The tornado began in a densely wooded area east of Loon Curl Road|within a private hunting camp. It tracked northeast towards|County Road 13, crossing through and destroying several pine|groves along its path. In the area of most intense damage, a pine|grove featured hundreds of snapped trees along a width of roughly|500 yards. The EF2 rating was determined strictly from this area|of concentrated tree damage. The tornado began to weaken as it|crossed County Road 13 just south of Alamuchee Creek, where|multiple softwood trees were uprooted and a few were snapped. It|continued northeast where it then crossed a dirt road just east|of County Road 13 where it produced sporadic tree damage. The|tornado dissipated shortly thereafter.

A significant severe weather event unfolded across Central Alabama on March 15, with 15 tornadoes, several instances of straight-line wind damage, and isolated flooding. An initial round of storms during the early morning brought reports of large hail in Pickens and Walker counties, followed by an afternoon round with several strong, long-track tornadoes. Of the 15 tornadoes, five were rated EF-2 and two were EF-3. Nine of the 15 tornadoes tracked over 10 miles, with the longest path being an EF-2 tornado that traversed 39.48 miles across Tuscaloosa and Walker counties, striking the town of Sipsey. An EF-3 tornado in Plantersville in Dallas County resulted in two fatalities and two injuries, while an EF-2 tornado in Winterboro in Talladega County had one fatality and one injury. The second EF-3 tornado struck Tallapoosa County, reaching peak intensity in Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. Near the end of the event, an EF-2 tornado moved across southern and eastern parts of Troy, with three injuries being documented.

Part of 19-tornado outbreak on March 15, 2025