Holt Lock & Dam Tornado - March 30, 2022

Holt L&D EF-1 Tornado (Tuscaloosa County)
March 30, 2022

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	95 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	3.88 miles
Maximum Path Width:	400 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	1 SSW Holt L&D 33.2447/-87.4525 at 1010 PM CDT
Approximate End Point/Time:	2 NNE Deerlick Creek Campgrounds 33.2912/-87.4160 at 1016 PM CDT

NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in the Deerlick Creek Park and Holt L&D area of Tuscaloosa County and determined it was the result of an EF-1 tornado.

The tornado began in a wooded area just east of Holt near Hurricane Creek. It began to snap and uproot trees as it crossed Don Drive and Shades Creek Drive. It reached its maximum intensity on the south side of Holt Lock and Dam based on tree damage. It crossed the Black Warrior River and continued to snap and uproot trees at the Deerlick Creek Campground. Here some trees fell on RVs but the campground received the warning and most guests took shelter. The tornado continued to down trees on Deerlick Road as it began to parallel the Black Warrior River, with more trees down at the end of Port Mayfield Road. The tornado continued northeastward into an inaccessible area but based on radar it dissipated before crossing the Black Warrior River again.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the circulation just before the tornado crossed Deerlick Rd.
Images from KBMX at 1013 PM CDT.

Tree Damage