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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
516 PM CST TUE DEC 2 2025
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 11/25/25 TORNADO EVENT
UPDATE
PREVIOUSLY, SEPARATE TRACKS WERE ASSIGNED TO TORNADO
DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN THE AREAS OF GRAYSVILLE AND MT. OLIVE IN
JEFFERSON COUNTY. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THESE HAVE BEEN
MERGED INTO A SINGLE TRACK. THERE WAS A BIT OF A CHALLENGE IN
DETERMINING WHERE LIKELY TORNADO DAMAGE OCCURRED AGAINST THE BROAD
NATURE OF TREE DAMAGE CAUSED BY STRAIGHTLINE WINDS. THIS IS DUE
TO THE CIRCULATIONS BEING EMBEDDED WITHIN AND NEAR A PROMINENT
BOWING FEATURE ALONG THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
ADDITIONALLY, A TORNADO PATH WAS IDENTIFIED BETWEEN MORRIS AND
WHITE OAKS IN NORTHEAST JEFFERSON COUNTY.
BETWEEN THE MERGING AND ADDITION OF TRACKS, THE TORNADO COUNT FOR
THIS EVENT REMAINS TWO.
GRAYSVILLE-MT. OLIVE TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 17.91 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 300 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 11/25/2025
START TIME: 04:23 AM CST
START LOCATION: 4 NNW BIRMINGPORT / JEFFERSON COUNTY / AL
START LAT/LON: 33.6171 / -87.128
END DATE: 11/25/2025
END TIME: 04:41 AM CST
END LOCATION: 3 NW GARDENDALE / JEFFERSON COUNTY / AL
END LAT/LON: 33.6987 / -86.8357
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO BEGAN IN A WOODED AREA JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSECTION
OF HIGHWAY 269 AND FLAT TOP ROAD IN FAR WEST JEFFERSON COUNTY.
THE TORNADO THEN MOVED NORTHEAST, ENDING AT INTERSTATE 65 ON THE
NORTH SIDE OF MT. OLIVE. THE MOST NOTABLE AND CONCENTRATED DAMAGE
OCCURRED IN THE VICINITY OF POSEY CIRCLE AND MCCRAVY LANE, IN MT.
OLIVE, WHERE NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. SOME OF
THESE TREES FELL ON HOMES, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE. SOME
OUTBUILDINGS WERE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED AT VARIOUS POINTS ALONG
THE PATH. SURROUNDING THE TORNADO PATH, MANY TREES WERE DAMAGED
OR KNOCKED DOWN DUE TO STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ALONG THE BOWING
COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS. SPECIAL THANKS TO JEFFERSON COUNTY EMA
FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS SURVEY.
HAPPY TOP ROAD TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.21 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 150 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 11/25/2025
START TIME: 04:44 AM CST
START LOCATION: 3 SE MORRIS / JEFFERSON COUNTY / AL
START LAT/LON: 33.7185 / -86.7728
END DATE: 11/25/2025
END TIME: 04:48 AM CST
END LOCATION: 4 S COUNTY LINE / JEFFERSON COUNTY / AL
END LAT/LON: 33.7596 / -86.7204
SURVEY SUMMARY:
THE TORNADO BEGAN IN THE VICINITY OF HAGOOD MOUNTAIN ROAD IN
NORTHEAST JEFFERSON COUNTY. THE TORNADO THEN QUICKLY MOVED
NORTHEASTWARD, ENDING IN THE VICINITY OF BRASHER ROAD. ALONG ITS
PATH, SEVERAL TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.
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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