1 NW Shopton - 2 NNE Shopton National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Northwest Bullock County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado. The tornado touched down northwest of Shopton along U.S. Highway 82. At least one home suffered damage near U.S. Highway 82. The tornado tracked northeast and mainly produced tree damage. The tornado lifted northeast of Shopton east of County Road 37. The tornado was 2.20 miles long and was 330 yards wide at its widest point. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with maximum winds around 90 mph. Thanks to Bullock County EMA for their assistance with this survey. Start: 32.1254/-85.9570 End: 32.1386/-85.9269

NWS EF Scale: F1

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northwest Bullock County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph. The tornado touched down .6 mile west of the town of Shopton, just south of U.S. Highway 82, where one home suffered damage. The tornado tracked northeast and produced tree damage. The tornado lifted 1.5 miles northeast of Shopton, just east of CR 37.

After over a week of near-record to record high temperatures, several upper-level disturbances followed by a strong upper-level low pressure system produced multiple rounds of severe weather across Central Alabama. This system was characterized by strong upper-level winds and very cold upper-level temperatures. The first round produced one brief, weak tornado in St. Clair County on the evening of January 19. The second round occurred on the morning of January 20 with 12 tornadoes across Marengo, Elmore, Macon, Lee, Pike, and Barbour Counties. A third round produced damaging straight line winds on the night of January 21, including in the Birmingham metro area where the Birmingham airport measured a 75 mph wind gust and in Oneonta where 80 mph straight-line winds caused significant damage. A brief tornado also occurred in Tuscaloosa County with this activity. Finally, a fourth round moved through during the day on January 22 with 3 tornadoes across Bullock and Lee Counties.

Part of 5-tornado outbreak on January 22, 2017