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The ''' April 2020 tornado outbreak''' was a tornado outbreak formed by a large storm front that swept from Texas to Georgia on the evening of Easter Sunday, [[April 12]], [[2020]], causing significant wind and flooding damage. At least | The ''' April 2020 tornado outbreak''' was a tornado outbreak formed by a large storm front that swept from Texas to Georgia on the evening of Easter Sunday, [[April 12]], [[2020]], causing significant wind and flooding damage. At least 25 tornadoes associated with the system were recorded in Central Alabama. | ||
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==Tornadoes== | ==Tornadoes== | ||
1. Blount/Etowah/Marshall counties (Boaz): EF2, top winds 132 mph. | 1. Blount/Etowah/Marshall counties (Boaz): EF2, top winds 132 mph. Five injuries. | ||
2. Walker/Jefferson counties (Bagley): EF2, top winds 125 mph. | 2. Walker/Jefferson counties (Bagley): EF2, top winds 125 mph. | ||
3. Cullman County (Walter): EF2, top winds 115 mph. | 3. Etowah County (Reece City): EF2, top winds 115 mph. | ||
4. Cullman County (Walter): EF2, top winds 115 mph. | |||
5. Blount County (County Road 33): EF2, top winds 115 mph. | |||
6. Wilcox County (Arlington): EF1, top winds 110 mph. | |||
7. Walker County (Gorgas): EF1, top winds 110 mph. | |||
8. Walker County (Carbon Hill): EF1, top winds 110 mph. Three injuries. | |||
9. Choctaw County (Cullomburg): EF1, top winds 105 mph. | |||
10. Clarke County (West Bend): EF1, top winds 105 mph. | |||
11. Tuscaloosa County (Northriver Yacht Club): EF1, top winds 100 mph. | |||
12. Marengo County (Moores Valley): EF1, top winds 100 mph. | |||
13. Cullman County (Johnson’s Crossing): EF1, top winds 100 mph. | |||
14. Perry County (Sprott): EF1, top winds 100 mph. | |||
15. Fayette/Walker counties (Cedar Creek): EF1, top winds 95 mph. | |||
16. DeKalb County (Shiloh/Higdon): EF1, top winds 95 mph. | |||
17. Blount County (Locust Fork): EF1, top winds 95 mph. | |||
18. Etowah County (Millers Hollow): EF1, top winds 95 mph. | |||
19. Fayette County (Belle Creek): EF0, top winds 80 mph. | |||
20. Cullman County (Welti): EF0, top winds 80 mph. | |||
21. DeKalb County (Collinsville): EF0, top winds 80 mph. | |||
22. Dallas County (Sardis): EF0, top winds 80 mph. | |||
23. Pickens County (Ethelsville): EF0, top winds 75 mph. | |||
24. Pickens/Fayette counties (State Route 159): EF0, top winds 75 mph. | |||
25. Blount County (Whites Creek): EF0, top winds 75 mph. | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Morgan, Leigh (April 14, 2020) "Alabama tornado count climbs to at least 20 from Easter storms." {{BN}} | * Morgan, Leigh (April 14, 2020) "Alabama tornado count climbs to at least 20 from Easter storms." {{BN}} | ||
* Morgan, Leigh (April 16, 2020) "Alabama tornado count from Easter now at 25." {{BN}} | |||
[[Category:2020 events]] | [[Category:2020 events]] | ||
[[Category:Weather events|2020-04]] | [[Category:Weather events|2020-04]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:13, 16 April 2020
The April 2020 tornado outbreak was a tornado outbreak formed by a large storm front that swept from Texas to Georgia on the evening of Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, causing significant wind and flooding damage. At least 25 tornadoes associated with the system were recorded in Central Alabama.
Effects
References
- Morgan, Leigh (April 14, 2020) "Alabama tornado count climbs to at least 20 from Easter storms." The Birmingham News
- Morgan, Leigh (April 16, 2020) "Alabama tornado count from Easter now at 25." The Birmingham News