1 NNE Prattville - 1 NNE Montgomery Wind damage was prevalent along a line of storms that moved through Autauga and Elmore counties, making it hard to distinguish between straight-line wind damage and tornadic damage; however, a corridor of enhanced damage, co-located with a rotational radar signature, was apparent along a path from Prattville to Millbrook. This was associated with an EF-1 tornado. Structural damage caused directly by wind consisted of some shingle loss, including: many residences, the Bass Pro Shop on the west side of I-65, and several hotels on the east side of I-65 at exit 179. A Chevron also had many metal panels blown from the gas pump canopy. Some homes were very heavily damaged by large, fallen trees. There were a few locations where the number /density of snapped hardwood and softwood trees increased, which pushed the rating to EF-1. Uprooted trees were plentiful as well. The tornado began in a large residential area between Cobbs Ford Road and Alabama State Route 14 / Fairview Avenue. The tornado was at peak intensity along a short segment from S Old Farm Lane on the west side of I-65 to near the intersection of S Cobb Loop Road and Cobb Ford Road on the east side of I-65. The tornado continued southeastward, causing additional timber damage and sporadic minor structural damage before dissipating near the intersection of Alabama River Parkway and Highway 152 on the north side of Montgomery. Start: 32.4707/-86.4421 End: 32.4263/-86.2686

NWS EF Scale: F1

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southeast Autauga County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. The tornado was embedded in a fast moving QLCS and touched down in the city of Prattville near the intersection of Richmond Way and Guilford Lane. The tornado traveled east and crossed into Elmore County just east of Castle Brook Drive. The damage consisted mainly of uprooted trees.

A multi-day severe weather event unfolded across Central Alabama from May 2nd through May 4th. Alabama remained on the eastern side of a broad upper trough positioned over the Plains States. Several upper level impulses emanated from the trough axis and produced severe weather across Alabama. The main severe weather event occurred on May 4th when a QLCS tracked eastward across areas along and east of I-20 and produced widespread wind damage, flash flooding, and tornadoes.

Part of 4-tornado outbreak on May 4, 2021