EF1 tornado in Hale County, Alabama

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in western Hale County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 90 mph. This tornado originated in near Eutaw in Greene County and crossed into Hale County at the Black Warrior River near Finches Ferry Road. In Akron, several trees were uprooted and an apartment building suffered minor roof damage. The tornado continued to cause occasional tree damage as it moved just north of Highway 60. Multiple trees were then uprooted along Cedarwood Road. After this point, discerning the tornado path from sporadic tree damage caused by straight line winds in the bowing segment became difficult, but the tornado appears to have dissipated prior to crossing Highway 69.

A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) developed across Mississippi and tracked eastward across Central Alabama on the evening of April 13th. Numerous trees were uprooted as surface winds gusted to 60-70 mph in some locations. A few tornadoes also formed within the line and impacted portions of Greene, Hale, and Tuscaloosa Counties.