Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
Issued by NWS Mobile, AL
745 NOUS44 KMOB 171546 PNSMOB ALZ051>060-261>266-FLZ201>206-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-180400- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Mobile AL 946 AM CST Mon Feb 17 2025 ...NWS Damage Survey for 02/12/2025 Tornado Event... .Tattlersville Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 115 mph Path Length /statute/: 9.77 miles Path Width /maximum/: 320 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 02/12/2025 Start Time: 06:15 PM CST Start Location: 3 SSW Tattlersville / Washington County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 31.6736 / -88.0884 End Date: 02/12/2025 End Time: 06:28 PM CST End Location: 3 S Mcentyre / Clarke County / AL End Lat/Lon: 31.7668 / -87.9637 Survey Summary: An EF2 tornado occurred just south of Coffeeville near Tattlersville. This tornado began on the west side of the Tombigbee River based on radar observed tornado debris signature and confirmed by emergency manager. The tornado first crossed Highway 69 where ground survey crew observed scattered to numerous trees snapped or uprooted. The tornado intensified as it went northeast crossing Winn Road and Highway 84. The tornado likely peaked around Winn Road where low end EF2 tree damage with numerous snaps to hardwoods and softwoods was observed. Likely higher damage may have occurred prior to Winn road; however, survey crews were unable to reach these areas. A poorly built home collapsed upon itself at highway 84 and was given lower bound intensity given the construction quality. Surrounding tree damage also supported a lower intensity. The next road the tornado crossed was Center Point Road and Norris Road where multiple tree snaps were observed. It is probable the tornado began further southwest and continued northeast from what the current start and end points are, however, these areas were inaccessible due to limited road networks. High resolution satellite imagery and aerial photography from the emergency management will likely be used in the coming weeks to fine tune the tornado track and intensity. .Wayne County Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 150 mph Path Length /statute/: 26.14 miles Path Width /maximum/: 910 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 02/12/2025 Start Time: 07:44 PM CST Start Location: 4 SSE Lightsey / Wayne County / MS Start Lat/Lon: 31.6781 / -88.923 End Date: 02/12/2025 End Time: 08:14 PM CST End Location: 4 WSW Evansboro / Wayne County / AL End Lat/Lon: 31.8566 / -88.5335 Survey Summary: A powerful EF3 tornado occurred across Wayne County on the evening of February 12th. The tornado first touched down south of Pleasant Grove near Pine Lane Ranch Road as an EF0 doing minor tree and structural damage. The tornado continued northeast, gradually widening and intensifying to EF1 intensity by the time it reached Highway 84. It then crossed Highway 84 as an EF1 snapping and uprooting multiple trees and continuing minor structural damage. Once the tornado crossed Van Hoover West Road, it destroyed the adjacent chicken houses while also continuing to do EF1 tree damage in the form of snaps and uproots. The next area that was surveyed was along Eucutta Road and Bunk Butler Road. Here the tornado widened substantially to a peak width of ~900 yards. Likewise, the tornado intensified significantly to EF3 intensity with peak winds around 150 mph. Along Eucutta Road, multiple vortices were evident in emergency management provided drone imagery with several convergent damage tracks. In the most intense vortices, substantial tree and structural damage occurred. On Eucutta Road, a hardwood tree was completely stubbed with only the stubs of the largest branches remaining. A home along Eucutta road lost at least 3 exterior walls. However despite proper anchor bolts and washers being noted by ground survey, surveyors attributed the bulk of the damage to a failure of a attached back overhand and a attached carport. These two failure points appeared to have resulted in decreased structural integrity of the roof which cascaded to failure of exterior walls. As a result, the rating at this location resulted in a lower estimate in intensity given the degree of damage. As the tornado continued northeast it became quite intense resulting in near 100% deforestation in a quarter mile wide swath with all trees snapped low along with tree debarking and continued major structural damage. Some debarking may have been caused by large debris loading at this location. A recently constructed double wide home was completely removed from the property with the frame separated into multiple pieces and thrown roughly 100 to 300+ yards down track and deposited 20 to 30 feet up into the trees. A secondary camper/RV was completely destroyed with the undercarriage twisted with debris near the original location. Trees in the open field to the east were not only snapped but completely removed from their point of origin, likely deposited hundreds of yards north into the adjacent forest that was wiped out. EF3 magnitude forest damage with near 100% deforestation and debarking continued east through the north stretch of Bunk Butler Road. A barn, single wide, and double wide structure were completely destroyed and removed prior to the tornado crossing Bunk Butler Road for the second time. Some light ground scouring was also noted here; however, scoring may have been caused by large farm equipment and an RV being drug/rolled for large distances. Large metal supports from the double wide and single wide manufactured homes were scattered around and twisted, lifted and moved by about 150-200 yards from its origin. Two cattle trailers, an RV, and a pickup truck were tossed with the RV rolled about 50 yards. Debris from this location was scattered roughly scattered up to 600 yards down track. Given the intensity of the destruction along Bunk Butler Road, several of the damage indicators were given upper bound ratings. The tornado continued northeast across Bunk Butler Road once again and Leonard Street Road maintaining EF2 to EF3 magnitude tree and structural damage. Two homes at this location lost significant portions of their roofs and suffered partial collapse of at least two exterior walls. A higher rating was not given due to lack of proper anchoring and likely failure due to likely failure point being large porch overhangs. An camper at this location was completely destroyed with the undercarriage thrown roughly 100 yards into the trees. The tornado gradually weakened to high end EF2 intensity as it moved across Beat 4 Shubuta Road nearly completely eradicating the forest and causing significant damage to homes, shifting a double wide home off its foundation and rotating it 45 degrees and removing 50% of the roof from another well-built home. The tornado weakened to EF1 intensity after this, periodically narrowing and widening through Highway 45 as it continued to snap and uproot trees and cause minor to moderate structural damage. The next area of EF2 damage occurred near Pleasant Grove Chapparal Road and Oil Field Road where tree damage became more substantial. After this, the tornado gradually narrowed and weakened as it moved southeast of Matherville, snapping and uprooting trees along its path. The NWS Mobile would like to give a special thanks to NWS Jackson for assisting with this storm survey in addition to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency for providing drone imagery of the hardest hit areas. Additional adjustments are likely in the coming weeks as high-resolution satellite imagery becomes available, and the start and end points of the tornado are subject to change. && 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 events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$