3 tornadoes touched down in Alabama in December 2022, across 3 counties. That is below the December average of 3.2 over the previous 30 years.
The busiest day was December 14, 2022, when 3 tornadoes crossed Choctaw, Sumter and Washington counties.
The strongest was an EF2 in Washington County on December 14, 2022, with a 3.4-mile path up to 140 yards wide. No deaths or injuries were reported.
Tornadoes by day
Tornado by tornado
As they happened, with notes from the damage surveys.
- 3:17 PM
EF1 in Sumter County
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Sumter County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 90 mph. The tornado touched down just west of the the intersection of County Road 9 and Jessie Powell Road.
- 5:40 PM
EF2 in Washington County
An EF2 tornado has been confirmed in far northern Washington into southeastern Choctaw Counties. The tornado touched down as an EF0 along Dry Creek Road where a few trees were uprooted. The next available road was along County Road 31 where significant tree damage occurred to the north of Frankville.
- 5:48 PM
EF2 in Choctaw County
After reviewing sentinel satellite imagery available on 12/18/22, the determination has been made that the segment of the original surveyed tornado track from Blue Dirt Road to Highway 84 was a separate EF2 tornado with peak winds of 115mph.
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