2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado

2011 Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado
Clockwise from top: The tornado seen shortly after leaving Phil Campbell; track of the tornado with associated intensity;[a] NASA satellite image of the scar left behind by the tornado; EF5 damage to a pavement that was partially scoured in Phil Campbell; radar image of the tornado just north of Phil Campbell, with a debris ball evident
Meteorological history
FormedApril 27, 2011, 3:05 p.m. CDT[1] (UTC−05:00)
DissipatedApril 27, 2011, 4:50 p.m. CDT (UTC–05:00)
Duration1 hour, 45 minutes
EF5 tornado
on the Enhanced Fujita scale
Path width2,200 yards (1.25 mi; 2.01 km)
Path length102.0 miles (164.15 km)
Highest winds210 mph (340 km/h)
Overall effects
Fatalities71
Injuries145+
Damage$1.29 billion (2011 USD)
Areas affectedHackleburg, Phil Campbell, Tanner, and Harvest, Alabama
Part of the 2011 Super Outbreak and Tornadoes of 2011

The Hackleburg–Phil Campbell tornado occurred on the afternoon of the 27th of April 2011, it was a destructive EF5 tornado that devastated both areas of Hackleburg and Phil Campbell as well as other areas of Alabama. It lasted for nearly two hours and killed 71 people plus injured >145 others making it the deadliest tornado of the 2011 Super Outbreak, total cost of damages were $1.29 billion.

Notes

  1. ↑ The northeastern portion in Tennessee was later determined to be a separate EF3 tornado.

References

  1. ↑ "Historic Tornado Outbreak April 27th 2011". NWS Huntsville. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.


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