Chewalla Creek Tornado - April 5, 2022

Chewalla Creek EF-1 Tornado (Barbour County)
April 5, 2022

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	95 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	1.54 miles
Maximum Path Width:	200 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	2 N Beans Crossroads 32.0402/-85.8342 at 1238 PM CDT
Approximate End Point/Time:	3 NNE Beans Crossroads 32.0445/-85.8079 at 1240 PM CDT

NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage in northeastern Barbour County just north of Eufaula and determined it was the result of an EF-1 tornado.

The tornado touched down in forested land just north of the end of the Yoholo Micco Trail extension, east of Chewalla Creek. It moved east-northeastward and intensified as it approached and crossed US Highway 82, where a few trees were uprooted and one tree was snapped. The tornado crossed mainly open fields as it continued in the same direction. As it crossed US Highway 431, a large pecan tree was uprooted and fell on a house, rendering it unlivable. The tornado began to weaken as it crossed more open fields, and caused damage to a few large limbs along the treeline before dissipating quickly thereafter.

The data is PRELIMINARY and may be subject to change.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the circulation just as the tornado touched down.
Images from KEOX at 1240 PM CDT.

Tree Damage