Tornadoes & Damaging Winds of January 11, 2020

Tornadoes & Damaging Winds of January 11, 2020

Event Summary for Central Alabama

A dynamic January storm system brought severe thunderstorms to a large part of Central Alabama. A warm front moved northward and beyond Central Alabama. Anomalously high surface temperatures and moisture content was present in the developing warm sector of the storm system. A line of thunderstorms developing ahead of the cold front and moved into west central Alabama late Saturday morning January 11. The storms quickly moved through Central Alabama and exited southeastern areas around sunset.

Although not every location experienced severe weather, widespread wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph were observed. Many locations did experience severe weather with wind gusts over 58 mph. Trees were snapped off or uprooted in numerous locations. Many homes, automobiles, and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Most likely, several locations received straight-line wind gusts of 75 to 80 mph.

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Location/Clickable Detailed Summary Link	Damage Rating/Estimated Maximum Wind Speeds	Injuries/Fatalities	Damage Path Length/Width	Starting Point/Time	Ending Point/Time
Settlement Road Tornado (Pickens County)	EF-2 134 mph	3 Fatalities 7 Injuries	6.33 miles 1056 yards	2 E Pickensville 33.2379/-88.1545 11:11 am CST	7 SW Reform 33.3253/-88.1223 11:20 am CST
Threatt Road Tornado (Barbour County)	EF-1 88 mph	None	5.80 miles 275 yards	1 SSW Bakerhill 31.7633/-85.3100 4:33 pm CST	5 ENE Bakerhill 31.8093/-85.2285 4:41 pm CST

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Severe Weather Episode Data

250 mb Analysis January 11 at 6 am	500 mb Analysis January 11 at 6 am	850 mb Analysis January 11 at 6 am
250 mb Analysis January 11 at 6 pm	500 mb Analysis January 11 at 6 pm	850 mb Analysis January 11 at 6 pm
Surface Analysis January 11 at 6 am	Surface Analysis January 11 at 12 pm	Surface Analysis January 11 at 6 pm
Local Severe Outlook Issued January 9 at 415 am	Local Severe Outlook Issued January 11 at 150 am	Local Severe Outlook Issued January 11 at 145 am
KBMX Sounding January 11 at 6 am	KBMX Sounding January 11 at 9 am	KBMX Sounding January 11 at 12 pm
Storm Reports January 11

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