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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Huntsville AL
727 PM CDT Fri May 10 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 05/08/2024 Tornado Event Update #5...

.Brooks Crossroads Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    107 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.96 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   275 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/09/2024
Start Time:             12:02 AM CDT
Start Location:         3 NNW Sylvania / DeKalb County / AL
Start Lat/Lon:          34.605 / -85.812

End Date:               05/09/2024
End Time:               12:05 AM CDT
End Location:           3 NNE Sylvania / DeKalb County / AL
End Lat/Lon:            34.5953 / -85.7799

Survey Summary:
A second track was found on the Henagar survey, and this tornado
was associated with the second supercell that moved across
portions of Jackson and Dekalb Counties toward Brooks Crossroads.
Thankfully, this tornado went south of the EF3 track through
Henagar, and was generally more weak and brief. This tornado
touched down on County Road 122, snapping and uprooting hard and
softwood trees just south of the Jackson/Dekalb County border.
The tornado continued moving to the east/southeast, snapping and
uprooting widespread trees along CR 122, consistent with EF-
1 damage and 107mph winds in Brooks Crossroads. Though there were
numerous softwood trees that were damaged, notably, there were
several large 4-6 foot in diameter oak trees that were likely
100 years or older that were snapped and uprooted. This led to
the slightly higher rating of the tree damage. Any structural
damage along this path was from trees that were felled by the
tornado, with minimal roof loss noted in this location.

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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.

Ravenscraft/Amin/Darish

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