January 3, 2023

1 NW Deatsville - 1 WNW Ten Cedar Estates NWS meteorologists have determined via damage survey that damage in northwestern Elmore county was caused by an EF2 tornado. The tornado began in a wooded area near the Autauga/Elmore County line, with snapped tree tops observed west of Highway 143. It continued northeastward and began to intensify as it reached Coosa River Road and Foreman Road, where multiple trees were uprooted, a barn was damaged, and minor shingle damage occurred to residences. It continued to down trees, damage outbuildings, and remove shingles from homes as it crossed Highway 111 near Chase Drive and Toad Road. More trees were downed along Shady Nook Drive before it began to cross the Shoal Creek inlet of Lake Jordan. It remained over the lake for a little while but downed trees near the Lightwood Road bridge, some of which fell on residences. The tornado reached its maximum intensity as it reached the northeast side of Lake Jordan. Multiple residences on Circle Drive suffered roof damage with much of the roof removed from one residence. Many trees were snapped and some boathouses were destroyed. The tornado continued to move along the northeast shore of the lake downing trees, some of which fell on residences, and causing roof damage. Dozens of residences suffered varying levels of damage, but many people received warnings from multiple sources and took shelter. The tornado left the lake, downing some trees along Joe s Fish Camp Road. The tornado became progressively weaker while continuing to down a few trees, eventually dissipating northeast of Titus Road prior to reaching Highway 231. Special thanks to Elmore County EMA for their assistance with this survey. Start: 32.6239/-86.4098 End: 32.6747/-86.2678

NWS EF Scale: F2

Part of 10-tornado outbreak on January 3, 2023