April 6, 2016
11:16 PM| Date | April 6, 2016 |
| Time | 11:16 PM |
| County | Barbour |
| City | Troy |
| Property Loss | $0 |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 631376 |
Boot Hill - 5 N Louisville The tornado touched down just north of the intersection of County Road 9 and County Road 44 and continued eastward for approximately five miles before dissipating near County Road 31. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path. Start: 31.8815/-85.6408 End: 31.8515/-85.5568
NWS EF Scale: F0 Polygon
NWS meteorologists surveyed damage west of Clayton and determined it was the result of a tornado. The tornado touched down just north of the intersection of County Road 9 and County Road 44 and continued eastward for approximately five miles before dissipating near County Road 31. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path.
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
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.