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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
1018 AM CST Fri Feb 7 2020

...NWS Damage Survey For 2/5/2020 Tornado Event...

.Overview...EF-1 tornado confirmed in Colbert Co. 

.Allsboro Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    88 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.32 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   60.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/05/2020
Start Time:             05:18 PM CST
Start Location:         6 ENE Tishomingo MS / Colbert County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          34.6617 / -88.1282

End Date:               02/05/2020
End Time:               05:25 PM CST
End Location:           7 ENE Tishomingo MS / Colbert County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            34.6648 / -88.1055

Summary: 
Colbert County EMA, in collaboration with NWS Huntsville
meteorologists, relayed pictures and detailed information of
damage in far western Colbert County.  After cross-referencing
the EMA reports and pictures to radar data and near-storm
environment observations, NWS Huntsville determined the damage
was consistent with a weak EF-1 tornado, with peak winds of
88 mph. 

The tornado uprooted a couple trees near Petertown Rd,
which runs parallel to the MS/AL border and continued slightly
northeastward toward Allsboro Rd.  As the tornado crossed
Allsboro Rd, it caused more widespread damage along Bishop Ln. 
Several trees were uprooted while a few softwoods were snapped. 
Structure damage, in the form of small farm buildings/sheds, was
observed further down Bishop Ln. These structures sustained roof
damage while one building also had a collapse of its walls.  

The tornado continued eastward and uprooted two more trees before
lifting about three quarters of a mile east of Allsboro Rd. 

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 200mph
EF5...Violent...>200mph

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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Barron/Chace