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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
347 PM CDT Wed Jun 21 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for 6/16/23 and 6/19/23 Loxley and Magnolia Springs Tornadoes...

..Loxley Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.29 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/16/2023
Start Time:             12:21 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 W Loxley / Baldwin County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          30.6182 / -87.7945

End Date:               06/16/2023
End Time:               12:22 AM CDT
End Location:           2 W Loxley / Baldwin County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            30.6169 / -87.7899

Survey Summary:
A brief EF-0 tornado touched down on the south side of County
Road 64, just west of the County Road 66 intersection. The
tornado moved southeast and stayed to the south of County Road
64. The end point is estimated. Spotty tree damage was noted
along the path, including two large hardwood trees that were
uprooted and facing back toward the west.  

.Magnolia Springs Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.51 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   230 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/19/2023
Start Time:             01:00 PM CDT
Start Location:         4 WNW Bon Secour / Baldwin County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          30.341 / -87.791

End Date:               06/19/2023
End Time:               01:03 PM CDT
End Location:           3 WNW Bon Secour / Baldwin County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            30.336 / -87.7849

Survey Summary:
A tornado began just west of Benton Road in the trees prior to
moving over a field and farmhouse. It was here that the first
notable damage occurred. A farm building had its entire roof
removed which was reinforced with hurricane straps. This would
likely have required around 100mph wind gusts to accomplish. The
roofing material was quickly wrapped around the tornadic
circulation and thrown back and wrapped around the trees behind
the building. In addition to this, inflow winds rapidly
strengthened with a tree stand to the southwest having multiple
trees snapped and uprooted facing towards the northeast, resulting
in the tornadic circulation being approximately 230 yards here. A
garage attached to the home just east of the farm building had 50%
of its roofing material removed and likewise thrown towards the
back. A small outbuilding at this location was destroyed with
debris thrown across the field. The tornado continued across the
field into an area of forest where drone footage revealed multiple
snaps and uproots along a narrow corridor around 100 yards wide.
The tornado appears to have shrunk in size as it approaches the
next home southeast of the field where a single tree uproot
occurred along with a small outbuilding being damaged. It is
likely the tornado continued to the southeast and potentially
strengthened, however the area is difficult to access and will
likely need to be assessed via high resolution satellite imagery
when available. Special thanks to Baldwin County EMA for providing
drone footage of this part of the tornado path.

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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 events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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