More than 16K homes were within the path of early January tornadoes

An estimated 16,800 homes were within the path of a severe weather system that produced tornadoes, hail and straight-line winds across Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, CoreLogic, Inc. reports.

The residential properties in the systems path have a combined reconstruction value (RCV) of $4.5 billion, CoreLogic projected. Alabama’s Dallas County was the hardest hit, with an estimated 5,755 properties with an RCV of $1.6 billion located along the path. Spalding, Henry and Troup counties in Georgia and Tallapoosa County, Alabama, were among the most heavily impacted.

According to the data analytics company, a single supercell thunderstorm, which traveled some 550 miles, was responsible for the most severe tornadoes. The first tornadoes were first spotted in Selma, Alabama, where the cyclone reached EF-2 status with an estimated peak wind speed of 130 mph.

In addition to tornadoes, the storm also dropped hail across the southeast. CoreLogic reported that hail measuring two-inch in diameter fell in Shelby County, Alabama. The National Weather Service deems this “very large hail,” and notes it can cause moderate damage to property. Parts of Tennessee, South Carolina and Atlanta experienced hail with a one-inch or greater diameter.

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