April 15, 2011
8:27 PM| Date | April 15, 2011 |
| Time | 8:27 PM |
| County | Elmore |
| City | Wetumpka |
| Property Loss | $12900.00M |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 311708 |
2.3 SW Weoka - 2.3 WNW Lake Martin North Winds were estimated around 130 mph. The tornado touched down 6.4 miles west of Central along County Road 334 in northern Elmore County. The tornado mainly uprooted and snapped hardwood and softwood trees. From there, the tornado traveled northeast and crossed Alabama Highway 9 in southern Coosa County where it caused structure damage to at least 5 homes in Equality, where the roof and rear wall were destroyed. There was also roof damage to several outbuildings. The tornado continued northeast into Tallapoosa County where trees were snapped and uprooted in the Wind Creek State Park. The tornado lifted on the east side of northern Lake Martin, where several homes were damaged by fallen trees. Start: 32.6937/-86.2032 End: 32.8682/-85.9135
NWS EF Scale: F2
A tornado touched down approximately 0.7 miles northeast of Titus, west of Grays Ferry Road in Elmore County. The tornado then moved northeast where it crossed Grays Ferry Road. Four barns were damaged and nearby outbuildings sustained roof damage. A carport also sustained damage, along with the cars that were parked under it. The tornado lifted in a wooded area east of Grays Ferry Road.
A potent storm system, which wreaked havoc across the eastern half of the United States on April 14-16, produced a significant and historic tornado outbreak across Central Alabama on April 15. Forty tornadoes, 30 of which touched down in Central Alabama, occurred in the state. At the time, this set a new record for number of tornadoes within the state from one event. This record was broken on April 27, 2011. ||A surface low developed across the Central Plains on Thursday, April 14, and strengthened as it moved into the mid-Mississippi River Valley. In response, surface dew points in the middle to upper 60s surged northward into Central Alabama and deep vertical wind shear increased, providing support for tornadic supercell development. A weakening line of thunderstorms moved into northwest Central Alabama early Friday morning. The southern end of this line intensified by mid day as it encountered a more unstable airmass. South of the line, supercells formed in Mississippi and tracked eastward into west Central Alabama. The entire system pushed east across the area over the course of about twelve hours, exiting east Central Alabama in the early morning hours on Saturday, April 16. In addition to the thirty tornadoes, the storm system produced widespread straight line wind damage and numerous large hail reports.
Part of 43-tornado outbreak on April 15, 2011
A potent storm system, which wreaked havoc across the eastern half of the United States on April 14-16, produced a significant and historic tornado outbreak across Central Alabama on April 15. Forty tornadoes, 30 of which touched down in Central Alabama, occurred in the state. At the time, this set a new record for number of tornadoes within the state from one event. This record was broken on April 27, 2011. ||A surface low developed across the Central Plains on Thursday, April 14, and strengthened as it moved into the mid-Mississippi River Valley. In response, surface dew points in the middle to upper 60s surged northward into Central Alabama and deep vertical wind shear increased, providing support for tornadic supercell development. A weakening line of thunderstorms moved into northwest Central Alabama early Friday morning. The southern end of this line intensified by mid day as it encountered a more unstable airmass. South of the line, supercells formed in Mississippi and tracked eastward into west Central Alabama. The entire system pushed east across the area over the course of about twelve hours, exiting east Central Alabama in the early morning hours on Saturday, April 16. In addition to the thirty tornadoes, the storm system produced widespread straight line wind damage and numerous large hail reports.