November 29, 2022

1 S I-20 Rest Area Eutaw - 2 SSE Moundville Airport An NWS Birmingham storm survey team assessed damage from near Eutaw to Oak Village to Stewart and found damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado. The tornado is believed to have touched down in an inaccessible area west of Eutaw before shortly after crossing Green County Rd 131 where it impacted the Sagewood Apartment complex. The most significant damage here was to the northern-most unit where the majority of the roof structure was peeled away and blown into the nearby tree line. Adjacent units only showed minor damage to shingles and to siding. Nearby timber damage was also not particularly intense, though there was a variety of sporadic uproots and trunk snaps. It was for this reason that an EF-2 rating was not assigned to the tornado despite the significant roof damage to one unit. Timber and powerline damage in this area was consistent with low-end EF-1. The tornado continued east-northeast toward Hwy 14 where additional timber and power line damage was observed. Several homes sustained minor roof damage on Kirkwood Ln or were more significantly damaged by tree fall. The tornado crossed US Hwy 11 causing further timber damage. The tornado continue northeast toward the Black Warrior Rover. There is approximately 6 miles of tornado path that is inaccessible for this reason. The next section of observable damage was in Hale County in the Oak Village Community northwest of Akron. Several homes sustained significant damage near the river front where impressive timber damage was observed. Timber was observed to be blow down across the river as well. The tornado continued northeast toward Stewart where additional timber damage was observed along Hwy 42. A home sustained roof damage on Mileous Chapel Rd. Near this area timber damage became very diverse in direction and damage intensity. It also was at its widest point of the survey, around 1,200 yards. Based on the nature of the damage it is believed to have been in a multi vortex state. The tornado then continued northeast and began to weaken as minor timber damage occurred on Massey Loop Rd. The tornado dissipated shortly after crossing AL Hwy 69. Start: 32.8445/-87.9401 End: 32.9362/-87.6270

NWS EF Scale: F1