Alabama, 2000Tornado in Alabama, April 3, 2000
April 3, 2000 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- 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.
Tornado, Choctaw
- When
- April 3, 11:25 AM CST to 11:35 AM CST
- Where
- Choctaw County, Needham
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 11 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 31.983, -88.350
It was determined from a National Weather Service Storm Survey that a strong F1 tornado first touched down near State Highway 17 and County Road 18 just East of Needham. The tornado tracked Northeast across large wooded areas where tree damage occurred. The tornado then crossed County Road 23 just North of Morgan Chapel where several homes sustained roof damage. The tornado continued tracking Northeast across mainly wooded areas...crossing County Road 43 just North of Mt. Sterling. Damage along this portion of the track was mainly to trees. The tornado then moved across Browns Landing Road to County Road 27 East of Mt. Sterling where the tornado lifted back into the clouds. The most substantial structural damage occurred along the track between Browns Landing Road and County Road 27.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Georgia, April 3, 20007 injured · $3.9 million · F2 · 21 events
- Rip Current in Florida, April 3, 20001 death · 1 injured · 1 event
- Tornado in Alabama, April 3, 2000$4.0 million · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Texas, April 3, 2000$3.0 million · F1 · 1 event
- Tornadoes in Alabama, April 3, 2000$90,000 · F2 · 2 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 20005 injured · $100,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, April 3, 2000$250,000 · F1 · 2 events
- Tornado in Louisiana, April 3, 2000$250,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Ohio, April 3, 2000$513,000 · 85 kt wind · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, April 3, 2000$145,000 · F1 · 4 events
- Tornado in Texas, April 3, 20001 injured · $100,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Alabama, April 3, 20001 injured · $85,000 · F1 · 1 event
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: 5143381.