EF1 tornado in Monroe County, Alabama
Tornado April 5, 2022 · Monroe County, Alabama
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
A brief EF1 tornado occurred on 4/5/22 at 10:10 AM CDT in northeast
Monroe County just west northwest of Riley, AL. The tornado began along
Highway 21 North where many hardwood trees were uprooted. The next
observable damage point was north northeast of Riley once again
on Highway 21 North at Flat Creek where there were multiple
snapped softwood trees supporting a peak intensity of EF1 at
100 mph. The tornado may have continued northeast from here,
however due to limited road access the end point is estimated just
northeast of the prior observable damage point.
The wider storm
A very active Spring severe weather season continued in April. A very strong storm system and associated cold front swept across the area during the morning of April 5th. A very unstable atmosphere combined with strong wind shear led to a severe weather outbreak across portions of the deep south. Eight tornado tracks were found along with other areas of wind damage and large hail.
Began near Turnbull (31.7302, -87.1352).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1019025. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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