2.6 NNE Pinedale - 0.5 S Down A long-tracked tornado, that would eventually move into portions of Macon and Bullock Counties, first touched down near the intersection of US-80 (Eastern Blvd.) and AL-110 (Vaughan Road), on the east side of the city of Montgomery. The storm then moved east southeast through the eastern part of the Montgomery metro area, later crossing AL-271 (Taylor Road) and CR-85. It then impacted the Cecil C ommunity in the far eastern portion of the county, before moving into Macon County. At least 3 barns and several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed along the path. Dozens of homes suffered minor to moderate roof damage and numerous windows were broken. Thousands of trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. Several homes and vehicles were damaged from flying or falling debris. An apartment complex on Vaughan Road sustained damage. The most concentrated damage occurred along Ray Thorington Road, where extensive tree damage was apparent, a school was damaged and a few homes were damaged. The long tracked tornado that tracked across a large section of Montgomery County made its first of three county line crossings, into Macon County. In this portion of Macon County, the tornado track was just over a mile long, and through a largely rural area. The long tracked Montgomery-Cecil tornado moved out of Macon County, and cut across the far northwestern tip of Bullock County. The track was through a rural part of the county, and damage was light. After its brief journey across the tip of Bullock County, the Montgomery-Cecil tornado moved back into Macon County, near Bughall Creek. These last several miles of the path caused damage mainly to trees. Along the entire path, 3 buildings were destroyed, and another 20 structures suffered varying degrees of damage. Despite the long path, no injuries were reported. Start: 32.3367/-86.2167 End: 32.2628/-85.7792

NWS EF Scale: F1

A long-tracked tornado, that would eventually move into portions of Macon and Bullock Counties, first touched down near the intersection of US-80 (Eastern Blvd.) and AL-110 (Vaughan Road), on the east side of the city of Montgomery. The storm then moved east southeast through the eastern part of the Montgomery metro area, later crossing AL-271 (Taylor Road) and CR-85. It then impacted the Cecil community in the far eastern portion of the county, before moving into Macon County. At least 3 barns and several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed along the path. Dozens of homes suffered minor to moderate roof damage and numerous windows were broken. Thousands of trees were either snapped off or were uprooted along the path. Several homes and vehicles were damaged from flying or falling debris. An apartment complex on Vaughan Road sustained damage. The most concentrated damage occurred along Ray Thorington Road, where extensive tree damage was apparent, a school was damaged and a few homes were damaged.

A powerful spring storm system, including a deepening surface low and a strong cold front, brought widespread severe weather to central Alabama. Damaging wind gusts, large hail, and 8 tornadoes were reported across the area.

Part of 11-tornado outbreak on April 10, 2009