725  
NOUS44 KHUN 141542  
PNSHUN  
ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-150345-  
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL  
942 AM CST TUE JAN 14 2025  
   
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 01/05/2025 TORNADO EVENT  
 
   
VINA TORNADO  
 
RATING: EF0  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 84 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.44 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 158 YARDS  
FATALITIES: 0  
INJURIES: 0  
 
START DATE: 01/05/2025  
START TIME: 07:40 PM CST  
START LOCATION: 5 WSW VINA / FRANKLIN COUNTY / AL  
START LAT/LON: 34.3514 / -88.1414  
 
END DATE: 01/05/2025  
END TIME: 07:44 PM CST  
END LOCATION: 3 W VINA / FRANKLIN COUNTY / AL  
END LAT/LON: 34.3739 / -88.1084  
 
SURVEY SUMMARY:  
AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF VINA ALABAMA ON HIGHWAY  
23 SHATTERING A WINDOW AND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ROOF OF A  
NEW MOBILE HOME. THE TORNADO THEN TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD ALONG  
HURRICANE CREEK CAUSING TREE DAMAGE AND UPROOTED TREES OFF OF  
HIGHWAY 23. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO A POLE BARN NEAR THE INTERSECTION  
OF HIGHWAY 23 AND SINGLETON ROAD WHERE THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO  
THE ROOF AND SUPPORTING BEAMS OF THE FARM STRUCTURE. CONTINUING TO  
THE NORTHEAST, THE TRACK CROSSED HIGHWAY 3 AND JIM KING ROAD  
CAUSING ADDITIONAL TREE DAMAGE ON THE ROADWAYS. WINDS WERE  
ESTIMATED BETWEEN 75-85 MILES PER HOUR. STORM SURVEY WAS  
PERFORMED BY FRANKLIN COUNTY EMA IN CONJUNCTION WITH RADAR  
IMAGERY.  
 
 
 
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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