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March 26, 2023 · Autauga County · 2023
EF0

March 26, 2023

8:39 PM
Autauga County, Alabama · Near Prattville (ZIP 36066)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
1.0 mi
Max Width
200 yd
DateMarch 26, 2023
Time8:39 PM
CountyAutauga
CityPrattville
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 1088194
NWS Birmingham

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

Event Narrative

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.

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: 1088194

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