2.2 SW Greenwood - 2 SW Greenwood An EF-0 tornado touched down just west of the Bessemer Airport and just east of Paradise Lane and County Road 6. The tornado moved to the east-northeast, just south of County Road 6, where a few trees were snapped. The tornado lifted just to east of Lindsey Drive. A debris signature on radar helped to determine the location of the path. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 65 mph. An upper level through over the Ohio Valley and associated weak cold front caused thunderstorms to develop over Mississippi during the late afternoon. These storms moved into central Alabama during the evening and overnight hours. There was just enough wind shear for an isolated tornado to form just after midnight. Start: 33.3076/-86.9574 End:  33.3089/-86.9533

NWS EF Scale: F0 Polygon

An EF-0 tornado touched down just west of the Bessemer Airport and just east of Paradise Lane and County Road 6. The tornado moved to the east-northeast, just south of County Road 6, where a few trees were snapped. The tornado lifted just to east of Lindsey Drive. A debris signature on radar helped to determine the location of the path. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 65 mph.

An upper level through over the Ohio Valley and associated weak cold front caused thunderstorms to develop over Mississippi during the late afternoon. These storms moved into central Alabama during the evening and overnight hours. There was just enough wind shear for an isolated tornado to form just after midnight.