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And just like that I was awakened at 2am from a tornado warning here in Atlanta ... We always get the same weather here as what Starkville gets ... I swear I'm gonna turn off those weather alarm notifications

The tornado north of Birmingham was rated an EF-3 and did a lot of damage. That must be a record strength tornado for January.

I remember a few years ago, we had sort of a novelty tornado here in January, and it was the first ever recorded for the month. I think it was an EF-0 and even though it lasted for several miles it did very little damage.

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Originally Posted by RocketDawg

The tornado north of Birmingham was rated an EF-3 and did a lot of damage. That must be a record strength tornado for January.

I remember a few years ago, we had sort of a novelty tornado here in January, and it was the first ever recorded for the month. I think it was an EF-0 and even though it lasted for several miles it did very little damage.

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Tornadoes in the south are actually somewhat common in January. I saw the numbers but don't have them in front of me. Not an every year or every other year by any means but they do happen. Had another one today in Florida. Some of our strongest tornadoes have happened in the second severe weather season which is November into January.

On a side note, keep an eye on late next week. Models are showing a massive storm system moving into the area. Right now it looks like it may be moisture starved, but if it slows down and allows the Gulf to open up for business then all bets are off. If we got this same type system in April it would be a holy shit level event.