March 26, 2023
8:39 PM| Date | March 26, 2023 |
| Time | 8:39 PM |
| County | Autauga |
| City | Prattville |
| Property Loss | $0 |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 1088194 |
1 NE Autauga County Airport - 2 WSW Prattville A brief EF0 tornado formed over Prattville Country Club where tree limbs were blown down. The tornado crossed Highway 82 where a few trees were knocked down, metal panels were blown off a business, and power poles and lines were downed by fallen trees. The tornado then moved across a neighborhood where additional trees and limbs were blown down, before dissipating near Deerwood Drive. Start: 34.4481/-86.4921 End: 32.4556/-86.4778
NWS EF Scale: F0
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southeast Autauga County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. A brief weak tornado touched down over the Prattville Country Club where several tree limbs were blown down. The tornado then crossed Highway 82 where a few trees were knocked down, metal panels were blown off a business, and power poles and lines were downed by fallen trees. The tornado then tracked across a neighborhood where additional trees and limbs were blown down, before dissipating near Deerwood Drive.
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.
Part of 7-tornado outbreak on March 26, 2023
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.