February 3, 2022

3 ENE Phipps - 3 NNW Low Gap The tornado touched down in the Talladega National Forest along Forest Service Road 704, where minor tree and limb damage was noted. The path continued northeast, crossing F.S. 704 and 718B, before reaching Eagle Drive and County Road 49 where EF-1 tree damage was noted. In addition, shingle damage occurred on a single family home and sheet metal was torn from the roof of a barn. The tornado continued northeastward crossing F.S. 718A and 731, snapping and uprooting trees along the path. An extensive area of tree damage was found just north of F.S. 731 where hundreds of trees were either snapped or uprooted, consistent with EF-2 wind speeds. Farther north, trees were snapped and uprooted along a ridge line, before the tornado crossed over F.S. 707 and 751 west of Low Gap. Widespread tree damage consistent with EF-2 wind speeds was noted once again along F.S. 751. The tornado continued northward and ended just across Lake Payne Road north of the fork with Shiloh Fire Tower Loop Road. Start: 32.9317/-87.4539 End: 33.0309/-87.4050

NWS EF Scale: F2

Part of 5-tornado outbreak on February 3, 2022