JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) – National Weather Service storm surveyors have confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down in Jackson County during the severe weather on January 12.

The NWS said the tornado appeared to have briefly touched down between Pisgah and Rosalie near CR-151 and CR-58 around 3:38 p.m.

Surveyors saw damage on roofs and trees nearby.

Read the full National Weather Service statement below:

RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 76 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.3415 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 70.0 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0

START DATE: 01/12/2023
START TIME: 03:38 PM CST
START LOCATION: 3 NE PISGAH / JACKSON COUNTY / AL
START LAT/LON: 34.7083 / -85.8125

END DATE: 01/12/2023
END TIME: 03:41 PM CST
END LOCATION: 5 NE PISGAH / JACKSON COUNTY / AL
END LAT/LON: 34.7233 / -85.776

SURVEY SUMMARY:
A POST STORM ASSESSMENT, WITH IMAGES PROVIDED BY JACKSON COUNTY
EMA, SHOWED DAMAGED CONSISTENT WITH A SHORT-LIVED EF-0 TORNADO IN
EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY. THIS ASSESSMENT WAS CROSS REFERENCED WITH
NWS WSR-88D DATA FROM HYTOP, AL. THE TORNADO APPEARED TO HAVE
BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN BETWEEN PISGAH AND ROSALIE NEAR CR-151 AND
CR-58. DAMAGE TO A METAL ROOF ON A FARM BUILDING ROOF WAS OBSERVED
AT THIS LOCATION. THE WEAK TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST TOWARD
CR-126 WHERE MINOR ROOF DAMAGE AND HARDWOOD TREE UPROOTS WERE
NOTED ON A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE PROPERTY. THE TORNADO LIKELY LIFTED
NEAR CR-361 AFTER IT CAUSED HARDWOOD TREE DAMAGE.

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