National Weather Service Raw Text Product

393 
NOUS44 KMOB 012022 AAA 
PNSMOB
ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-020830-

Public Information Statement...UPDATED
National Weather Service Mobile AL
222 PM CST Wed Jan 1 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 12/28/2024 Tornado Event...

.Overview...***Corrected for the Range and Bookers Mill tornado
path widths*** A supercell thunderstorm progressed across 
Escambia, Conecuh, and Butler counties in Alabama on the evening 
of December 28th, 2024 producing multiple tornadoes along its 
track. This supercell thunderstorm was part of a larger tornado 
outbreak that occurred across the gulf coast states.

.Range Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.19 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   30 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/28/2024
Start Time:             10:30 PM CST
Start Location:         2 N Range / Conecuh County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          31.3463 / -87.2387

End Date:               12/28/2024
End Time:               10:40 PM CST
End Location:           2 ENE Repton / Conecuh County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            31.4174 / -87.2099

Survey Summary:
An EF0 tornado began along Highway 41 north of Wesley Road. Along
this road trees were uprooted facing due north, with some of the
trees on the eastern side of the road uprooted laying due west.
The next location ground survey crew were able to reach was along
Highway 84 east of Repton. Here some more tree uproots occurred.
It's possible the tornado did more damage to the southwest,
however given the intermittent damage path and limited road
network made it difficult to assess. It is possible this tornado
began sooner and/or ended later than the current start and end
points have, and this will be fine-tuned as high-resolution
satellite imagery becomes available.

.Bookers Mill Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             12/28/2024
Start Time:             11:07 PM CST
Start Location:         1 SSW Bookers Mill / Conecuh County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          31.5106 / -87.045

End Date:               12/28/2024
End Time:               11:18 PM CST
End Location:           1 NNW Bowles / Conecuh County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            31.5819 / -86.9797

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched town just west of County Road 4, where
several trees were snapped or uprooted, and a trailer was tossed.
The tornado moved to the northeast, snapping more trees along its
path. As the tornado moved across Bookers Mill Road, dozens of
trees were snapped or uprooted. In this location, the metal roof
of 3 log cabins was peeled back, and a chapel was shifted off of
its foundation. The tornado continued on its northeasterly path,
crossing County Road 30 and County Road 32, snapping or uprooting
more trees. The tornado lifted just west of State Highway 83.  

&&

EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>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.


$$