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


...NWS Damage Survey for May 27, 2024 Tornado and Damaging Wind Event...

...Update 1...

Thunderstorms moved across Central Alabama early Monday morning, May 27, 2024,
producing widespread wind damage along the I-20 and I-59 corridors. Damage surveys
are ongoing, but an EF1 has been confirmed in Cherokee County. Preliminary data is
below.


.Johnnies Creek Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    105 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.41 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   800 yards
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.

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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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