EF1 Tornado — Monroe, Alabama

2022-04-05 · near Turnbull, Monroe, Alabama

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1019025. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.