5 SW Oakmulgee - University of Montevallo NWS meteorologists confirmed a tornado damage path from northeast Perry County to far southwest Shelby County. The tornado began near the intersection of SR 183 and SR 219 near Adler. Tree damage was observed, of which became quite significant along Barnette Road and Whitetail Road where a wide swath of large pine trees were snapped. Several camper units belonging to a hunting club were also rolled or destroyed with debris blown downwind. The tornado then continued northeastward, causing additional timber damage consisting of uprooted and snapped trees. A few residences had damage either caused directly by wind or fallen trees. A secondary area of significant and widespread tree damage was observed just south of Highway 82 near Trio. Trees were uprooted and snapped over a distance of one-half mile in width. The tornado then continued to the northeast, causing additional timber damage. A few homes were damaged in Wilton, in the area of Church Street due to fallen trees. The tornado dissipated over the University of Montevallo campus where a few trees were blown over, several windows were blown out and some roofing damage was seen on a few buildings. An aerial survey was conducted across portions of Shelby, Bibb, and Perry Counties on 4/12/22. Significant timber damage was observed and photographed, mainly in southeast Bibb and northeast Perry Counties. This area is in the Oakmulgee Ranger District of the Talladega National Forest. Though it's hard to assess how many trees were blown down, it's clear that tens of thousands of hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and uprooted along the tornado's path during max intensity. Some embedded trunks were left at least partially debarked. Due to the widespread nature of the timber damage, including some 300-400 yard wide sections of complete blow-down, the rating of this tornado has been upgraded to EF3 with estimated peak winds of 145 mph. The max width was expanded to 1200 yards. NWS Birmingham would like to send special thanks to Shelby County Sheriff's Office for their assistance on this aerial survey. Start: 32.7471/-87.1201 End: 33.1086/-86.8612

NWS EF Scale: F3

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in central Perry County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum winds near 115 mph. The tornado began along Dr JJ Howard Road where a path of trees were snapped and uprooted either side of farmland. Additional trees were snapped and uprooted along Albert Turner Sr Memorial Highway. The most significant damage occurred along Fikes Ferry Road where a large swath of pine trees were snapped, pushing the rating to EF2. The tornado continued northeastward, lifting before reaching Highway 14 just north of Radford.

A strong storm system approached Central Alabama on the afternoon of March 30th. A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved west to east across the area during the evening and into the overnight hours. A few discrete supercell storms developed ahead of the main convective line as well. Damage from tornadoes, straight-line winds, and gradient winds ahead of the convective line was reported across numerous counties.||A total of 12 tornadoes occurred across Central Alabama. This included 3 EF2 tornadoes, 7 EF1 tornadoes, and 2 EF0 tornadoes. Widespread, significant tree damage and destruction of some residences occurred along the paths of the most intense tornadoes. There were no fatalities, but 2 injuries were reported in Bibb and Shelby Counties.

Part of 20-tornado outbreak on March 30, 2022