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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
351 PM CST Mon Dec 30 2019

...NWS Damage Survey For Dec 29, 2019 Ham Road Tornado Event...

EF0 tornado damage was discovered SW of Athens in Limestone County. 

.Ham Road Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.07 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   50.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/29/2019
Start Time:             06:50 PM CST
Start Location:         7 WSW Athens / Limestone County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          34.7541 / -87.0777

End Date:               12/29/2019
End Time:               06:57 PM CST
End Location:           2 W Athens / Limestone County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            34.7946 / -87.0041

Summary: An EF0 tornado touched down approximately 0.3 miles west
of the intersection of Zelner Road and Ripley Road in southern
Limestone County. Upon touchdown the tornado produced tree damage. 
Tracking to the NE, the tornado produced damage to a metal barn 
roof along Bell Road, snapped a tree at the base, and uplifted an
attached roof of a porch on a small home. Farther to the
northeast, the tornado produced mainly roof and window damage in 
a mobile home park along the west side of Blackburn Road. On Ham
Road, more extensive damage was found to a mobile home, which was
pushed back about six feet, detaching it from an awning and cement
parking pad. This mobile home was anchored to concrete pads that
were sitting on gravel, but the mobile home was left largely 
intact. The tornado continued to snap trees across Evans Road and 
Reid Road. As the tornado approached U.S. Highway 72, it produced 
significant damage to a metal-sided outbuilding, while producing 
mainly roof and siding damage to a couple of metal building 
systems on the south side of U.S. Highway 72. The tornado 
produced damage to a couple of metal signs at a gas station 
located along the north side of U.S. Highway 72 at the 
intersection of W. Washington Street. Along W. Washington Street, 
tree damage continued, with some trees uprooted, including a tree 
that fell on a vehicle. At the intersection of W. Glenn Valley 
Drive and W. Washington Road, a large tree branch fell, partly on 
a house. The tornado appeared to lift near this point, with some 
minor tree damage farther to the NE in western portions of Athens.

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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