4 N Hawkinsville - 5 NNE Hawkinsville The tornado touched down in rural, southern Russell County just inside the county line and moved eastward and crossed Corbett Creek. Two pivot irrigation systems were flipped on a local farm, and a small metal shed was destroyed. The tornado then continued eastward and crossed Barbour Creek Road, where numerous small pine trees were snapped or uprooted along a short portion of the road, completely blocking the roadway. The tornado lifted just east of Barbour Creek Rd. Start: 32.0982/-85.2216 End: 32.0964/-85.1992

NWS EF Scale: F0 Polygon

NWS meteorologists surveyed damage across northern Russell County and determined it was the result of a tornado. The tornado touched down on Stillwell Road just to the southwest of the Crawford Community. Just to the east, the tornado quickly intensified as it reached Richardson Road. EF-1 damage occurred at this location, with numerous large hardwood trees with large root balls uprooted. Winds were estimated at 90 mph due to the magnitude of the tree damage at this location. The maximum width of the tornado also occurred along Richardson Road. The tornado then continued eastward with the intensity quickly diminishing. Only sporadic tree damage was noted farther east as the tornado crossed Boswell Road and Camp Parkman Road. The tornado downed a tree along Anna Kate Drive causing roof damage to a single family home before lifting. Special thanks to the Russell County Emergency Management Agency for their help in conducting this survey.

As a strong shortwave trough approached central Alabama from the west a low level southerly jet intensified over the area. Cold air advection aloft associated with the short wave produced steep lapse rates favorable for damaging winds and large hail.|The low level jet also produced a maximum of storm-relative helicity over east Alabama during the evening hours, and enhanced the threat of tornadoes.

Part of 9-tornado outbreak on April 6, 2016