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Event Summary
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EF-1
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Estimated Maximum Wind:
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105 mph
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Injuries/Fatalities:
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None |
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Damage Path Length:
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3.51 miles
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Maximum Path Width:
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475 yards
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Approximate Start Point/Time:
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2 NE Low Gap
33.0055/-87.3586
at 220 am
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Approximate End Point/Time:
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1 N Hagler
33.0529/-87.3370
at 225 am
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National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in extreme southeastern Tuscaloosa County and determined it was the result of a tornado with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.
Although it is uncertain as to the exact location of initial touchdown due to inaccessible land, a TDS detected by the KBMX WSR-88D indicates the tornado touched down just north of the Bibb-Tuscaloosa County line. The first damage from the tornado was found west of U.S. Highway 82 north of the intersection with Hagler-Coaling Road, where a few weakened large trees were snapped. Several trees fell into the highway but were removed before the survey. As the tornado crossed U.S. Highway 82, it intensified rapidly, mowing down scores of hardwood trees, removing the roof off a small barn, and peeling all the shingles off of a home. A cow was killed by one of the falling trees. The tornado continued north-northeastward over a hill and then down onto Hagler-Coaling Road. The tree damage was not as concentrated, but several large hardwoods were snapped or uprooted, and a home sustained roof damage. The tornado lifted somewhere north of Hagler-Coaling Road but south of Wire Road over inaccessible land.
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