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


...NWS Damage Survey For 01/11/2020 Tornado Event - Update #2|...

.Holly Pond Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.21 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   80.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             01/11/2020
Start Time:             01:03 PM CST
Start Location:         Holly Pond / Cullman County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          34.1749 / -86.6197

End Date:               01/11/2020
End Time:               01:08 PM CST
End Location:           Holly Pond / Cullman County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            34.1778 / -86.619

Summary: 

A tornado touched down in the Holly Pond community near the 
center of town. The tornado caused minimal tree and roof damage as
it quickly moved through the city. Minor roof damage was caused 
to the old WaterBrook restaurant, also blowing off siding at this 
location, and wrapping it around a cell phone tower northeast of 
the restaurant. From there, the tornado skipped northeast, causing
minimal roof damage to the southwest corner of Holly Pond High 
School, where less than 20% of the roof was damaged, and portions 
of the awning were also damaged. As a result of the survey teams 
findings, EF0 tornado damage was determined at this location in 
Holly Pond, with damage associated with 80MPH winds. No additional
damage was found northeast of this location. 

Special thanks to 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