EF0 tornado in Hale County, Alabama
Tornado January 3, 2023 · Hale County, Alabama
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Marengo County → Hale County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 195 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southwest Hale County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 73 mph. This tornado originated in Marengo County and crossed into southwest Hale County about one-half mile west of Highway 69. A few softwood trees were uprooted near the county line as the tornado tracked northeast and crossed Highway 69. Beyond that, the visible damage was mostly broken tree branches as the tornado crossed Highway 80 and lifted.
The wider storm
A long-duration severe weather event occurred from the late morning hours of Tuesday, January 3rd to the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 4th. Several rounds of rain and thunderstorms impacted Central Alabama, producing tornadoes, damaging straight-line winds, quarter size hail, and flooding.
Began near Gallion (32.4810, -87.7190).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
12 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1074249. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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