Fairhope, Alabama
(Edited) Update 2: An EF-1 tornado was confirmed later by the NWS.
Update: All power was restored by the afternoon.
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| Knoll Park |
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| South Mobile Street |
NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES REPORTED
Various weather radar reports indicated a brief tornado may have touched down briefly about 3:30 AM this morning in pier/bluff neighborhoods causing tree damage and power outages.
Electrical crews were still working to restore power at 10AM.
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado later:
"The tornado started just north of the Fairhope Municipal Pier along Fairhope Park Road, where multiple oak and pine trees were snapped. The tornado moved to the east-northeast, paralleling Oak Ave and snapping large limbs from the tops of several trees. As it crossed N Summit St, a light pole was snapped, and large oak tree was snapped, falling on a home. The tornado appears to have lifted near the intersection of Oak Ave and N Church St. Outside of the narrow and concentrated path associated with the tornado, many large tree limbs were broken and this damage was determined to be from straight-line winds. Additionally, this tornado is believed to have started as a waterspout in Mobile Bay near the Fairhope Pier."
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| Oak at Summit Streets. |
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| North Beach park. |
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| Section Street. |
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| North beach park. |
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| South beach park. |
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