1 WNW - 2 N Marion County Lake The tornado began in a wooded area just north of Stakehouse Road where several large branches were broken. The tornado then traveled northeast where it crossed I-22 and the intersection of Berryhill Road and Highway 278. In this area, several softwood trees were uprooted and additional large branches were broken. The tornado continued northeast into a deforested area where it lifted shortly after. Start: 34.0606/-87.9958 End: 34.0760/-87.9744

NWS EF Scale: F0

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Marion County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 80 mph. ||The tornado began in a wooded area just north of Stakehouse Road where several large branches were broken. The tornado then traveled northeast where it crossed I-22 and the intersection of Berryhill Road and Highway 278. In this area, several softwood trees were uprooted and additional large branches were broken. The tornado continued northeast into a deforested area and lifted.

A warm front moved pushed northward into north Central Alabama late on March 30th and into the early morning hours on March 31st. A low pressure area developed along the warm front and tracked from west to east across northern Alabama. This feature pooled instability just south of the front and added just enough shear for some rotating and organized storms. Subsequently, three weak and short-lived tornadoes developed. Due to the strong southerly winds and lift near the front, heavy rainfall was observed across northern Alabama. Widespread amounts of 1 to 3 inches of rain were observed with localized amounts of 5 to 6 inches west of I-65. These amounts produced flash flooding in several locations where roads were washed out and or became impassable. Additionally, many local creeks and streams flooded and this eventually lead to river and lake flooding.

Part of 4-tornado outbreak on March 31, 2021