Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 3.51 Miles
-- Width 475 Yards
State ALABAMA
County/Area TUSCALOOSA
WFO BMX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2019-04-14 01:20 CST-6
Begin Location 2SSW HAGLER
Begin Lat/Lon 33.0055/-87.3586
End Date 2019-04-14 01:25 CST-6
End Location 2NNE HAGLER
End Lat/Lon 33.0529/-87.337
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 very potent storm system moved out of the Southern Plains States and into the Central Gulf Coast Region Saturday and into Sunday morning. This system produced widespread severe weather from Texas to Alabama, including numerous tornadoes. A line of severe storms moved into West Alabama shortly before midnight Saturday night and progressed eastward across all of Central Alabama. The line of storms produced pockets of damaging straight line winds, localized flooding, and several tornadoes.
Event Narrative National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Tuscaloosa County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 105 mph. Although it was uncertain as to the exact location of initial touchdown due to inaccessible land, a TDS detected by the KBMX WSR-88D indicates the tornado touched down just north of the Bibb-Tuscaloosa county line. The first damage from the tornado was near Highway 82 near the intersection with Hagler-Coaling Road, where a few weakened large trees were snapped. Several trees fell into the highway but were removed before the survey. As the tornado crossed Highway 82, it intensified rapidly, uprooting scores of hardwood trees, removing the roof off a small barn, and peeling all the shingles off of a home. A cow was killed by one of the falling trees. The tornado continued north-northeastward over a hill and then down across Hagler-Coaling Road. The tree damage was not as concentrated, but several large hardwoods were snapped or uprooted, and a home sustained roof damage. The tornado lifted just east of Hagler-Coaling Road.


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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 0.00K 0.00K
SHOTTSVILLE MARION CO. AL 04/13/2019 22:57 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MC CAINVILLE SUMTER CO. AL 04/13/2019 23:43 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GALLION HALE CO. AL 04/14/2019 00:26 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HAGLER TUSCALOOSA CO. AL 04/14/2019 01:20 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DUDLEY TUSCALOOSA CO. AL 04/14/2019 01:55 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SPROTT PERRY CO. AL 04/14/2019 02:21 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SIMMSVILLE SHELBY CO. AL 04/14/2019 03:05 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CALERA SHELBY CO. AL 04/14/2019 03:14 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GLENCOE ETOWAH CO. AL 04/14/2019 05:28 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HENDERSON PIKE CO. AL 04/14/2019 05:50 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SLACKLAND CHEROKEE CO. AL 04/14/2019 05:50 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 54 kts. MG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BLANCHE CHEROKEE CO. AL 04/14/2019 05:54 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GOSHEN PIKE CO. AL 04/14/2019 05:57 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TROY PIKE CO. AL 04/14/2019 06:10 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
KAOLIN RUSSELL CO. AL 04/14/2019 08:14 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TALLAPOOSA (ZONE) TALLAPOOSA (ZONE) AL 04/14/2019 10:58 CST-6 High Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K