Local Storm Reports for April 19 Tornadoes
April 19, 2020
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1043 PM CDT TUE APR 21 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0825 PM TSTM WND DMG NEW AUGUSTA 31.20N 89.04W
04/19/2020 PERRY MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE COUNTY. ONE
HOUSE SUSTAINED MODERATE DAMAGE AND ANOTHER
HOUSE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.
0825 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E NEW AUGUSTA 31.20N 89.02W
04/19/2020 PERRY MS TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN AROUND NEW AUGUSTA NEAR HIGHWAY
98.
0825 PM TSTM WND DMG RICHTON 31.35N 88.94W
04/19/2020 PERRY MS PUBLIC
REPORT OF A GARAGE/CARPORT THAT COLLAPSED ON
A VEHICLE. PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
0825 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SW RICHTON 31.32N 88.98W
04/19/2020 PERRY MS EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS THE COUNTY.
0838 PM TSTM WND DMG AVERA 31.30N 88.74W
04/19/2020 GREENE MS BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON MS 63.
0838 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NNW BOTHWELL 31.34N 88.75W
04/19/2020 GREENE MS BROADCAST MEDIA
MORE REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ACROSS MS 63
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 42.
1257 AM MARINE TSTM WIND 3 SE FORT WALTON BEACH 30.39N 86.59W
04/20/2020 M48 MPH GMZ655 FL MESONET
WEATHERFLOW MESONET STATION XOFP ON THE
OKALOOSA ISLAND FISHING PIER MEASURED A
MARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 48 MPH.
0235 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 70 S PALMETTO BEACH 29.23N 87.78W
04/19/2020 M58 MPH GMZ670 AL AWOS
AWOS STATION KVOA VIOSCA KNOLL768. SEVERAL
WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH FROM A CLUSTER OF
SHOWERS. STATION IS ELEVATED AND HAS AN
ELEVATION OF 160 METERS (525 FEET). ALSO
SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 50 MPH.
1115 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 ENE PINTO ISLAND 30.68N 88.01W
04/19/2020 M43 MPH GMZ630 AL MESONET
PINTO ISLAND (USS ALABAMA) MEASURED A MARINE
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 43 MPH.
1215 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW BAGDAD 30.58N 87.05W
04/20/2020 SANTA ROSA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN IN THE AREA. TREE IN A RESIDENCE.
1214 AM TSTM WND DMG 3 W BAGDAD 30.60N 87.09W
04/20/2020 SANTA ROSA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES DOWN. ROOF
COLLAPSE TO ONE RESIDENCE. DAMAGE TO OTHER
RESIDENCES IN THE AREA.
1209 AM TSTM WND DMG PACE 30.62N 87.13W
04/20/2020 SANTA ROSA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO VEHICLES FROM DOWNED TREES.
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
1208 AM TSTM WND DMG PACE 30.59N 87.16W
04/20/2020 SANTA ROSA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREE DAMAGE SOUTH OF
HIGHWAY 90 IN PACE AND FLORIDATOWN. REPORTS
VIA EMA AND VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
1208 AM TSTM WND DMG PACE 30.62N 87.17W
04/20/2020 SANTA ROSA FL PUBLIC
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN WOODBINE RD AND
CHUMUCKLA HWY IN PACE. REPORTS VIA SOCIAL
MEDIA.
1208 AM TSTM WND DMG PACE 30.61N 87.18W
04/20/2020 SANTA ROSA FL EMERGENCY MNGR
ROOF PEELED OFF HOUSE. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
1207 AM TORNADO 2 WNW PACE 30.61N 87.19W
04/20/2020 SANTA ROSA FL NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND THAT MOST OF THE WIND
DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN PACE, FL WAS THE
RESULT OF 70-80 MPH STRAIGHT LINE WIND. THIS
RESULTED IN NUMEROUS DOWN TREES ACROSS THE
CITY AS WELL AS ROOF DAMAGE TO SOME
RESIDENCES. THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND A BRIEF
EF-0 TORNADO TRACK FROM EPHREM LN TO BRADLEY
DR IN PACE, FL. IN THIS AREA, CONVERGENCE IN
TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED, WHILE ACROSS THE REST
OF PACE, THE PATH OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO BE
ALL IN ONE DIRECTION.
