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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF2 |
| -- Length | 7.1 Miles |
| -- Width | 1000 Yards |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | WINSTON |
| WFO | BMX |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2016-11-29 20:52 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 1S NATHAN |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 34.0699/-87.2016 |
| End Date | 2016-11-29 21:05 CST-6 |
| End Location | 2NE HELICON |
| End Lat/Lon | 34.1394/-87.1117 |
| 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 warm front moved northward during the day on Tuesday, November 29th, and surface temperatures climbed into the 70s across north Alabama. Low level shear and storm relative helicity increased over west Alabama Tuesday evening and discrete supercells developed over west Alabama. |
| Event Narrative | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Winston County near Arley and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-2 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 130 mph. This tornado touched down in a wooded area just northeast of Southside Drive and southwest of Winston County Road 3906. As it crossed Winston County Road 3906 and neared County Road 12, the circulation became substantially stronger and snapped numerous pine trees and caused minor structure damage to two homes along County Road 12. It continued to snap trees and cause minor structural damage as it crossed County Road 77/ Helicon Rd and Hosanna Highway. As it neared Hosanna Highway along the shores of Smith Lake, it intensified to EF-2 strength with wind speeds of 130 to 135 mph, rendering 4 homes as uninhabitable/destroyed. As the tornado crossed Smith Lake, it decreased intensity but widened to a maximum path width of 1000 yards. The tornado re-intensified and narrowed as it continued to move northeastward along County Road 77/Helicon Road, snapping and uprooting trees and damaging another 10 homes and several sheds and outbuildings, and snapping more than a quarter mile stretch of concrete power poles. The tornado continued to brush the south side of Helicon, destroying a Fire Department training building and passing over a community storm shelter. From there it continued northeastward across Winston County Road 40 and weakened as it crossed into Cullman County approximately 2 miles ENE of Helicon. |
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.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| MELROSE | PICKENS CO. | AL | 11/29/2016 | 19:15 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TWIN | MARION CO. | AL | 11/29/2016 | 19:29 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| FORKVILLE | WINSTON CO. | AL | 11/29/2016 | 20:04 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| HUBERTVILLE | FAYETTE CO. | AL | 11/29/2016 | 20:06 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| PLEASANT HILL | WINSTON CO. | AL | 11/29/2016 | 20:06 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NATHAN | WINSTON CO. | AL | 11/29/2016 | 20:52 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NESMITH | WINSTON CO. | AL | 11/29/2016 | 22:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VERNON LAMAR CO ARPT | LAMAR CO. | AL | 11/29/2016 | 23:40 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GUIN | MARION CO. | AL | 11/30/2016 | 00:01 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ALLENVILLE | MARENGO CO. | AL | 11/30/2016 | 05:10 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GALLION | HALE CO. | AL | 11/30/2016 | 05:18 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| MIDDLE BROOKS XRDS | LEE CO. | AL | 11/30/2016 | 12:35 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WAVERLY | CHAMBERS CO. | AL | 11/30/2016 | 12:39 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
