1.6 ESE Wren - 2.7 W Speake Further south and east of Moulton, damage was again noted in the community of Speake. One cluster of damage occurred near the intersection of Highway 36 and County Road 183. Farther east-southeast, trees were snapped and uprooted along the path near Speake School on Highway 36 just south of the intersection of County Road 81 and Highway 157. Due to the trees snapped at this location, the tornado was at its peak intensity, EF-1, with winds around 100 mph noted. Tornado width was approximately 50 yards. From there, the tornado lifted just SE of Speake, continuing on to eventually produce another tornado across the Morgan County line. No damage was noted from Speake to the Lawrence/Morgan County line as the supercell cycled. Start: 34.4235/-87.2526 End: 34.4161/-87.1343

NWS EF Scale: F1

A tornado touched down on Spruell Farm on County Roads 35/36 in western Lawrence County. At this location, several small fertilizer containers were blown over, and one was blown for more than 1000 yards to the east-southeast. Further east in Mount Hope, trees were uprooted and branches snapped along County Road 23 between Mount Hope Baptist Church and Mount Hope School. Minor damage was noted to the bleachers at Mount Hope School as they were dragged a couple of feet from their original location. EF-0 damage was assessed at these locations with a maximum wind here of 80 mph.

An isolated supercell produced hail during the early afternoon hours across far northwest and north central Alabama. By mid afternoon, a cluster of supercells developed in northern Mississippi and tracked east-southeast through much of north Alabama through the early evening hours. Two main supercell clusters produced multiple tornadoes and very large hail. Tornadoes ranged in strength from EF-0 to EF-2. The largest hail fell in Cullman County, with widespread and severe damage reported as a result. The largest hail stone reported to the National Weather Service was 5.25 inches in diameter weighing 8.9 ounces.

Part of 16-tornado outbreak on March 19, 2018