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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
701 PM CST Fri Jan 13 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for 01/12/2023 Tornado Event Update #1...

.Update... This update is to include storm surveys from Conecuh, 
Covington, and Crenshaw Counties. Details are also provided about 
a large swath of straight-line wind damage produced by one 
supercell thunderstorm. Additional updates may be needed after 
high resolution data becomes available and is analyzed.

.Conecuh County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.94 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             01/12/2023
Start Time:             01:54 PM CST
Start Location:         2 N Nymph / Conecuh County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          31.3616 / -86.9346

End Date:               01/12/2023
End Time:               01:55 PM CST
End Location:           2 NNE Nymph / Conecuh County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            31.3659 / -86.9195

Survey Summary:
The tornado briefly touched down approximately 3/4 of a mile east
of Nymph Road, where several large limbs were downed. It
continued to move to the east-northeast, crossing County Road 29,
where it uprooted several trees. The tornado lifted just
northeast of County Road 29.

Special thanks to the Conecuh County EMA for their assistance with
this survey.

.Crenshaw County Tor...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.36 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   80 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             01/12/2023
Start Time:             02:46 PM CST
Start Location:         4 WNW Pine Level / Crenshaw County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          31.505 / -86.2428

End Date:               01/12/2023
End Time:               02:47 PM CST
End Location:           3 WNW Pine Level / Crenshaw County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            31.5068 / -86.2372

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down just west of Old Union Road and moved to
the northeast. As it crossed Old Union Road, it moved through a
grove of trees where dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted. It
continued briefly to the northeast for a tenth of a mile before
lifting. 

Special thanks to the Crenshaw County EMA for their assistance 
with this survey.

.Widespread Wind Damage...

A supercell thunderstorm progressed across south central Alabama 
the afternoon of January 12th, 2023 from 1:40 PM CST through 2:50 
PM CST. This supercell produced an extensive swath of sporadic to
widespread straight line wind damage along the path of its RFD 
(Rear Flank Downdraft) through central Conecuh, northern 
Covington, and southern Crenshaw Counties. Wind speeds were 
estimated anywhere from 60 to 90 mph along its path. The wind 
damage swath initially began near I-65 west of Castleberry, 
continued east into Red Level and then eventually made its way 
into far southeastern Crenshaw County. The most notable wind 
damage was across southeastern Crenshaw County where numerous pine
trees were uprooted and/or snapped to the south of the tornado 
path along Old Union Road. Irrigation equipment was also 
overturned in this area. The swath of wind damage likely continued
east into Coffee County.

Special thanks to the Covington EMA, and Crenshaw and Conecuh
EMAs, for their assistance with this survey. 

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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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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