1250 AM TSTM WND GST CRESTVIEW 30.76N 86.57W
04/20/2020 E60 MPH OKALOOSA FL PUBLIC
RETIRED NWS EMPLOYEE ESTIMATED WINDS OF
60-65 MPH.
1230 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW ENSLEY 30.55N 87.28W
04/20/2020 ESCAMBIA FL PUBLIC
REPORTS OF SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
IN GONZALEZ AND ENSLEY. SOME ROADS
IMPASSABLE. PICTURES AND REPORTS VIA SOCIAL
MEDIA.
1210 AM TSTM WND GST 1 WNW GONZALEZ 30.58N 87.30W
04/20/2020 M78 MPH ESCAMBIA FL MESONET
WEATHERSTEM MESONET STATION NEAR GONZALEZ,
FL MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 78 MPH.
1204 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW COTTAGE HILL 30.65N 87.34W
04/20/2020 ESCAMBIA FL PUBLIC
SEVERAL HOMES LOST THEIR FENCES AND
SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGES. ALSO, A REPORT OF
LUMBER SPIKED INTO THE GROUND IN A YARD.
REPORTS AND PICTURES VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
1200 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW COTTAGE HILL 30.65N 87.34W
04/20/2020 ESCAMBIA FL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND A CORRIDOR OF
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE ON THE NORTH-SIDE OF
CANTONMENT, FROM WEST QUINTETTE ROAD EAST
SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE ESCAMBIA RIVER (SOUTH
OF MCKENZIE ROAD AND EAST OF HIGHWAY95A.)
ROOF DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO SOME HOMES WITH
SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE OBSERVED IN THE
AREA. WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN 80-85
MPH. THE SURVEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY A
CONVERGENT TORNADO PATH.
1159 PM TSTM WND DMG MOLINO 30.72N 87.32W
04/19/2020 ESCAMBIA FL BROADCAST MEDIA
MEDIA REPORT OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
IN THE MOLINO COMMUNITY. TIME ESTIMATED FROM
RADAR.
0917 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SSW TIBBIE 31.34N 88.26W
04/19/2020 WASHINGTON AL LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES DOWN ON HWY 17 JUST SOUTH OF TIBBIE.
0947 PM TSTM WND DMG MONROEVILLE 31.47N 87.34W
04/19/2020 MONROE AL PUBLIC
ROOF DAMAGE TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT. PICTURE
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
1232 AM TSTM WND GST CODEN 30.38N 88.24W
04/20/2020 E60 MPH MOBILE AL AMATEUR RADIO
60 MPH WINDS ESTIMATED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR
IN CODEN, AL.
1122 PM MARINE TSTM WIND 1 NE HOLLINGERS ISLAND 30.56N 88.10W
04/19/2020 M43 MPH MOBILE AL MESONET
MESONET STATION ON THE DOG RIVER MEASURED A
MARINE THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 43 MPH.
1121 PM TSTM WND DMG IRVINGTON 30.51N 88.23W
04/19/2020 MOBILE AL PUBLIC
GAZEBO DESTROYED. TREES DOWN IN THE
IRVINGTON AREA. REPORTS AND PICTURES VIA
SOCIAL MEDIA.
1107 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S MOBILE REGIONAL AIR 30.64N 88.25W
04/19/2020 MOBILE AL PUBLIC
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. FENCE BLOWN
DOWN.
1107 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 SW MOBILE REGIONAL AI 30.65N 88.26W
04/19/2020 MOBILE AL AMATEUR RADIO
TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN. TREE DAMAGED A
BOAT TRAILER. LIMBS AND LEAF DEBRIS NOTED
ALL ALONG MCFARLAND RD/SNOW RD AREA. SIMILAR
DAMAGE IN THE SPRING GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD.
REPORTS VIA HAM RADIO OPERATORS AND PICTURES
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
1106 PM TORNADO 2 ESE MOBILE REGIONAL A 30.67N 88.22W
04/19/2020 MOBILE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF HITT
ROAD IN THE SMITHFIELD SUBDIVISION AND
TRACKED SOUTHEAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 3.1
MILES BEFORE LIFTING JUST SOUTHEAST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF HILLCREST RD AND COTTAGE
HILL RD. THE TORNADO PRODUCED SPORADIC EF-0
AND EF-1 DAMAGE ALONG THE WAY, PRIMARILY TO
TREES AND FENCES. SOME HOMES WERE DAMAGED BY
FALLING LIMBS/TREES.
