Tornado, Jefferson
- When
- March 10, 9:22 PM CST to 9:28 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County, 1 mi E of Hoover
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1.5 mi
- Path width
- 200 yd
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 33.317, -86.800
Tornado in Alabama, March 10, 2000
A tornado caused considerable damage 9 miles south of Birmingham, in the Vestavia Hills and Hoover communities. The tornado first touched down in the Tal-Heim subdivision near Interstate 65 and Rocky Ridge Road.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
A tornado caused considerable damage 9 miles south of Birmingham, in the Vestavia Hills and Hoover communities. The tornado first touched down in the Tal-Heim subdivision near Interstate 65 and Rocky Ridge Road. A ham radio operator, equipped with an anemometer, recorded a 66 mile an hour wind as the tornado was initially reaching the ground. The tornado traveled northeast and ended just northwest of the intersection of Rocky Ridge Road and Old Rocky Ridge Road. The greatest damage occurred in a small area from Wisteria Road through the Buckhead subdivision. Eighty seven homes received varying degrees of damage due mainly to falling trees, and seven of those homes were totally destroyed. Many homes had sections of roof removed, shingles torn off, and broken windows. Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped off and power lines were blown down along the path. Several automobiles and outbuildings were also destroyed by falling trees. Beginning: 33 23.915/86 47.443 Ending: 33 24.883/86 46.460
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
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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The same day elsewhere
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- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 10, 2000
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 10, 2000
More
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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: 5137312.