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April 5, 2022 · Barbour County · 2022
EF1

April 5, 2022

11:38 AM
Barbour County, Alabama · Near Eufaula (ZIP 36027)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.5 mi
Max Width
200 yd
DateApril 5, 2022
Time11:38 AM
CountyBarbour
CityEufaula
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1021400
NWS Birmingham

2 NNW - 3 NNE Eufaula The tornado touched down in forested land just north of the end of the Yoholo Micco Trail extension, east of Chewalla Creek. It moved east-northeastward and intensified as it approached and crossed US Highway 82, where a few trees were uprooted and one tree was snapped. The tornado crossed mainly open fields as it continued in the same direction. As it crossed US Highway 431, a large pecan tree was uprooted and fell on a house, rendering it unlivable. The tornado began to weaken as it crossed more open fields, and caused damage to a few large limbs along the treeline before dissipating quickly thereafter. Start: 31.9176/-85.1598 End: 31.9275/-85.1364

NWS EF Scale: F1

Event Narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeastern Barbour County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 95 mph. The tornado touched down near the northern point of the Walter F George Reservoir and tracked northeast and crossed Highway 82, where a few trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado then crossed Highway 431, where a large pecan tree was uprooted and fell on a house, rendering it unlivable. The tornado began to weaken once it crossed Highway 431, producing mainly tree limb damage before dissipating.

Episode Narrative

An upper-level disturbance moved across the Deep South in the early morning hours of April 5, 2022. This fostered the development of a surface low which moved across Central Mississippi and into North Alabama. Thunderstorms in the morning initially posed a threat of large hail and damaging winds. Later in the morning and into the afternoon, storms became more surface-based and a tornado threat resulted, mainly impacting the southern and southeastern portions of Central Alabama. On April 6th, a strong cold front moved through Alabama, producing another round of severe thunderstorms, but no tornadoes.

Outbreak Context

Part of 18-tornado outbreak on April 5, 2022

Shared Episode Narrative

An upper-level disturbance moved across the Deep South in the early morning hours of April 5, 2022. This fostered the development of a surface low which moved across Central Mississippi and into North Alabama. Thunderstorms in the morning initially posed a threat of large hail and damaging winds. Later in the morning and into the afternoon, storms became more surface-based and a tornado threat resulted, mainly impacting the southern and southeastern portions of Central Alabama. On April 6th, a strong cold front moved through Alabama, producing another round of severe thunderstorms, but no tornadoes.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 1021400
SWDI Tornado ID: 2022-04-05T17:54:36Z_KMXX_Z0
SWDI Radar Site: KMXX
SWDI Signature: TVS

See Also

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