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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
431 PM CST Sun Jan 12 2020

...NWS Damage Survey For 1/11/20 Tornado Event - Update #1...

.Joppa to Hog Jaw Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.85 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   60.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             01/11/2020
Start Time:             01:13 PM CST
Start Location:         4 SW Arab / Cullman County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          34.3 / -86.5571

End Date:               01/11/2020
End Time:               01:15 PM CST
End Location:           2 SW Arab / Marshall County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            34.3148 / -86.5305

Summary:

Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado moved 
along Alabama Highway 69, moving from Joppa to the Hog Jaw 
community. The tornado caused damage to structures in this 
location, with numerous trees down on or beside houses in this 
community. EF1 tornado damage was officially found in the city of 
Joppa, with wind speeds of 100 mph. Trees were snapped and 
uprooted along Highway 69, causing minor structural damage. The 
tornado continued rapidly moving north east, ending in Hog Jaw at 
a farm across from the Westside veterinary Hospital on Alabama 
Highway 69. Little to no damage was noted beyond this point to the
north east, aside from tin that was strewn from the barn that it 
last came in contact with across from the veterinary hospital. 
Witnesses in the city of Joppa reported a rain wrapped tornado 
along the tornado's path, noting that damage ended almost as 
quickly as the heavy rain began and ended.

Special thanks to the Cullman County EMA for their assistance on 
the storm survey this afternoon. 

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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data. 

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Amin/Griffin