Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 0.81 Miles
-- Width 75 Yards
State ALABAMA
County/Area MOBILE
WFO MOB
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2013-04-11 16:29 CST-6
Begin Location 2ENE LAURENDINE
Begin Lat/Lon 30.5131/-88.1456
End Date 2013-04-11 16:30 CST-6
End Location 2WNW BELLEFONTAINE
End Lat/Lon 30.5185/-88.1336
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 1.50M
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative On the Afternoon of Thursday April 11, a line of strong to briefly severe thunderstorms crossed Southwest Alabama with isolated reports of severe weather damage.
Event Narrative A brief tornado developed along a squall line of thunderstorms moving across east central Mobile county, producing significant damage to 3 large storage warehouses, various outbuildings and numerous automobiles at the Evonik chemical processing plant on Degussa Road near the Theodore Industrial Canal. Approximately 30 employee automobiles had the windows broken from flying debris.


    

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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 1.500M 0.00K
PENNINGTON CHOCTAW CO. AL 04/11/2013 14:03 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAURENDINE MOBILE CO. AL 04/11/2013 16:29 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 1.500M 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 1.500M 0.00K