EF2 tornado in Elmore County, Alabama

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Elmore County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum winds near 134 mph. The tornado touched down on Harrogate Springs Road and tracked northeast snapping and uprooting trees. It strengthened to EF2 as it crossed Wildwood Lane where a large swath of trees were snapped and one residence suffered significant damage. The tornado weakened as it crossed Jimshill Road and dissipated near Firetower Road.

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 and into North Alabama. Thunderstorms in the morning initially posed a threat of large hail and damaging winds. Later in the morning and into the afternoon, storms became more surface-based and a tornado threat resulted, mainly impacting the southern and southeastern portions of Central Alabama. On April 6th, a strong cold front moved through Alabama, producing another round of severe thunderstorms, but no tornadoes.