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Addison (Winston) EF-1 Tornado
April 11, 2013

 
EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:
100 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:
1 Injury
Damage Path Length:
0.38 miles
Maximum Path Width:
50 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:
34.1931/-87.1196 at 326 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:
34.1984/-87.1218 at 327 pm
 

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in Winston County and have determined that the damage was due to an EF-1 tornado. The brief tornado touched down in a field just southeast of the intersection of County Road 45 and County Road 3734. This location was approximately 3.49 miles east southeast of Addison. The tornado snapped and uprooted several large trees, completely demolished two sheds, and damaged a double wide home where a woman was injured. The woman was injured as she attempted to enter her vehicle and go to a shelter. The tornado continued north northwest where it twisted and rolled an unoccupied mobile home over 50 yards. The tornado snapped several more trees and rolled an unsecured mobile home on Dakota Drive. The tornado lifted just beyond Dakota Drive.

A special thanks to the National Weather Service office in Huntsville for performing this storm survey.

 
 
Radar Data 

Radar Image
This is a reflectivity image from KBMX at the time of the tornado.

Radar Loop
This is an SRM velocity from KBMX at the time of the tornado. There is very little indication of a tornado.

 
Damage Pictures 

Storm Damage
Mobile Home rolled over

Storm Damage
Tree & Structure Damage

Storm Damage
Minor roof damage

Storm Damage
Tree Damage