1105 PM TORNADO 3 WNW DEES 30.58N 88.40W
04/19/2020 MOBILE AL PUBLIC
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST EAST OF THE
ALABAMA/MISSISSIPPI STATE LINE AND TRACKED
EAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILES, PRODUCING
EF-0 AND EF-1 DAMAGE BEFORE LIFTING JUST
EAST OF TOM GASTON ROAD SOUTH. THE TORNADO
TIPPED OVER AN IRRIGATION WATERING SYSTEM,
DESTROYED 3 SILOS, 2 BARNS, TIPPED OVER 3
SEMI TRAILERS, AND CAUSED TREE DAMAGE.
1055 PM TORNADO 1 SSW TANNER WILLIAMS 30.71N 88.38W
04/19/2020 MOBILE AL NWS STORM SURVEY
THE EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF
NORTH GRAND BAY WILMER ROAD AND CONTINUED
EAST-SOUTHEAST TO ELIZA JORDAN ROAD SOUTH,
THEN TURNED TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST CROSSING
OVER AIRPORT BOULEVARD. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE OCCURRED AFTER THE TORNADO CROSSED
AIRPORT BLVD. IN THE WAKEFIELD AND DOMINION
SUBDIVISIONS WHERE MANY HOMES SUFFERED
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, GUTTERS, CHIMNEYS,
AND PORCHES. NUMEROUS FENCES WERE BROUGHT
DOWN AS WELL. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
SOUTHEAST BEFORE FINALLY LIFTING JUST SOUTH
OF COTTAGE HILL ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES WERE
EITHER SNAPPED OR UPROOTED ALONG THE ENTIRE
PATH.
1143 PM TSTM WND DMG HUXFORD 31.22N 87.47W
04/19/2020 ESCAMBIA AL BROADCAST MEDIA
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS HUXFORD.
TRAMPOLINE TOSSED. PICTURES AND REPORTS VIA
SOCIAL MEDIA.
1049 PM TSTM WND DMG GLENWOOD 31.67N 86.18W
04/19/2020 CRENSHAW AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN NEAR GLENWOOD (AND
BETWEEN LUVERNE AND GLENWOOD).
1044 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 NE DOZIER 31.51N 86.35W
04/19/2020 CRENSHAW AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN JUST NORTH OF DOZIER.
1044 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NW BRANTLEY 31.63N 86.31W
04/19/2020 CRENSHAW AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BETWEEN BRANTLEY AND
LUVERNE.
1043 PM TSTM WND DMG PATSBURG 31.78N 86.22W
04/19/2020 CRENSHAW AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE PETREY AND
PATSBURG COMMUNITIES.
1042 PM TSTM WND DMG LUVERNE 31.72N 86.26W
04/19/2020 CRENSHAW AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS LUVERNE AND
RUTLEDGE (AND COUNTY-WIDE).
1041 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 W RUTLEDGE 31.73N 86.34W
04/19/2020 CRENSHAW AL EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES DOWN WEST AND SOUTHWEST OF
RUTLEDGE.
0801 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N HIGHLAND HOME 32.00N 86.32W
04/19/2020 CRENSHAW AL EMERGENCY MNGR
REPORTS OF TREES DOWN NEAR HIGHLAND HOME AND
LAPINE.
1058 PM TSTM WND DMG OPP 31.28N 86.25W
04/19/2020 COVINGTON AL PUBLIC
TREES DOWN IN OPP. METAL ROOF PEELED OFF
RESIDENCE.
1054 PM TSTM WND GST 1 NNW SANFORD 31.32N 86.40W
04/19/2020 M60 MPH COVINGTON AL AWOS
AWOS STATION K79J AT THE ANDALUSIA OPP
AIRPORT MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 60 MPH.
1049 PM TORNADO 3 N SANFORD 31.35N 86.40W
04/19/2020 COVINGTON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 INJ ***
A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST TO THE NORTHWEST
OF COUNTY ROAD 70 AND TRAVELED SOUTHEAST FOR
ROUGHLY 1.25 MILES, PRODUCING EF-2 DAMAGE TO
NUMEROUS STRUCTURES AND TREES ALONG THE WAY.
