2 NNE Tessner - 3 NE Bear Creek NWS meteorologists found damage consistent with a tornado. The tornado began along the Horseshoe Bend area of Bear Creek. The tornado moved eastward where it produced its most significant damage along Highway 172 and Highway 241 where numerous pine trees were snapped. Additional trees were downed as the tornado approached Highway 13 where it also caused damage to a house and barn on County Road 65. The tornado dissipated along the banks of the Upper Bear Creek Reservoir. Start: 34.2781/-87.7661 End: 34.2871/-87.6766

NWS EF Scale: F1

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeast Marion County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 110 mph. The tornado touched down along the Horseshoe Bend area of Bear Creek. The tornado tracked eastward where it produced its most significant damage along Highway 172 and Highway 241, where numerous pine trees were snapped. Additional trees were uprooted as the tornado approached Highway 13, where it also caused damage to a house and barn on County Road 65. The tornado dissipated along the banks of the Upper Bear Creek Reservoir.

A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama, starting during the evening hours on Friday, March 24th. An upper low parked over the Midwest States and an upper ridge over the Florida Peninsula produced a deep layer of moisture and shear over Alabama. A slow moving surface cold front provided the focus for severe storms Friday evening across the northwest portions of Central Alabama.

Part of 7-tornado outbreak on March 24, 2023