| Event |
Tornado |
| -- Scale |
EF0 |
| -- Length |
0.6 |
| -- Width |
100 |
| State |
ALABAMA |
| County/Area |
PERRY |
| WFO |
BMX |
| Begin Date |
01/26/2012 11:00:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range |
1 |
| Begin Azimuth |
N |
| Begin Location |
ELLAWHITE |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
32.44/-87.5 |
| End Date |
01/26/2012 11:01:00 CST-6 |
| End Range |
1 |
| End Azimuth |
NNE |
| End Location |
ELLAWHITE |
| End Lat/Lon |
32.44/-87.49 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
An upper level low pressure system moved across the Mississippi Valley region, deepening as it moved east. A cold front extending southward from the low moved across central Alabama during the late morning hours on Thursday, January 26. This provided a focus for thunderstorms to develop in the form of a squall line. Instability and weak shear were high enough for isolated severe thunderstorms to develop. |
| Event Narrative |
An EF0 tornado with winds of 80 mph touched down southeast of Uniontown, at the intersection of Cahaba Road and Yelverton Street. In this location several trees were uprooted. It then traveled northeastward, uprooting more trees along the path, and causing minor roof and siding damage to 5 homes. One home on Church Street was shifted off its foundation. From there the tornado traveled through a wooded area, breaking large branches off trees before it lifted. Key indicators of this weak tornado included very small amounts of leaf and grass splattering and roof damage on the downstream side of the homes. Several eyewitnesses confirmed seeing the tornado as it left the area. |
