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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF2 |
| -- Length | 14.06 Miles |
| -- Width | 650 Yards |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | ESCAMBIA |
| WFO | MOB |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2021-06-19 06:31 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 1NNE BREWTON MUNI ARPT |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 31.0589/-87.0649 |
| End Date | 2021-06-19 06:48 CST-6 |
| End Location | 6N KIRKLAND |
| End Lat/Lon | 31.261/-87.037 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 20/0 |
| Property Damage | 3.20M |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Potential Tropical Cyclone Claudette moved west of the Alabama coastal waters on the evening of June 18th, 2021. Claudette was declared a Tropical Storm and made landfall in southeast Louisiana during the early morning hours of June 19th. Claudette then turned northeast across southeast Mississippi and across south central Alabama during the morning on Saturday June 19th. Tropical Storm Claudette produced frequent tropical storm-force wind gusts across coastal Alabama and the western Florida Panhandle. A few areas of the coast, such as Dauphin Island, Fort Morgan, and the Okaloosa Island Fishing Pier recorded a brief period of sustained minimal tropical storm-force winds. The highest wind gusts were associated with strong to severe thunderstorms that developed well east of the center of Claudette. These storms most significantly impacted the western Florida Panhandle. The highest wind gust observed was 81 mph at Pensacola International Airport. A Weatherflow site in Santa Rosa Sound recorded a 70 mph wind gust, which was from the same line of storms that resulted in the Pensacola gust. This line of storms produced wind damage in parts of the Pensacola Metro, especially in Ferry Pass. Pace also experienced pockets of wind damage, including one mobile home that lost its roof The highest winds recorded were sustained winds of 45 mph with gusts to 70 mph in Santa Rosa Sound, 58 mph with gusts to 81 mph at Pensacola Airport, 42 mph with gusts to 52 mph at Okaloosa Island fishing pier. In Mobile Bay, 40 mph with gusts to 49 mph at Buccaneer Yacht Club. Storm surge inundation ranged from 1-3 feet above normally dry ground across southern Mobile County into Mobile Bay. This flooding resulted in the closure of a few roads, such as Shell Belt Rd in the Bayou La Batre and Coden communities and the US Highway 90 Causeway over Mobile Bay. The highest storm tide recorded was 3.67 ft MHHW at the NOS tide gauge on the Bayou La Batre bridge. In addition to the storm surge, surf heights of 6-12 feet battered the Gulf facing beaches. This impacted the west end of Dauphin Island with a portion of Bienville Blvd closed due to flooding and sand over the road. The Florida side of the Gulf Islands National Seashore was closed for several days due to flooding and sand on roads. Claudette produced 3 tornadoes in southwest and south central Alabama: A long track EF-2 tornado that impacted Escambia and Conecuh Counties, an EF-0 tornado in rural Covington County, and an EF-0 tornado in far southern Mobile County. A widespread 3-6 of rain fell across coastal Alabama into the western Florida Panhandle. 6-9 of rain was recorded over parts of interior southeast MS, with a station in far western Stone County, 11 miles west of Perkinston, recording 9.43. This rainfall resulted in instances of flash flooding and river flooding across the area. |
| Event Narrative | The tornado first touched down on Jay Road just west of Highway 41 in Riverview. The tornado intensified and widened as it moved northeast into East Brewton, crossing over Highway 41. During this time, the tornado produced EF-1 intensity damage to numerous trees, homes, businesses in the area. Some of the most severe damage was located at the intersection of Forrest Avenue and Andrew Jackson Street where several mobile homes were completely destroyed. This was rated as EF-2 intensity damage with peak estimated winds of 125-130 mph. There was also significant roof damage to the auditorium at W S Neal High School. The tornado continued northeast and moved across Shoffner Street. Primarily EF-1 intensity damage to trees and homes was noted here, but a swath of EF-2 intensity tree damage was noted in a valley just north of Ballard Street. Major tree damage continued north across Cook Road. Additional major structural damage was observed along Riddle Road near Horseshoe Road. A single wide mobile home was completely destroyed with the frame tossed over a 100 yards away. The owner was ejected from the building and found near the frame and suffered serious injuries. A home on the north side of Riddle Road had its entire roof torn off. The tornado continued north, crossing Kirkland Road and Highway 31. Most of the damage was in the EF-1 range and most notably to trees. The tornado crossed into Conecuh County and produced EF-1 damage on the west side of Castleberry, impacting areas of Braggert Road, Kennedy Street, and Durham McLendon Road. The tornado began to weaken as it moved north of west Cleveland Avenue but still produced spotty EF-0 to EF-1 damage all the way north to Interstate 65 where some tree damage was noted just north of the rest area. This is near where the tornado is estimated to have lifted. The survey team found no damage crossing Highway 84 further to the north. Escambia County Emergency Management reported up to 20 total injuries, mostly minor. However, there were 2 serious injuries. |
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 | 21 | 3.200M | 0.00K | |||||||
| HERON BAY | MOBILE CO. | AL | 06/19/2021 | 02:16 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BALDWIN CENTRAL (ZONE) | BALDWIN CENTRAL (ZONE) | AL | 06/19/2021 | 03:00 | CST-6 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MOBILE COASTAL (ZONE) | MOBILE COASTAL (ZONE) | AL | 06/19/2021 | 03:00 | CST-6 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MOBILE CENTRAL (ZONE) | MOBILE CENTRAL (ZONE) | AL | 06/19/2021 | 03:00 | CST-6 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BALDWIN COASTAL (ZONE) | BALDWIN COASTAL (ZONE) | AL | 06/19/2021 | 03:00 | CST-6 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MOBILE COASTAL (ZONE) | MOBILE COASTAL (ZONE) | AL | 06/19/2021 | 05:00 | CST-6 | Storm Surge/tide | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MOBILE CENTRAL (ZONE) | MOBILE CENTRAL (ZONE) | AL | 06/19/2021 | 05:00 | CST-6 | Storm Surge/tide | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BALDWIN CENTRAL (ZONE) | BALDWIN CENTRAL (ZONE) | AL | 06/19/2021 | 05:00 | CST-6 | Storm Surge/tide | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BALDWIN COASTAL (ZONE) | BALDWIN COASTAL (ZONE) | AL | 06/19/2021 | 05:00 | CST-6 | Storm Surge/tide | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MOBILE | MOBILE CO. | AL | 06/19/2021 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SUMMERDALE | BALDWIN CO. | AL | 06/19/2021 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TILLMANS CORNER | MOBILE CO. | AL | 06/19/2021 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TILLMANS CORNER | MOBILE CO. | AL | 06/19/2021 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BREWTON MUNI ARPT | ESCAMBIA CO. | AL | 06/19/2021 | 06:31 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 20 | 3.200M | 0.00K |
| CASTLEBERRY | CONECUH CO. | AL | 06/19/2021 | 06:48 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| APPLETON | ESCAMBIA CO. | AL | 06/19/2021 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ATMORE | ESCAMBIA CO. | AL | 06/19/2021 | 07:00 | CST-6 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WATKINS BRIDGE | COVINGTON CO. | AL | 06/19/2021 | 12:12 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 21 | 3.200M | 0.00K |
