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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
906 AM CDT THU JUN 4 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 5/22/2026 TORNADO EVENT
OVERVIEW
SEVERAL MINI SPINNY SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS TRACKED
ACROSS INTERIOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST ALABAMA THE MORNING OF MAY
22ND, 2026. THE COMBINATION OF CLIMAVISION RADAR DATA REVEALING
RADAR TORNADO DEBRIS SIGNATURES WITH AVAILABLE SENTINEL 2
SATELLITE IMAGERY ASSISTED WITH DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF THREE
TORNADOES ACROSS CHOCTAW INTO CLARKE COUNTIES. THE RESULTS ARE
PRELIMINARY AND ADDITIONAL CHANGES MAY BE MADE AS HIGHER
RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY BECOMES AVAILABLE IN THE COMING
WEEKS.
ISNEY
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 1.24 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 180 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/22/2026
START TIME: 09:28 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 S ISNEY / CHOCTAW COUNTY / AL
START LAT/LON: 31.7668 / -88.4604
END DATE: 05/22/2026
END TIME: 09:31 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 ESE ISNEY / CHOCTAW COUNTY / AL
END LAT/LON: 31.7796 / -88.4472
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AVAILABLE SENTINEL 2 SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALED A WEAK
EF0 TORNADO OCCURRED IN THE ISNEY AREA. THE TORNADO BEGAN SOUTH
OF WILDFLOWER ROAD, TRACKING NORTHEAST ACROSS POULTRY ROAD,
CAUSING A ROUGHLY 180-YARD-WIDE CORRIDOR OF TREE DAMAGE. THIS
TORNADO ALSO CROSSED THE PATH OF ANOTHER TORNADO THAT OCCURRED
NEAR THIS LOCATION BACK ON MARCH 11TH OF THIS YEAR ALONG POULTRY
ROAD. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST PRIOR TO REACHING HIGHWAY 84.
ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE AS HIGHER
RESOLUTION IMAGERY BECOMES AVAILABLE.
SMYER
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.15 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/22/2026
START TIME: 10:33 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 3 ENE WEST BEND / CLARKE COUNTY / AL
START LAT/LON: 31.8403 / -88.0914
END DATE: 05/22/2026
END TIME: 10:42 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 SE CUNNINGHAM / CLARKE COUNTY / AL
END LAT/LON: 31.8755 / -88.0575
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AVAILABLE SENTINEL 2 SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALED AN EF1 TORNADO
OCCURRED IN THE SMYER AREA OFF OF HIGHWAY 69. THE TORNADO
REMAINED SOLELY WITHIN FOREST STAYING JUST EAST OF HIGHWAY 69. IT
TRACKED NORTHEAST FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES CAUSING A 100-YARD-
WIDE CORRIDOR OF TREE DAMAGE. ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS
TORNADO ARE POSSIBLE AS HIGHER RESOLUTION IMAGERY BECOMES
AVAILABLE.
CAMPBELL
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.23 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 250 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/22/2026
START TIME: 10:52 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 N SMYER / CLARKE COUNTY / AL
START LAT/LON: 31.9099 / -88.0284
END DATE: 05/22/2026
END TIME: 11:01 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 WSW CAMPBELL / CLARKE COUNTY / AL
END LAT/LON: 31.9223 / -87.994
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AVAILABLE SENTINEL 2 SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALED THAT AN
EF1 TORNADO TRACKED ACROSS FORESTED PARTS OF CLARKE COUNTY IN THE
CAMPBELL AREA JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 69. THE TORNADO REMAINED
SOLELY WITHIN THE FOREST, CAUSING AN APPROXIMATELY 250 YARD WIDE
CORRIDOR OF TREE DAMAGE. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST PRIOR TO
REACHING WOOD BLUFF ROAD. ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THIS TORNADO
ARE POSSIBLE AS HIGHER RESOLUTION IMAGERY BECOMES AVAILABLE.
EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE
FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
EF0.....65 TO 85 MPH
EF1.....86 TO 110 MPH
EF2.....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3.....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4.....166 TO 200 MPH
EF5.....>200 MPH
NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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