Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF1
-- Length 8.75 Miles
-- Width 325 Yards
State ALABAMA
County/Area WINSTON
WFO BMX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2020-08-28 15:02 CST-6
Begin Location 2SE PLEASANT HILL
Begin Lat/Lon 34.203/-87.4283
End Date 2020-08-28 15:18 CST-6
End Location 1N MORELAND
End Lat/Lon 34.267/-87.2974
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 Tropical Cyclone Laura moved inland over southwest Louisiana and tracked northeast along the Mississippi River. Several convective outer bands on the east side of Laura produced severe storms over Central Alabama. An abundance of tropical moisture coincided with areas of diurnal heating to promote an unstable atmosphere which also interacted with areas of favorable low-level wind shear. Straight-line winds caused the majority of the damage both days, but a few tornadoes also developed during the afternoon of August 28th.
Event Narrative National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeastern Winston County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 105 mph.
The tornado developed in a wooded area east of County Road 195. The tornado tracked northeast, crossing County Road 6 near Sandy Creek, where it caused minor timber damage. The tornado caused minor damage to the roof of a chicken house just off of County Road 415. The tornado continued northeast where it approached Highway 33 west of Moreland. The tornado caused notable timber damage as it crossed Highway 33, then it continued northeast across County Road 3163 where it removed sheathing from under a manufactured home, destroyed a small outbuilding, and removed portions of siding and sheathing from a manufactured home. The tornado then crossed County Road 63, or Cheatam Road, where it removed a portion of the roof from a manufactured home, damaged two garage doors, and blew out a window of an outdoor storage building. The tornado continued northeast before dissipating near Collier Creek.


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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
TAYLORVILLE TUSCALOOSA CO. AL 08/27/2020 12:57 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BUHL TUSCALOOSA CO. AL 08/27/2020 13:02 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ELROD TUSCALOOSA CO. AL 08/27/2020 13:02 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CLOVERDALE TUSCALOOSA CO. AL 08/27/2020 13:05 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SAMANTHA TUSCALOOSA CO. AL 08/27/2020 13:17 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SHIRLEY TUSCALOOSA CO. AL 08/27/2020 13:18 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HAMILTON MARION CO. AL 08/28/2020 15:00 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PLEASANT HILL WINSTON CO. AL 08/28/2020 15:02 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GRAYSON WINSTON CO. AL 08/28/2020 15:11 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DOUBLE SPGS WINSTON CO. AL 08/28/2020 15:36 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SULLIGENT LAMAR CO. AL 08/28/2020 15:42 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.00K 0.00K