3/1/07: Millers Ferry, AL TOR UPDATED! EF-4 185 MPH!!!! WOW

[Brett Adair]

From MOB..
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1250 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2007

UPDATED INTENSITY OF MILLERS FERRY TORNADO...

THE TORNADO THAT STRUCK MILLERS FERRY IN WILCOX COUNTY ALABAMA ON
MARCH 1 2007 HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN EF-4. THE WIND SPEED
ESTIMATES HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO 185 MPH BASED ON THE DESTRUCTION OF
AT LEAST TWO WOOD FRAME HOMES.
...
THE HIGHEST WIND SPEED OF THE TORNADO WAS ESTIMATED AT 185 MPH...
WHICH RATES IT AS AN EF-4 ON THE NEW ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. THE
LENGTH OF THE TRACK WAS 15.6 MILES LONG...WITH THE WIDEST WIDTH OF
ABOUT 500 YARDS.

GB

Read entire PNS HERE
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[Justin E. Reed]

To be quite frank, I'm not surprised about this one getting upgraded. The aerial photo is pretty incredible, cause even live oaks are obliterated, and those tree can take a beating.

 

[Reed Timmer]

Here are some damage pictures from the Millers Ferry EF-4 tornado, shot by Jene' Young of WKRG in Mobile.

Before the official damage survey was released, she indicated that the damage looked like EF-4. We were very surprised with the EF-3 rating.

http://tornadovideos.net/index.cfm/do/blog.home/date/03-03-07