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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Huntsville AL

543 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/:   0 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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