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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
913 PM CDT Mon Apr 20 2020

...NWS Damage Survey For April 19, 2020 Tornado Event...

.West-Central Mobile County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:    100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  8.70 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             Apr 19 2020
Start Time:             1055 PM CDT
Start Location:         1 mile SSW of Tanner Williams
Start Lat/Lon:          30.7092/-88.3781

End Date:               Apr 19 2020
End Time:               1106 PM CDT
End Location:           3 miles SSW of Mobile Regional Airport
End Lat/Lon:            30.6400/-88.2517

The tornado touched down just west of North Grand Bay Wilmer
Road and continued east-southeast to Eliza Jordan Road South,
then turned toward the southeast crossing over Airport Boulevard.
The most significant damage occurred after the tornado crossed
Airport Blvd. in the Wakefield and Dominion Subdivisions where
many homes suffered damage to roofs, siding, gutters, chimneys,
and porches. Numerous fences were brought down as well. The
tornado continued southeast before finally lifting just south
of Cottage Hill Road. Numerous trees were either snapped or
uprooted along the entire path.

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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