Tornadoes of April 5, 2022

Overview

An upper-level disturbance moved across the Deep South in the early morning hours of April 5, 2022. This fostered the development of a surface low which moved across Central Mississippi into Central Alabama. A broad area of strong to severe thunderstorms impacted the region as a result of an increasingly unstable air mass and favorable wind shear. Thunderstorms in the morning initially posed a threat of large hail and damaging winds. Hail up to baseball size was reported from one such storm in Marengo County. Later in the morning, storms became more surface-based and a tornado threat resulted, mainly impacting the southern and southeastern portions of Central Alabama.

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Surveys

**The data below are considered PRELIMINARY.**

Location/Clickable Detailed Summary Link	Damage Rating/Estimated Maximum Wind Speeds	Injuries/Fatalities	Damage Path Length/Width	Starting Point/Time	Ending Point/Time
Wildwood Lane Tornado (Elmore County)	EF-2 134 mph	None	4.36 miles 900 yards	1 SSE Wetumpka 32.5183/-86.2036 10:54 am CDT	4 E Wetumpka 32.5399/-86.1344 11:00 am CDT
Little Patsaliga Creek Tornado (Pike/Montgomery Counties)	EF-2 120 mph	None	12.67 miles 1100 yards	1 NW Ansley 31.8960/-86.1267 11:03 am CDT	3 ESE Pine Level 32.0474/-86.0047 11:19 am CDT
Burlington Tornado (Elmore County)	EF-0 85 mph	None	5.31 miles 300 yards	3 E Claud 32.5728/-86.0225 11:06 am CDT	4 WNW Yates Dam 32.6103/-85.9444 11:13 am CDT
Chewacla Creek Tornado (Macon County)	EF-1 90 mph	None	4.25 miles 250 yards	1 NNW Franklin 32.4656/-85.8051 11:19 am CDT	4 WNW Uphapee Creek 32.5099/-85.7551 11:24 am CDT
Buck Creek Tornado (Tallapoosa County)	EF-0 80 mph	None	1.75 miles 110 yards	3 NW Reeltown 32.6498/-85.8352 11:22 am CDT	4 NNW Reeltown 32.6678/-85.8144 11:25 am CDT
Old US Hwy 231 Tornado (Pike/Montgomery Counties)	EF-1 100 mph	None	7.62 miles 550 yards	2 NW Orion 31.9833/-86.0358 11:34 am CDT	3 ESE China Grove 32.0056/-85.9095 11:45 am CDT
Blackman Tornado (Chambers County)	EF-0 80 mph	None	0.44 miles 200 yards	2 ESE Ridge Grove 32.8765/-85.5300 11:45 am CDT	2 E Ridge Grove 32.8803-85.5240 11:46 am CDT
Mascot Road Tornado (Bullock County)	EF-1 95 mph	None	1.58 miles 600 yards	2 N Beans Crossroads 32.0402/-85.8342 11:50 am CDT	3 NNE Beans Crossroads 32.0445/-85.8079 11:52 am CDT
Chewalla Creek Tornado (Barbour County)	EF-1 95 mph	None	1.54 miles 200 yards	2 NNW Eufaula 31.9176/-85.1598 12:38 pm CDT	3 NNE Eufaula 31.9275/-85.1364 12:40 pm CDT

Outlooks & Reports

Local Day 3 Outlook
April 3 at 350 am

Local Day 2 Outlook
April 4 at 440 am

Local Day 1 Outlook
April 5 at 425 am

Surface Charts

Surface Analysis
April 5 at 10 am

Surface Analysis
April 5 at 1 pm

Surface Analysis
April 5 at 4 pm

Upper Air Charts

250 mb Analysis April 5 at 7 am	500 mb Analysis April 5 at 7 am	850 mb Analysis April 5 at 7 am
250 mb Analysis April 5 at 7 pm	500 mb Analysis April 5 at 7 pm	850 mb Analysis April 5 at 7 pm
KBMX Sounding April 5 at 1 am	KBMX Sounding April 5 at 1 pm