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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF1 |
| -- Length | 2.4 Miles |
| -- Width | 75 Yards |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | MORGAN |
| WFO | HUN |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2017-10-23 01:28 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 3SSW TRINITY |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 34.5746/-87.1057 |
| End Date | 2017-10-23 01:33 CST-6 |
| End Location | 2SSE TRINITY |
| End Lat/Lon | 34.5942/-87.0706 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | A line of heavy showers moved slowly eastward through north Alabama during the late evening of the 22nd and early morning of the 23rd. Along the line, an EF-1 tornado developed near the Trinity community in Morgan County tracking just under 2 1/2 miles. |
| Event Narrative | The first indications of damage were just east of the Lawrence-Morgan County line along Ghost Hill Road, where several trees were snapped and uprooted. Damage continued to the east-northeast across South Seneca Drive, Mason Drive, Woodland Avenue, and South Mountain Drive. In this area, numerous softwood and hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Several well-built single-family houses were damaged by falling trees; however, all observed structural damage was caused by trees falling on the structures, not by the tornado itself. The tornado weakened considerably after descending the bluffs beyond South Mountain Drive, but still snapped and uprooted a few trees as it moved northeast toward the intersection of Old Highway 24 and Greenway Drive. The most significant structural damage occurred at an RV/boat storage facility near that intersection, where the tornado lifted and displaced one storage shed, and damaged another. The last indication of damage were snapped, partially-rotted trees northwest of the intersection of Tower Street and Owensby Way. |
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 | 0.20K | 0.00K | |||||||
| THREET | LAUDERDALE CO. | AL | 10/22/2017 | 21:40 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 43 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.20K | 0.00K |
| TRINITY | MORGAN CO. | AL | 10/23/2017 | 01:28 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.20K | 0.00K |
