March 31, 2021

2 SSE Hayden A localized area of mostly tree damage was surveyed along Armstrong Loop east of Hayden and was determined to have been produced by a brief tornado. The tornado initially snapped several large branches before crossing Armstrong Loop and uprooting around 5 to 6 large pine trees in the front yard of a family residence. The tornado continued into a wooded area nearly parallel to Russell Drive where a few more softwood trees were uprooted and large branches were observed to have been snapped sporadically throughout the forest. The tornado lifted at the end of Russell Drive just before crossing Hayes Creek. Start: 33.8910/-86.7379 End: 33.8931/-86.7354

NWS EF Scale: F0

Part of 4-tornado outbreak on March 31, 2021