Tornadoes of February 23-24, 2019

Tornadoes of February 23-24, 2019

Event Summary for Central Alabama

A strong storm system moved eastward out of the Plains states on Friday, February 22nd. An associated deepening surface low pushed a cold front eastward towards the Lower Mississippi River on Saturday. Deep southerly flow ahead of the cold front ushered in middle to upper 60 dewpoint temperatures into Central Alabama, with afternoon temperatures rising to near 80 degrees across west Alabama. The storm system not only produced a very unstable air mass across the region, but also a high-shear environment which was conducive for severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes.

Several rotating thunderstorms formed over Mississippi Friday afternoon which developed into a broken line of storms as the activity entered west Alabama. There were a several rotating storms that produced tornadoes across Alabama and Mississippi.

Interactive Tornado Map

Location/Clickable Detailed Summary Link	Damage Rating/Estimated Maximum Wind Speeds	Injuries/Fatalities	Damage Path Length/Width	Starting Point/Time	Ending Point/Time
Nancy Clark Rd Tornado (Pickens County)	EF-0 75 mph	None	1.08 miles 200 yards	3 WSW Gainesville Lake Boat Ramp 33.0580/-88.3103 5:44 pm CST	2 WSW Gainesville Lake Boat Ramp 33.0653/-88.2939 5:46 pm CST
Kingville Tornado (Lamar/Fayette Counties)	EF-1 105 mph	None	9.22 miles 700 yards	3 SSE Hightogy 33.6560/-88.0590 5:52 pm CST	4 ESE Crossville 33.7319/-87.9273 6:09 pm CST
Old Stage Coach Rd Tornado (Fayette/Walker Counties)	EF-0 80 mph	None	5.19 miles 350 yards	2 NNW Fowlers Crossroads 33.8327/-87.6780 6:38 pm CST	2 S Eldridge 33.8909/-87.6253 6:45 pm CST
Nixburg Tornado (Coosa County)	EF-1 95 mph	None	5.01 miles 550 yards	3 SE Rockford 32.8576/-86.1845 1:54 am CST Feb 24	1 NNW Hwy 9 & Hwy 22 32.8804/-86.1032 2:01 am CST Feb 24

Pertinent Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Data from this Event

Severe Weather Episode Data

250 mb Analysis February 23 at 6 am	500 mb Analysis February 23 at 6 am	850 mb Analysis February 23 at 6 am
250 mb Analysis February 23 at 6 pm	500 mb Analysis February 23 at 6 pm	850 mb Analysis February 23 at 6 pm
Surface Analysis February 23 at 3 pm	Surface Analysis February 23 at 6 pm	Surface Analysis February 23 at 9 pm
Local Severe Outlook Issued February 21 at 4 am	Local Severe Outlook Issued February 23 at 430 am	Local Severe Outlook Issued February 23 at 6 am
KBMX Sounding February 23 at 6 am	KBMX Sounding February 23 at 12 pm	KBMX Sounding February 23 at 6 pm
Storm Reports February 23

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