3 NNE Coffeeville - 4 W Mcentyre A unique, brief satellite tornado began south of the Clarke County EF2 tornado on 4/5/22 at approximately 9:10 AM CDT. This satellite tornado produced EF1 damage where several softwood trees were snapped/uprooted on Ice Plant Road. The tornado continued east-northeast impacting a barn where there was significant loss of roofing material and side covering. The tornado also uprooted a large oak tree at this location. The tornado then quickly turned east crossing Bethel Road and reaching Smyer Road as an EF0 snapping a couple softwood trees. The tornado completed its arc around the southern periphery of the EF2 tornado with the satellite tornado tracking due north along Smyer Road just before Friendship Road, lifting just shy of the primary tornado circulation. EF0 damage with a couple uprooted softwood trees were the last observable damage at this point. Start: 31.7970/-88.0528 End: 31.8060/-88.0281

NWS EF Scale: F1

A strong EF2 tornado touched down on the Choctaw County side of|the Tombigbee River on 4/5/22 at 9:03 AM CDT. Aerial survey|revealed the tornado rapidly widened and intensified as it crossed|the river, reaching its peak intensity and width on the Clarke|County side at 130 mph and 800 yards in width. The forest along|and east of the river was mowed down with countless hardwood and|softwood trees snapped/uprooted. The tornado continued towards|West Bend Road where it produced EF1 damage over a wide swath|around 550 yards wide. The tornado entered a very distinct multi|vortex phase with three notable convergent damage patterns with|snapped softwood/hardwood trees at this point. This continued|east-northeast to Highway 69 where the tornado remained somewhere|between 500 to 600 yards wide as a multi-vortex doing EF1 damage,|snapping several hardwoods/softwoods and causing some minor to|moderate roof damage to homes. As the tornado moved northeast|towards Bethel Road, it weakened and narrowed in size considerably|only doing a small swath of EF0 damage. The tornado then turned|right towards the east and re-intensified into an EF1 at|Friendship Road with winds upwards of 95 mph as it snapped several|softwood trees. After this, the tornado weakened quickly coming|to an end on Smyer Road where only a couple snapped softwood trees|were noted. A special thanks to Alabama Law Enforcement Agency|and Clarke County EMA for conducting the aerial survey to help|ascertain the peak width and intensity of the tornado.

A very active Spring severe weather season continued in April. A very strong storm system and associated cold front swept across the area during the morning of April 5th. A very unstable atmosphere combined with strong wind shear led to a severe weather outbreak across portions of the deep south. Eight tornado tracks were found along with other areas of wind damage and large hail.

Part of 18-tornado outbreak on April 5, 2022