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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
420 PM CDT Tue May 28 2024


...NWS Damage Survey for May 27, 2024 Tornado and Damaging Wind
Event - Update #2...

.Update...Survey teams have confirmed two tornadoes in Central
Alabama. An EF1 in northern Cherokee County impacting the
Johnnies Creek area. A second EF1 tornado was confirmed in
northern Randolph County near County Rd 51 and County Rd 27.
Specific details will be provided later.

At this time, there are no additional suspected tornadoes from
this severe weather event.

Widespread straight-line wind damage occurred across
portions of Hale, Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Shelby, Jefferson, St. Clair,
Talladega, Calhoun, and Clay Counties. However, some additional
survey work may be conducted in these areas to investigate the
nature of the damage and to estimate wind speeds.

.Overview...Severe thunderstorms moved across Central Alabama
early Monday morning, May 27, 2024. Many of these produced
widespread wind damage across the I-20 and I-59 corridors.


.Tornado #1 Johnnies Creek Tornado (Cherokee County)...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.41 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   TBD
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/27/2024
Start Time:             04:27 AM CDT
Start Location:         5 NNE Sand Rock / Cherokee County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          34.3007 / -85.7183

End Date:               05/27/2024
End Time:               04:34 AM CDT
End Location:           4 NE Yellow Creek Falls / Cherokee County
/ AL
End Lat/Lon:            34.2719 / -85.6701

Survey Summary:
To be added.

.Tornado #2 (Randolph County)...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  TBD
Path Width /maximum/:   TBD
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

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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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