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Deer Creek EF-0 Tornado (Bibb County)
  December 16, 2019

 

Event Summary

EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:
70 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:
None
Damage Path Length:
3.12 miles
Maximum Path Width:
200 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:
2 ENE Gary Springs
32.9800/-87.0507
at 949 pm 
Approximate End Point/Time:
2 SSE Six Mile
32.9858/-86.9977
at 955 pm 

 

NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in east central Bibb County northeast of Centreville and determined it was the result of a tornado.

The tornado began northeast of Centreville in an inaccessible area east of Gary Springs Loop Road, where a well-defined tornado debris signature was observed by the KBMX radar. The tornado tracked eastward and crossed Pine Tree Road and Tucker Road, where a few trees and limbs were downed. Maximum winds were estimated at 70 mph.

 

Radar Image
Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the tornado just after it touched down.
Images are from KBMX at 950 pm.