Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF0
-- Length 0.26 Miles
-- Width 65 Yards
State ALABAMA
County/Area DEKALB
WFO HUN
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2022-05-25 09:28 CST-6
Begin Location 1W OAK HILL
Begin Lat/Lon 34.3197/-86.039
End Date 2022-05-25 09:29 CST-6
End Location 1WNW OAK HILL
End Lat/Lon 34.3238/-86.039
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 A deepening are of low pressure associated with a storm system centered over eastern Nebraska was in place Wednesday morning on May 25th. A warm sector was in place over much of northern Alabama east of this feature. Two lines of thunderstorms developed in this warm sector. The first line of convection occurred in the morning hours over northeastern Alabama and produced one supercell that was short lived. This supercell storm produced a brief tornado touchdown east of the Painter community. More strong to severe storms occurred with the second round of convection that affected NW Alabama with damaging winds before weakening as it moved further east during the afternoon hours.
Event Narrative At 10:28 AM on Wednesday, May 25th 2022, an EF-0 tornado touched down near an open-walled garage and caused minor roof damage to the metal roofing panels. The tornado then tracked north-northwest, crossing CR-34 and directly hitting an open-walled chicken house. While most of the roof was damaged, the open walls allowed for the tornado to more easily loft portions of the roof and cause damage to metal roofing panels, so a lower-end estimate of 70 mph was given. This was the maximum width identifiable in the damage pattern for the weak tornado, as roughly two-thirds of the building had roof damage. The tornado then continued north-northwest, uprooting a few trees before rapidly lifting. Due to waterlogged soils from antecedent heavy rainfall, a low-end wind estimate of 73 mph was provided for the uprooted trees. Overall, the tornado lasted less than a minute as it tracked a quarter-mile from south-southeast to the north-northwest embedded within a QLCS.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 19.00K 0.00K
OAK HILL DEKALB CO. AL 05/25/2022 09:28 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
RIVERTON COLBERT CO. AL 05/25/2022 14:58 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 43 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
WATERLOO LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/25/2022 15:02 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 3.00K 0.00K
GEORGETOWN COLBERT CO. AL 05/25/2022 15:03 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
WRIGHT LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/25/2022 15:08 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
LITTLEVILLE COLBERT CO. AL 05/25/2022 15:10 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
SULLIVAN XRDS LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/25/2022 15:18 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
SHEFFIELD COLBERT CO. AL 05/25/2022 15:20 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 1.00K 0.00K
FLORENCE LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/25/2022 15:28 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ST FLORIAN LAUDERDALE CO. AL 05/25/2022 15:32 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 10.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 19.00K 0.00K