NWS Conducts Tornado Damage Survey

Alabama Tornado The National Weather Service conducted a preliminary survey of the tornado damage in Molino Floirda and Dixie Alabama. Click here to find how powerful those twisters were.
by Jamie Burch
Published: Mon, February 18, 2008 - 6:22 pm CST Last Updated: Mon, February 18, 2008 - 6:53 pm CST
The National Weather Service conducted a preliminary survey of the tornado damage in Molino, Floirda and Dixie, Alabama.
The survey team says the tornado that hit Molino on Sunday was an EF1 on the enhanced Fujita Scale, which means it had wind speeds between 86-110 mph.
The tornado that hit Dixie was an EF2 with wind speeds between 111-135 mph
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