Alabama, 2000

Tornado in Alabama, February 13, 2000

February 13, 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
$100,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Montgomery

When
February 13, 3:00 PM CST to 3:17 PM CST
Where
Montgomery County, 2 mi SW of Ada
Rating
F1
Path length
11.4 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.083, -86.300

This was the first of three tornadoes produced by the same supercell thunderstorm. The tornado moved across southern Montgomery County and produced an 11.4 mile track and was rated an F1. The tornado began about 300 PM just southwest of Ada, and tracked to the northeast. It lifted about 1 mile west of US 231, southwest of Teasleys Mill around 317 PM. The tornado crossed CR 70 several times near the Davis Crossroads community. Some of the most intense damage was a mile or two southwest of Davis Crossroads, where the Ramer Manufacturing Plant sustained considerable damage. Several homes and mobile homes sustained damage along the path of the tornado, and hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. At times, the tornado path was 300 yards wide. A portion of the tornado was caught on video by a local television meteorologist. The tornado was accompanied by nickel size hail. No injuries were reported. Beginning: 32 04.788/86 18.621 Ending: 32 08.741/86 07.950

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: 5135016.