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March 26, 2023 · Wilcox County · 2023
EF1

March 26, 2023

7:30 PM
Wilcox County, Alabama · Near Camden (ZIP 36726)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
3.2 mi
Max Width
300 yd
DateMarch 26, 2023
Time7:30 PM
CountyWilcox
CityCamden
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1161248
NWS Birmingham

4 NNW Lamison - 2 NE Flatwood A tornado developed over an inaccessible area west of County Road 53 and moved along an east-southeast path. Numerous pine trees were snapped or uprooted along the road, with a metal property gate being crushed. From there, the tornado moved across County Road 14, where several more pine trees were knocked down and another gate was damaged before the tornado crossed into Wilcox County. Start: 32.1824/-87.5952 End: 32.1625/-87.4956

NWS EF Scale: F2

Event Narrative

The third and final tornado in this cyclic supercell developed to the south of the occluding second tornado. This tornado began southwest of Highway 10 East where it quickly grew in size and intensified as it curved to the north, reaching a max width of 300 yards. Based on numerous uproots and snaps visible on high resolution Worldview satellite imagery, the tornadoes intensity is estimated to have peaked here at around 110mph. The tornado narrowed as it moved over Pursley Creek and weakened to EF0 intensity as it crossed Highway 10 East, downing a couple of trees as it crossed. From here the tornado remained weak intermittently damaging trees visible on worldview satellite imagery up to its crossing of highway 28 East. It appears the tornado lifted at this point as satellite imagery revealed no damage past the highway. Ground survey crew were able to assess the damage point at Highway 28 East where a couple trees were snapped and damaged powerlines.

Episode Narrative

A stalled front over northern portions of the area combined with favorable wind shear and instability led to the development of severe thunderstorms. Two tornadoes developed along with several reports of large hail.

Outbreak Context

Part of 7-tornado outbreak on March 26, 2023

Shared Episode Narrative

A stalled front over northern portions of the area combined with favorable wind shear and instability led to the development of severe thunderstorms. Two tornadoes developed along with several reports of large hail.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 1161248

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