Event Summary
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EF-1
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Estimated Maximum Wind:
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90 mph
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Injuries/Fatalities:
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None |
Damage Path Length:
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0.78 miles
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Maximum Path Width:
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115 yards
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Approximate Start Point/Time:
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4 ESE Hendrix
34.0264/-86.3916
at 604 pm
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Approximate End Point/Time:
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4 W Altoona
34.0318/-86.3798
at 605 pm
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National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage near Sand Valley in Blount County and determined it was the result of an EF-1 tornado.
An additional brief tornado touched down near the 3600 Block of County Rd 42 in northeastern Blount County. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted before the tornado impacted a farm property where structural damage occurred to at least three farm buildings, as well as a large silo. The tornado then tracked northeastward across an open pasture where additional trees were snapped and uprooted before dissipating in a nearby wooded area. The tornado was estimated to be on the ground for no more than a minute with a path length of 0.78 miles, at 115 yards wide. Maximum estimated winds were 90 mph. The National Weather Service would like to thank Blount County EMA for their assistance with the several damage assessments across the county.
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