2 SSW Shottsville - 1 WSW Shottsville National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in northwestern Marion County and determined it was the result of a tornado with maximum sustained winds of 95 mph. The tornado touched down just southeast of the intersection of County Road 13 and Grant Road. It rapidly intensified as it moved northward and crossed County Road 13, where it uprooted dozens of pines and a few hardwoods in the area. The tin was partially torn off a small barn and was deposited to the west of the path. Just as quickly as the tornado intensified, it dissipated just north of County Road 13 before reaching County Road 56. Start: 34.2415/-88.1425 End: 34.2589/-88.1392

NWS EF Scale: F1

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Marion County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 90 mph. The tornado touched down just southeast of the intersection of County Road 13 and Grant Road. It rapidly intensified as it tracked northward and crossed County Road 13, where it uprooted dozens of pine trees and a few hardwoods. The tin was partially torn off a small barn and was deposited to the west of the path. Just as quickly as the tornado intensified, it dissipated just north of County Road 13 before reaching County Road 56.

A very potent storm system moved out of the Southern Plains States and into the Central Gulf Coast Region Saturday and into Sunday morning. This system produced widespread severe weather from Texas to Alabama, including numerous tornadoes. A line of severe storms moved into West Alabama shortly before midnight Saturday night and progressed eastward across all of Central Alabama. The line of storms produced pockets of damaging straight line winds, localized flooding, and several tornadoes.

Part of 2-tornado outbreak on April 13, 2019