EF1 tornado in Barbour County, Alabama

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeastern Barbour County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 95 mph. The tornado touched down near the northern point of the Walter F George Reservoir and tracked northeast and crossed Highway 82, where a few trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado then crossed Highway 431, where a large pecan tree was uprooted and fell on a house, rendering it unlivable. The tornado began to weaken once it crossed Highway 431, producing mainly tree limb damage before dissipating.

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.