4NNW Booth - 3 S Oak Grove NWS meteorologists confirmed an EF-0 tornado path from Old Kingston along County Road 21 North to Poseys Crossroads along County Road 57 in Autauga County, well northwest of Prattville. A few trees were uprooted and branches broken. A few manufactured homes sustained some damage including a porch being torn off, causing fascia damage as well, and pieces of metal peeled back. A metal parking structure was also tossed downwind. Start: 32.5609/-86.5972 End: 32.5841/-86.5506

NWS EF Scale: F0

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in central Autauga County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. The tornado touched down along County Road 21 about one mile south of County Road 40 where a few softwood trees were uprooted. The tornado tracked northeast and crossed County Road 40, where damage occurred to a few manufactured homes, including a porch being torn off and some pieces of metal peeled back. A metal parking structure was also tossed downwind. The tornado dissipated near the intersection of County Road 57 and Criddle Road.

A long-duration severe weather event occurred from the late morning hours of Tuesday, January 3rd to the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 4th. Several rounds of rain and thunderstorms impacted Central Alabama, producing tornadoes, damaging straight-line winds, quarter size hail, and flooding.

Part of 10-tornado outbreak on January 3, 2023