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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
252 PM CDT Tue Mar 28 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/25/2023 Tornado Event Update #1...

.Flat Rock Tornado Update #1...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.5148 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   250.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/25/2023
Start Time:             01:28 AM CDT
Start Location:         7 NW Ider / Jackson County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          34.7856 / -85.7393

End Date:               03/25/2023
End Time:               01:36 AM CDT
End Location:           4 WNW Rising Fawn / DeKalb County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            34.7939 / -85.5916

Survey Summary:
Areal surveillance provided by Jackson County EMA, supplemented
by radar data from KHTX and a ground survey of NWS personnel and
Dekalb county EMA will confirm an EF-1 tornado near the Flat Rock
area. The tornado likely touched down southwest of CR 81, north
of Flat Rock near Fabius Poultry. Multiple chicken houses
sustained roof damage at this location. The tornado track east
toward CR 81 where numerous softwood trees were uprooted. The
final damage point was east of Highway 117 where a possible
ground scar was noted. Damage was then reported and along and
between Highway 71 and CR 326 through the county line. Uprooted
trees and minor structure damage was observed in this location.
The tornado then tracked into Dekalb county where it caused minor
roof damage to a single-family home and uprooted several trees.
As it tracked east to HWY 75, power poles were tilted, and
additional trees were uprooted before the tornado lifted just
east of HWY 75.


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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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Barron/Dixon/Magee