EF0 tornado in Tallapoosa County, Alabama

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Tallapoosa County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 80 mph. An weak tornado touched down along a Buck Creek just southwest of Buck Creek Road. Damage consisted mainly of downed trees with some structural damage caused by fallen trees/limbs. The tornado dissipated about one-third of a mile northeast of the intersection of Wildlife Road and Deer Path 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.