EF2 Tornado — Montgomery, Alabama

2022-11-30 · near Boylston, Montgomery, Alabama

Event narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Montgomery County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum winds near 120 mph. The tornado crossed the Alabama River and into Montgomery County and continued east-northeastward towards Coosada Ferry Road, where it uprooted and snapped several pine trees. It strengthened as it reached Williams Road, where a manufactured home and a site-built home suffered roof damage. Just west of Franson Road two manufactured homes were completely destroyed with debris blown downstream. One manufactured home had some evidence of straps but the occupancy status of both are unknown. As the tornado moved into the Flatwood community, many homes had roof damage and damage from uprooted trees. Unfortunately an uprooted tree fell on a manufactured home, resulting in two fatalities and one serious injury. The concrete masonry unit community center also suffered collapse of all exterior walls. The tornado crossed Lower Wetumpka Road twice, continuing to snap and uproot trees and cause roof damage, with one home suffering complete roof loss. A couple of wooden transmission line poles fell north of Anderson Road. The tornado then crossed the Tallapoosa River into Elmore County.

Wider weather episode

A very dynamic and deepening low pressure system moved through the Ohio Valley states on November 29-30 with a trailing cold. The air mass across Central Alabama was initially stable during the day on November 29th with surface dewpoints in the 40s and 50s. Instability increased dramatically the evening of the 29th as 60 plus surface dewpoints advected northward into Central Alabama. A QLCS developed ahead of the approaching cold front in addition to discrete thunderstorms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1066418. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.