Alabama, 2000

Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000

December 16, 2000 · NWS BMX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15,000
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.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Macon

When
December 16, 5:46 PM CST
Where
Macon County, 3 mi NE of Shorter
Rating
F0
Path length
0.7 mi
Path width
50 yd
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.433, -85.900

An F0 tornado touched down near the intersection of CR 30 and CR 9, just off Hooks Road. Three homes sustained damage mainly in the form of blown out windows and roof damage. Several trees were also snapped off or blown over along the path. Two outbuildings were destroyed at the homes and two satellite dishes were also destroyed. Beginning: 32 24.642/85 52.256 Ending: 32 24.966/85 51.693

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.

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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: 5159401.