1043 PM TSTM WND DMG ANDALUSIA 31.32N 86.47W
04/19/2020 COVINGTON AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR ANDALUSIA.
1042 PM TSTM WND DMG GANTT 31.41N 86.48W
04/19/2020 COVINGTON AL BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE THROUGH A HOUSE AND NUMEROUS TRESS DOWN
IN THE GANTT COMMUNITY.
1011 PM TSTM WND DMG OWASSA 31.51N 86.92W
04/19/2020 CONECUH AL BROADCAST MEDIA
LOCAL RADIO STATION REPORTED TREES DOWN I-65
NEAR THE OWASSA COMMUNITY.
0843 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S BARRYTOWN 31.80N 88.24W
04/19/2020 CHOCTAW AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DELAYED REPORT FROM EM OF TREES DOWN ON
TANGLEWOOD ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0425 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 ESE PUSHMATAHA 32.19N 88.32W
04/19/2020 CHOCTAW AL EMERGENCY MNGR
DELAYED REPORT FROM EM OF TREES DOWN ON
RUFFINTOWN ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.
0730 PM TSTM WND DMG GREENVILLE 31.83N 86.63W
04/19/2020 BUTLER AL EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ALL ACROSS THE COUNTY.
1146 PM TORNADO 3 N ELSANOR 30.59N 87.58W
04/19/2020 BALDWIN AL NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 INJ ***
THE EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST WEST OF
COWPEN CREEK ROAD AND CONTINUED
EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ROAD. NUMEROUS
LARGE PINES WERE SNAPPED ALONG THE PATH. A
COUPLE OF MOBILE HOMES SUFFERED DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND SKIRTING. AN RV CAMPER
WAS PICKED UP BY THE TORNADO AND DESTROYED.
ONE INDIVIDUAL SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE
TORNADO LIFTED JUST WEST OF BURGETT LANE.
STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE CONTINUED FARTHER
EAST-SOUTHEAST ACROSS BURGETT LANE AND
COUNTY ROAD 87.
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG ELSANOR 30.55N 87.58W
04/19/2020 BALDWIN AL BROADCAST MEDIA
REPORT OF A CAMPER OVERTURNED. TREES DOWN.
PICTURES AND VIDEOS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
1138 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 E BATTLES WHARF 30.49N 87.92W
04/19/2020 BALDWIN AL NWS STORM SURVEY
A NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND STRAIGHT LINE WIND
DAMAGE IN IN THE POINT CLEAR/FAIRHOPE AREA.
SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED IN THE BATTLES
RD/OLD BATTLES ROAD AREAS WITH SPORADIC TREE
DAMAGE NOTED FURTHER EAST ALONG COUNTY ROAD
32, EAST OF US HIGHWAY 98. WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN 70-80 MPH. A
CONVERGENT TORNADO PATH COULD NOT BE
IDENTIFIED.
1133 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NE LOXLEY 30.64N 87.73W
04/19/2020 M74 MPH BALDWIN AL MESONET
USA CHILI MESONET SITE IN LOXLEY MEASURED
WINDS OF 74 MPH.
1126 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N DAPHNE 30.62N 87.91W
04/19/2020 BALDWIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. TREE ON RESIDENCE.
1121 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE SPANISH FORT 30.68N 87.86W
04/19/2020 BALDWIN AL NWS STORM SURVEY
NWS STORM SURVEY FOUND THE DAMAGE IN THE
SPANISH FORT AREA ALONG AND JUST NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 31 WAS FROM STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF
70-80 MPH. SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWNED IN THE
AREA, INCLUDING ONE LARGE TREE ON AN
APARTMENT COMPLEX BUILDING ON STAGECOACH RD.
FENCE DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED ALONG WITH SOME
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO A FEW BUILDINGS. A
CONVERGENT TORNADO PATH COULD NOT BE
IDENTIFIED.
1117 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ENE SPANISH FORT 30.68N 87.86W
04/19/2020 BALDWIN AL EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO A
RESIDENCE.
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Acknowledgements: Page created by Joe Maniscalco (Forecaster).
LAST UPDATED: April 2020
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