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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
101 PM CST Mon Jan 6 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 01/05/2025 Tornado Event...

.Overview...A line of thunderstorms moved into western Alabama
during the evening hours of January 5. One storm within the line
produced a low-end EF1 tornado that impacted parts of Pickens
County around 9 PM.

.Tornado #1 - Pine Grove Road Tornado (Pickens County)...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.94 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   300 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             01/05/2025
Start Time:             08:53 PM CST
Start Location:         5 WNW Carrollton / Pickens County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          33.2937 / -88.1714

End Date:               01/05/2025
End Time:               09:02 PM CST
End Location:           Owens / Pickens County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            33.3130 / -88.0542

Survey Summary:
NWS meteorologists conducted a storm survey on January 6 that
revealed an EF1 tornado that impacted parts of Pickens County the
previous evening. The tornado began over an inaccessible area
southeast of Zach Simon Road and moved east-northeastward for
nearly seven miles. Along County Road 7, a house had metal
roofing removed, and several pine and cedar trees were downed or
had limbs broken off. The tornado was at its widest and strongest
point along Pine Grove Road, where numerous trees were downed,
including a stand of pine trees along the road of which
approximately 15-20 trunks were snapped. Power lines were downed
by falling trees. A couple uprooted pine trees fell onto a garage
and the adjacent house sustained partial roof loss. More trees
were uprooted and limbs were snapped as the tornado moved across
a farm along McDaniel Road. The path became more narrow along
McShane Road/Phoenix Avenue, where several trees were downed on
both sides of the road in a 125 yard-wide swath. Along County
Road 12, a few more trees and limbs were downed, and a small
wooden power pole was snapped, causing the power lines to fall.
Along Highway 17 near Herbert Windle Road, a couple trees were
downed near a house and across the highway several cedar limbs
were downed near another house. The tornado is estimated to have
ended at this point.

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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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