4 WNW Morgan Springs - 4 SSE Wateroak The tornado began along County Road 32 in eastern Hale County where a few pine trees were uprooted. The tornado continued northeastward into Perry County along Little Brush Creek and eventually crossed County Road 29, dissipating a short distance to the northeast. At least one hundred trees were snapped or uprooted along the path, and maximum winds were estimated at 80 mph. Start: 32.7695/-87.4927 End: 32.8162/-87.4194

NWS EF Scale: F0

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Hale County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum sustained winds near 75 mph.||The tornado touched down along County Road 32 in eastern Hale County where a few pine trees were uprooted. The tornado tracked northeast and crossed into Perry County about one-half mile south of Massengale Road.

A very warm and moist air mass developed over Central Alabama on Monday, December 16th. Afternoon temperatures warmed into the lower and middle 70s, which was 15 to 20 degrees above normal for the middle of December. A surface low tracked north of Alabama Monday night and pushed a strong cold across the state. Several bands of strong to severe storms developed across Mississippi during the afternoon and moved into west Alabama that evening. Most of the severe weather damage across Central Alabama was associated with a long track supercell that started in Mississippi and tracked into southwest Alabama. The supercell entered southern Sumter County and tracked northeast to Shelby County.

Part of 12-tornado outbreak on December 16, 2019