January 12, 2023
3:25 PM| Date | January 12, 2023 |
| Time | 3:25 PM |
| County | Barbour |
| City | Ozark |
| Property Loss | $0 |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 1077117 |
1 S Doster - 1 E Blue Springs State Park The tornado initially touched down near Bethel on Sutton Dairy Rd Causing timber damage near Buck Branch. The tornado continued northeast into a heavily wooded area and caused continued timber damage near Dewey Ivey Rd, snapping numerous pines. Additional damage downstream occurred near farm structures near Huey Faulk Rd. A home sustained damage due to a fallen tree on County Rd 15. The tornado continued northeast towards Teals Crossroads where additional timber damage occurred near Roberts Rd. Some minor structural damage was observed. The tornado continued east-northeast crossing County Rd 33 and Turner Rd before dissipating near Highway 10. NWS Birmingham would like to thank Molly and Karleisa (NWS Tallahassee) for their assistance with this damage survey. Start: 31.6251/-85.6726 End: 31.6616/-85.4934
NWS EF Scale: F1
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far southern Barbour County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 105 mph. The tornado touched down just east of the intersection of Sutton Dairy Road and Rodeo Road, and tracked northeast uprooting and snapping several softwood trees. The tornado moved into a heavily wooded area, snapping numerous pine trees along County Road 13 and Dewey Ivey Road. The tornado crossed County Road 15 where a home sustained damage due to a fallen tree. The tornado continued northeast towards Teals Crossroads where additional timber damage occurred near Roberts Road along with some minor structural damage. The tornado continued east-northeast crossing County Road 33 and Turner Road before dissipating near Highway 10.
Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms impacted Central Alabama during the morning and afternoon hours of Thursday, January 12th, 2023. Several supercell thunderstorms spawned multiple tornadoes which caused significant damage in many areas. The severe thunderstorms also produced damaging straight-line winds and hail up to golf ball size.
Part of 16-tornado outbreak on January 12, 2023
Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms impacted Central Alabama during the morning and afternoon hours of Thursday, January 12th, 2023. Several supercell thunderstorms spawned multiple tornadoes which caused significant damage in many areas. The severe thunderstorms also produced damaging straight-line winds and hail up to golf ball size.