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March 26, 2023 · Marengo, Wilcox County · 2023
EF2

March 26, 2023

7:33 PM
Marengo, Wilcox County, Alabama · Near Linden (ZIP 36722)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
5.8 mi
Max Width
750 yd
DateMarch 26, 2023
Time7:33 PM
CountyMarengoWilcox
CityLinden
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1088193
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

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southeast Marengo County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum winds near 120 mph. A tornado touched down in 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 uprooted and another gate was damaged before the tornado crossed into Wilcox County.

Episode Narrative

A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama. 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 late Saturday night and continuing through Monday morning.

Outbreak Context

Part of 7-tornado outbreak on March 26, 2023

Shared Episode Narrative

A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama. 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 late Saturday night and continuing through Monday morning.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 1088193

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