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November 10, 2002...Veterans Day Tornado Outbreak
Click on tracks/F-scale ratings for links to more information about each tornado.
Several ingredients, including:
- a warm and unstable airmass,
- wind shear in the low levels
- strong upper level winds
- and a cold front pushing into the state
...combined to bring severe thunderstorms and tornadoes to a large portion of North
and Central Alabama Sunday night and early Monday morning. Several destructive tornadoes in the north half of
the state caused widespread damage and numerous fatalities and injuries.
Meteorologists from the National Weather Service conducted extensive
on-site surveys of the destruction caused by the tornadoes. While
the initial estimate was 12 to 15 tornadoes, we now believe that
11 tornadoes actually occurred. The tornado count was reduced primarily
because of the long track nature of two of the most intense storms.
The following table contains the essential information on each of the tornadoes,
presented chronologically. The tornado names link to separate pages
with details concerning each tornado, including damage path maps
and photos.
* * * All information is considered
preliminary as long as data is being collected. * * *
* Note: All details here for the Fernbank and Stafford Tornadoes
represent those for their Alabama portions only. Also a third tornado
crossed from Mississippi into Alabama (PIckens County) west-southwest
of Ethelsville. The tornado dissipated quickly after entering Alabama
and caused damage only to a few trees.
In addition to these tornadoes, significant straight line wind damage was also
reported in Autauga County.
Additional data can be found here.
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