EF-1 tornado confirmed in Millbrook | News

MILLBROOK, AL (WSFA) - A survey of damage by the National Weather Service has determined that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Millbrook on Monday and left a damage path approximately 4.02 miles long.

The tornado touched down on County Road 39 near the Autauga County line and crossed Highway 7 near the Pines Golf Club. It continued along highway 14 and lifted just before it reached the Wetumpka Municipal Airport.

The report states that 10-15 homes suffered shingle and siding damage, dozens of trees were blown down, an apartment had its metal roof blown off and an auto center had its bay doors blown in.

Peak winds were estimated at 100 miles per hour. No injures or fatalities were reported.

Full report from the National Weather Service:

TORNADO #5...NORTH MILLBROOK TORNADO (ELMORE COUNTY)...

EVENT DATE: JANUARY 23, 2012

EVENT TYPE: EF-1

ESTIMATED PEAK WINDS (MPH): 100

INJURIES/FATALITIES: 0

EVENT START TIME/LOCATION COORDINATES: 32.5209/-86.4119 AT 748 AM

EVENT END TIME/LOCATION COORDINATES:   32.5309/-86.3437 AT 755 AM

DAMAGE PATH LENGTH (IN MILES): 4.02

DAMAGE WIDTH (IN YARDS): 200

WATCHES: TORNADO WATCH #11 WAS IN EFFECT FROM 245 AM UNTIL 10 AM.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS HAVE SURVEYED THE DAMAGE

BETWEEN MILLBROOK....DEATSVILLE....AN ELMORE. THE DAMAGE WAS THE

RESULT OF AN EF-1 TORNADO. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG COUNTY

ROAD 39 NEAR THE AUTAUGA COUNTY LINE. THE TORNADO MOVED EASTWARD AND

CROSSED HIGHWAY 7 NEAR THE PINES GOLF CLUB. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED

ALONG HIGHWAY 14 AND LIFTED JUST BEFORE THE WETUMPKA MUNICIPAL

AIRPORT. TEN TO FIFTEEN HOMES SUFFERED SHINGLE AND SIDING DAMAGE.

DOZENS OF TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN. ONE APARTMENT HAD ITS METAL ROOF

BLOWN OFF. ONE AUTO CENTER HAD ITS DOORS BLOWN IN.