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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
412 AM CDT Fri Mar 21 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 3/15/25 Tornado Event...

.Citronelle Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    81 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.28 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/15/2025
Start Time:             08:20 PM CDT
Start Location:         3 ENE Citronelle / Mobile County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          31.1139 / -88.1775

End Date:               03/15/2025
End Time:               08:30 PM CDT
End Location:           1 ENE Chestang / Washington County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            31.169 / -88.0941

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down along County Road 96 near Meinhardt Loop
Road West, where a few trees had their tops snapped. The tornado
continued to the northeast into an area that ground survey crews
could not get to between the start point and Sam Lewis Road. This
stretch was likely where the tornado peaked in intensity as
Sentinel 2 satellite imagery depicted substantial damage to
several segments of the forest likely in the form of tree snaps
and uproots. Once higher resolution imagery becomes available the
tornado intensity can be reassessed. It is also in this stretch
the tornado peaked in width reaching close to 200 yards wide. The
tornado weakened based on satellite imagery and ground survey crew
as the tornado crossed Sam Lewis Road where a metal outbuilding
lost its roof and had its walls collapsed inward. No other damage
was observed in this location, leading to a lower rating at this
location. The tornado continued to the northeast, crossing into
Washington County, where more trees were damaged along the path
seen via Sentinel 2 satellite imagery. The tornado appears to have
lifted west of Sandy Ridge Road based on available satellite
imagery. Further adjustments in track length, width, and intensity
are likely in the coming days or weeks as higher resolution
satellite imagery becomes available.

Utilized imagery and derived products made available through the
NASA Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program, NASA
Marshall Space Flight Center, and the NASA Disasters Program.

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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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