Survey teams from the NWS in Birmingham have confirmed that an EF1 tornado touched down in Hale County along Highway 10. It moved a short distance into Perry County before lifting. This is not necessarily one of the damage indicators for the EF1 rating, but is impressive. From Thomas Parker:
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Birmingham AL
1208 PM CST Sun Feb 16 2025
…Preliminary Storm Survey Results for Hale and Perry County…
…Storm Survey Continuing into Sumter County…
The National Weather Service office in Birmingham AL was able to
conduct a storm survey in Hale and Perry counties in Alabama. We
can confirm EF-1 tornado damage along County Road 10 in Hale
County where manufactured homes were severely damaged and one
destroyed around 1:50 AM CST last night. The tornado continued a
short distance into Perry County before lifting. These details are
preliminary and continue to be reviewed.
The survey team is backtracking to assess another area of damage
in Sumter County, also related to the severe thunderstorms that
moved through the area on February 16 2025.
We will share further survey information this evening through
Public Information Statements as we continue to assess and gather
the details.
The storm survey information will also be available on our
website at http://www.weather.gov/bmx
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