January 30, 2013: Cullman County Tornado Survey Information

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
936 PM CST THU JAN 31 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR JANUARY 30 2013 TORNADO EVENT...

.TORNADO #1 JONES CHAPEL (CULLMAN COUNTY)...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  6.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   300 YARDS
FATALITIES:             NONE
INJURIES:               NONE

START DATE:             JAN 30 2013
START TIME:             601 AM CST
START LOCATION:         1 MILE NORTH OF ADDISON / WINSTON / AL
START LAT/LON:          34.2090 / -87.1797

END DATE:               JAN 30 2013
END TIME:               608 AM CST
END LOCATION:           2.2 MILES NORTHWEST OF JONES CHAPEL / CULLMAN / AL
END_LAT/LON:            34.2362 / -87.0744

IN COORDINATION WITH WFO BIRMINGHAM...THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE SURVEY WAS
CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 31:
THE TORNADO BEGAN IN WINSTON COUNTY (WFO BIRMINGHAM)...TOUCHING
DOWN JUST NORTH OF ADDISON (ALONG COUNTY ROAD 41 JUST NORTH OF HUNTER
ROAD) WITH WINDS OF 70-80 MPH SNAPPING SOFTWOOD TREES. THE TORNADO
TRACKED EAST-NORTHEAST AND DESTROYED A SMALL AIRPLANE HANGAR AT THE
ADDISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. AS IT TRACKED PARALLEL TO COUNTY ROAD
14...IT CONTINUED TO SNAP TREE TRUNKS AND REMOVED PART OF A ROOF FROM
A RESIDENCE JUST PAST COUNTY ROAD 130. PORTIONS OF A METAL ROOF WERE
UPLIFTED FROM AN OUTBUILDING ALONG COUNTY ROAD 3725...ALSO CAUSING
MINOR TREE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST NORTHEAST...CROSSING
INTO CULLMAN COUNTY (WFO HUNTSVILLE) JUST SOUTH OF COUNTY ROAD 1043
CAUSING MINOR TREE DAMAGE AND DESTROYING A BARN ON COUNTY ROAD 1038.
THE TORNADO STRENGTHENED TO AN EF1 WITH WINDS OF 90 MPH AND DESTROYED
A MOBILE HOME ALONG COUNTY ROAD 1043 JUST EAST OF COUNTY ROAD 1038.
THE TORNADO CONTINUED EAST NORTHEAST...LIFTING NEAR COUNTY ROAD 1047.

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

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