east of U.S. Highway 45 near Gulfcrest. It went through inaccessible forecast east of Citronelle Road, then crossed Movico Loop Road East, causing significant tree damage. A double-wide mobile home secured with straps was rolled from its foundation and destroyed just west of Highway 43. This is where the tornado reached its peak strength. It then crossed U.S. Highway 43 north of Cedar Creek Landing Road, where a single-wide manufactured home was rolled from its foundation and destroyed. The tornado continued into the forest north of Cedar Creek Landing Road before lifting.

9. Conecuh County tornado: EF-0, peak winds 80 mph. Path length 0.94 miles; path width 100 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 1:54 p.m. Thursday about three-quarters of a mile east of Nymph Road. It tracked east-northeast, crossing County Road 29 and snapping trees along the path. The tornado lifted northeast of County Road 29.

10. Crenshaw County tornado: EF-1, peak winds 90 mph. Path length 0.36 miles; path width 80 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 2:46 p.m. Thursday just west of Old Union Road and tracked northeast. It crossed the road and through a wooded area, snapping trees along its path. It tracked a little farther northeast before lifting.

11. Teals Crossroads tornado (Barbour County): EF-1, top winds 105 mph. Path length 10.96 yards; path width 900 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 3:38 p.m. Thursday near Bethel on Sutton Dairy Road. It tracked northeast into a wooded area near Dewey Ivey Road, snapping numerous trees. Farm structures were damaged near Huey Falk Road, and a tree fell on a home on County Road 15. The tornado moved northeast toward Teals Crossroads, damaging trees and causing other minor structural damage. It crossed County Road 33 and Turner Road before lifting near Highway 10.

12. Henry County tornado: EF-1, top winds 90 mph. Path length 7.1352 miles; path width 150 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 3:45 p.m. Thursday south of Highway 108 between Indian Creek and County Road 68 in northwest Henry County. The first damage was noted along County Road 68 where numerous trees were uprooted. The tornado headed east-northeast and crossed County Road 75, continuing to damage trees. One home also lost roof shingles and one farm outbuilding was damaged. The storm continued east-northeast, damaging trees. The storm neared Highway 431, where several barns west of the highway had substantial damage. The tornado continued to track toward the Barbour County line and into Barbour County.

13. Autauga County tornado: EF-3, details TBA

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