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

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southeast Blount County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 80 mph.||The tornado touched down just west of Armstrong Loop and initially snapped several large branches and uprooted several large pine trees in the front yard of a residence. The tornado traveled into a wooded area nearly parallel to Russell Drive where a few more softwood trees were uprooted and large branches snapped. The tornado lifted at the end of Russell Drive just before crossing Hayes Creek.

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