Alabama, 2000

Tornado in Alabama, April 3, 2000

April 3, 2000 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The Birmingham radar (KBMX), 27 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:53 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Chilton

When
April 3, 12:53 PM CST to 12:54 PM CST
Where
Chilton County, 2 mi S of Jemison
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
32.933, -86.750

A weak tornado touched down just south of the city of Jemison. The tornado knocked down some power lines along US 31 that went over the top of a train. A few automobiles were flipped over and severely damaged. Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along the path. Several homes sustained varying degrees of roof damage. One home had the front porch removed. Beginning: 32 56.282/86 44.206 Ending: 32 56.840/86 43.392

What these are

Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5140398.