Alabama, 2000

Tornado in Alabama, November 8, 2000

November 8, 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
$10,000
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), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:46 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Hale

When
November 8, 6:48 PM CST to 6:49 PM CST
Where
Hale County, 3 mi E of Akron
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
NWS STORM SURVEY
Coordinates
32.867, -87.683

A weak tornado briefly touched down east of Akron. The tornado first touched down near the end of Long Hill Road, off CR 21. One mobile home sustained roof and awning damage, one garage roof was blown off and destroyed, and one out-building was destroyed. Several trees along the path were blown down or snapped off.Beginning: 32 52.226/87 41.621 Ending: 32 52.984/87 40.988

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: 5161925.