Meteorologists from the National Weather Service, with assistance
from the Emergency Management director of Montgomery County,
conducted a storm survey of the March 2, 2001, tornado that occurred
on the east side of Montgomery.
The tornado began in the Woodmere area where a number of houses
sustained roof damage primarily in the form of lost shingles, fences
were downed, and small trees were uprooted. The tornado moved
northeast and tracked through the Beauvoir Lake subdivision where
one house under construction was flattened and another house was
partially deroofed.
From Beauvoir Lake subdivision the tornado downed trees and removed
shingles from house roofs in the Halcyon area. The tornado crossed
Interstate 85 just west of the Taylor Road exit snapping off
numerous pine trees in the interstate median. The tornado
apparently ended at Taylor Road just north of the interstate.
On the Fujita Scale for tornado classification, the tornado was
rated at F1 based on structural
damage in the Beauvoir Lake area. Much of the damage along the track
was in the F0 category. The
Fujita scale ranges from F0
for the weakest tornadoes to F5 for the
most intense tornadoes. Wind speeds associated with this ranking
fall into the range from 73 mph to 112 mph.
The tornado track was 2.2 miles in length and estimated to be about
100 yards wide at it's widest point. The tornado began at 6:29 PM
and ended at 6:33 PM. No injuries or deaths were reported with this
storm. Click on the map for a larger view of the tornado track.
Tornado watch number 41 that included Montgomery County was issued
at 1:31 PM CST valid until 7:00 PM CST. A tornado warning was
issued for Montgomery county at 6:06 PM valid until 6:45 PM.
Click Here to see the Storm Total Rainfall amounts with this event.
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