Two Tornadoes of April 6, 2025

Overview

A line of slow-moving thunderstorms affected Central Alabama on Sunday, April 6th 2025. Training thunderstorms resulted in primarily a flash and areal flood event with a few instances of straight-line wind damage. One brief tornado occurred in Dallas County at Sixmile Creek Sunday morning, while a second brief tornado struck Barbour County Sunday night.

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**The data below are considered PRELIMINARY.**

Location/Summary	Damage Rating/Estimated Maximum Wind Speeds	Injuries/Fatalities	Damage Path Length/Width	Starting Point/Time	Ending Point/Time
Sixmile Creek Tornado (Dallas County)	EF-1 95 mph	None	1.32 miles 400 yards	4 SW Tyler 32.2907/-86.9572 10:13 am CDT	3 WSW Tyler 32.3086/-86.9496 10:15 am CDT
Star Hill Tornado (Barbour County)	EF-0 60 mph	None	0.48 miles 50 yards	2 NNE Boot Hill 31.9009/-85.6234 10:21 pm CDT	2 NNE Boot Hill 31.9076/-85.6216 10:23 pm CDT

Sixmile Creek EF-1

Sixmile Creek EF-1 Tornado (Dallas County)
April 6, 2025

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	95 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	1.32 miles
Maximum Path Width:	400 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	4 SW Tyler 32.2907/-86.9572 at 10:13 am CDT
Approximate End Point/Time:	3 WSW Tyler 32.3086/-86.9496 at 10:15 am CDT

This comma-head tornado touched down on the southern edge of an open field off of Dallas County Road 143, just north of Sixmile Creek. There were a few large pine limbs snapped at this location, while to the north side of this open field it caused more significant tree damage with a few trees snapped or uprooted. It moved north-northeastward, intensifying and growing quickly before reaching its maximum intensity of a 400-yard-wide 95 MPH EF-1 as it crossed CR 405. A van and a truck were overturned in a church parking lot, with the truck tumbling about 50 feet and the van tumbling into, but not snapping a power pole. The tornado continued to uproot and snap trees as it moved northward for several hundred yards, but then began to lose strength just as quickly as it had intensified. The tornado weakened as it curled under the comma-head and dissipated along CR 37 just north of Gibbs Rd.

Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the tornado from KBMX at 10:14 am CDT.
Timber damage	Church van damaged

Star Hill EF-0

Star Hill EF-0 Tornado (Barbour County)
April 6, 2025

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:	60 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	0.48 miles
Maximum Path Width:	50 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	2 NNE Boot Hill 31.9009/-85.6234 at 10:21 pm CDT
Approximate End Point/Time:	2 NNE Boot Hill 31.9076/-85.6216 at 10:23 pm CDT

The tornado touched down just west of CR 9 near the Mays Rd intersection. The tornado continued north crossing Star Hill Rd where a small outdoor shed was damaged along with a few softwood trees. The tornado quickly dissipated shortly thereafter.

Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the circulation a few moments before touchdown. Images are from KEOX at 10:17 pm CDT.
Small shed destroyed

Surface/Upper Air Charts & Reports

250mb Analysis April 6 at 7 am	500mb Analysis April 6 at 7 am	850mb Analysis April 6 at 7 am
250mb Analysis April 6 at 7 pm	500mb Analysis April 6 at 7 pm	850mb Analysis April 6 at 7 pm
250mb Analysis April 6 at 7 am	500mb Analysis April 6 at 10 am	850mb Analysis April 6 at 1 pm
250mb Analysis April 6 at 4 pm	500mb Analysis April 6 at 7 pm	850mb Analysis April 6 at 10 pm

KBMX Sounding
April 6 at 7 am

Storm Reports
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