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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
229 PM CST Fri Feb 7 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 02/06/2020 TORNADO EVENT...

...UPDATED TORNADO #1 RATING AND PATH LENGTH...

.TORNADO #1 Ward Creek Tornado (Shelby County)...

Rating:                 EF-2
Estimated Peak Wind:    120 mph
Path Length /statute/:  9.91 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   700 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Feb 06, 2020
Start Time:             1:57 AM CST
Start Location:         5 NW Pea Ridge
Start Lat/Lon:          33.2015 / -86.9753

End Date:               Feb 06, 2020
End Time:               2:09 AM CST
End Location:           4 NNW Alabaster
End Lat/Lon:            33.2954 / -86.8503

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down in a wooded area near Red Oak Rd and Hancock
Creek and tracked northeast, moving across a largely uninhabited area
along the Cahaba River. The tornado quickly intensified to EF-2
strength where it snapped or uprooted thousands of soft and hardwood
trees just south and east of Shelby County Rd 1 in the Ward Creek
area per aerial survey. Continuing northeast, the tornado crossed
many bends along the Cahaba River before eventually weakening to EF-0
strength as it approached the Moss Bend area where timber damage was
observed with trees snapped or uprooted. Further northeast, numerous
trees were snapped or uprooted along a portion of Oak View Lane. The
tornado continued northeast into the Old Cahaba neighborhood where
several homes sustained minor roof and siding damage. The window to a
home was also blown out along with additional damage to trees. The
tornado continued northeast roughly paralleling Hillsboro Parkway
where more trees were uprooted. The tornado dissipated just southeast
of the Helena Amphitheater. The National Weather Service would like
to send special thanks to Shelby County Emergency Management and the
Shelby County Sheriff's Office for their assistance with ground and
aerial damage assessments.

.TORNADO #2 Spring Hill Tornado (Marengo County)...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105-110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.29 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   400 yards
Fatalities:             1
Injuries:               1

Start Date:             Feb 06, 2020
Start Time:             2:13 AM CST
Start Location:         3.5 SE Demopolis
Start Lat/Lon:          32.4617 / -87.8012

End Date:               Feb 06, 2020
End Time:               2:15 AM CST
End Location:           3.7 SE Demopolis
End Lat/Lon:            32.4725 / -87.7834

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down southeast of Demopolis, west of US Highway 
43. The tornado moved northeastward and produced damage near 
Starmont Lane and Orchard Drive. Several trees were uprooted 
or were snapped off. Two homes suffered minor damage. The 
most concentrated damage occurred at US Highway 43 near CR 54. This
is the location where 2 manufactured homes were destroyed and 2 
homes were damaged. The one injury and the one fatality occurred 
in the manufactured home that was totally destroyed. Several trees
were blown down in this location too. The tornado continued across 
US Highway 43 where it destroyed a barn and knocked many more trees 
down. The tornado then lifted before it crossed French Creek near 
the quarry. The tornado damage path was 1.29 miles long and was 400
yards wide at its widest point.

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 event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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