Sweet Water Tornado #1 - March 17, 2021

Sweet Water #1 EF-1 Tornado (Marengo County)
March 17, 2021

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	90 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	2.77 miles
Maximum Path Width:	500 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	3 SW Sweet Water 32.0678/-87.9015 at 2:22 pm CDT
Approximate End Point/Time:	1 SE Sweet Water 32.0899/-87.8623 at 2:27 pm CDT

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in Southern Marengo County and determined it was the result of an EF-1 tornado.

A tornado touched down south of Sweet Water along County Road 6. It continued northeastward and reached its maximum intensity along County Road 7. The tornado dissipated as it crossed Highway 10 just southeast of Sweet Water. Damage was limited to numerous snapped trees. This was the first of two tornadoes in the Sweet Water area that afternoon. The tornado damage path was 2.77 miles long and was 500 yards wide at its widest point. The maximum winds were estimated around 90 mph.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the circulation during the time of the tornado.
Images are from KGWX at 2:26 pm CDT.

Trees Uprooted & Snapped

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