EF1 Tornado — Greene, Alabama

2023-01-12 · near Eutaw, Greene, Alabama

Event narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Greene County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 100 mph. This tornado began in the city of Eutaw just west of West End Avenue and moved across West End Avenue where it destroyed a shed, caused roof damage, and snapped and uprooted trees. The tornado continued to move into the northern portions of Eutaw where it snapped and uprooted numerous trees along with minor roof damage to several homes. Trees also fell on at least two homes causing significant damage to the homes. A rooftop observation deck was taken off of one home and thrown across the street off Ashby Drive. The tornado continued east-northeast and uprooted several trees along Highway 11. The tornado traveled over mostly marshy river bottom land before crossing the Black Warrior River and into Hale County.

Wider weather episode

Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms impacted Central Alabama during the morning and afternoon hours of Thursday, January 12th, 2023. Several supercell thunderstorms spawned multiple tornadoes which caused significant damage in many areas. The severe thunderstorms also produced damaging straight-line winds and hail up to golf ball size.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1074354. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.