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238 NOUS44 KBMX 300201 PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-301415- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Birmingham AL 801 PM CST Fri Nov 29 2019 ...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 11/27/2019 BRIEF AND WEAK TORNADOES IN PIKE AND BARBOUR COUNTIES... A low-topped cell embedded within a shield of rain tracked across southern Alabama during the morning of November 27th. Within a sheared but weakly unstable environment, an area of rotation managed to produce 3 very weak and brief EF-0 tornadoes as the cell moved across southeast Pike County and southwest Barbour County. .TORNADO #1 Troy Street Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 70 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.48 miles Path Width /maximum/: 65 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Nov 27 2019 Start Time: 9:05 am Start Location: 2 ENE Brundidge Start Lat/Lon: 31.7283/-85.7842 End Date: Nov 27 2019 End Time: 9:06 am End Location: 2 ENE Brundidge End Lat/Lon: 31.7266/-85.7764 The tornado touched down in an open field just west of CR81 and north of Alabama Highway 10. The first indicated damages were the tin roof being removed from an older manufactured home and an uprooted hardwood. The tornado moved east-southeastward and struck a much newer manufactured home which was slightly shifted off its supports, and sustained skirting damage and a broken picture window. There was also light splatter on all four sides of the home. The tornado continued ESE, producing minor small limb damage as it crossed Alabama Highway 10. The tornado then uprooted 5 healthy pecan trees, with a slightly convergent pattern. Another hardwood was uprooted just off the shoulder north of Alabama Highway 10, also indicative of convergence. The tornado dissipated rapidly past this point and produced no further damage. .TORNADO #2 Foulk Creek Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 60 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.15 miles Path Width /maximum/: 40 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Nov 27 2019 Start Time: 9:19 am Start Location: 2 NW Clio Start Lat/Lon: 31.7240/-85.6294 End Date: Nov 27 2019 End Time: 9:21 am End Location: 1 N Clio End Lat/Lon: 31.7231/-85.6099 Doppler RADAR showed a tornado debris signature (TDS) associated with an area of rotation as the cell moved eastward into far southwestern Barbour County. Minor single-point damage was noted on Alabama Highway 10 as well as on Highway 51, west and north of Clio, respectively. Between these 2 points, a TDS was noted on radar in an area that was inaccessible. Given RADAR evidence plus the tornadic nature of the storm with tracks 1 and 3, a brief EF-0 track was assigned to an area on the northwest side of Clio. Tornado intensity was estimated using velocity strength and TDS height. .TORNADO #3 Baxter Station Road Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 65 mph Path Length /statute/: 2.13 miles Path Width /maximum/: 55 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: Nov 27 2019 Start Time: 9:26 am Start Location: 3 ENE Clio Start Lat/Lon: 31.7199/-85.5568 End Date: Nov 27 2019 End Time: 9:30 am End Location: 5 ENE Clio End Lat/Lon: 31.7432/-85.5330 A third and final brief EF-0 tornado occurred just east of Clio. Only minor tree damage was observed along its path, which began near the intersection of Baxter Station Road and CR23 and ended to the northeast along Blue Springs Road. 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. $$ 89^GSatterwhite 75/Linhares 02/De Block 17/Laws