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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1153 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 08/20/2026 TORNADO EVENT UPDATE #1
UPDATE
THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THE EFU TORNADO FROM AUGUST 20TH,
2026 INCORPORATING AVAILABLE HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY TO
ADJUST THE OVERALL TRACK, INTENSITY, AND WIDTH.
BRIAR CREEK TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.86 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 150 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 08/20/2026
START TIME: 03:51 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 5 NE AKKA / BALDWIN COUNTY / AL
START LAT/LON: 30.8187 / -87.952
END DATE: 08/20/2026
END TIME: 04:02 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 3 W CROSSROADS / BALDWIN COUNTY / AL
END LAT/LON: 30.8447 / -87.9154
SURVEY SUMMARY:
REVIEW OF AVAILABLE SENTINEL 2, PLANET, AND NISAR SATELLITE
IMAGERY ALONG WITH PUBLIC/MEDIA PROVIDED VIDEO HELPED TO
DETERMINE THE TRACK, INTENSITY, AND WIDTH OF THE TORNADO THAT
OCCURRED IN THE MOBILE RIVER DELTA. IT WAS DETERMINED AN EF0 WITH
PEAK WINDS OF 70MPH AND WIDTH AROUND 150 YARDS OCCURRED IN THE
RIVER DELTA JUST WEST OF BRIAR CREEK AND SOUTH OF THE MOBILE
RIVER CAUSING MINOR TREE DAMAGE ALONG ITS TRACK. THE TORNADO
CROSSED THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE MOBILE-TENSAW CUT-OFF
CHANNEL GENERALLY MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST BEFORE TURNING TOWARDS
THE NORTHEAST AFTER CROSSING BRIAR CREEK. IT CONTINUED NORTHEAST
ACROSS BIG LIZARD CREEK NEAR THE RAILROAD CROSSING ADJACENT TO
THE TENSAW RIVER, LIFTING AT THE RIVER. RADAR AND SATELLITE
IMAGERY SUPPORT THIS BEING THE END POINT OF THE TORNADO.
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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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