Overview
A warm front moved northward across Central Alabama late on March 30th and into the early morning hours on March 31st. The atmosphere changes drastically with much increased moisture. A low pressure area developed along the front and moved west to east across northern Alabama. This feature pooled the available instability just south of the front and added just enough shear for some rotating and organized storms. Subsequently, 3 weak and short-lived tornadoes developed. The tornadoes affected Marion, Winston and Blount Counties.
Due to the strong southerly winds and lift near the front, heavy rainfall was observed from northern Alabama into the Ohio Valley. Areas from Lamar and Marion Counties eastward to Etowah and Cherokee Counties received widespread 1 to 3 inches of rainfall in a relatively short period of time. Some localized areas received 5 to 6 inches of rain. These amounts produced flash flooding in several locations where roads were washed out and or became impassable. Additionally, many local creeks and streams flooded and this eventually lead to river and lake flooding.
**The data below are considered PRELIMINARY.**
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Location/Clickable Detailed Summary Link
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Damage Rating/Estimated Maximum Wind Speeds
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Injuries/Fatalities
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Damage Path Length/Width
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Starting Point/Time
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Ending Point/Time
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Haleyville Tornado
(Marion County) |
EF-0
80 mph |
None |
1.63 miles
90 yards |
1 WNW Marion County Public Lake
34.0606/-87.9958
2:31 am CDT |
2 N Marion County Public Lake
34.0760/-87.9744
2:34 am CDT |
Nesmith Tornado
(Winston County) |
EF-1
90 mph
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None |
1.02 miles
305 yards |
1 SSW Nesmith
34.1591/-87.1281
3:45 am CDT
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1 SSE Nesmith
34.1633/-87.1112
3:47 am CDT
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Hayden Tornado
(Blount County) |
EF-0
80 mph
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None |
0.21 miles
65 yards |
2 SSE Hayden
33.8910/-86.7379
8:15 am CDT |
2 SSE Hayden
33.8931/-86.7354
8:15 am CDT |
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