EF1 tornado in Barbour County, Alabama
Tornado January 12, 2023 · Barbour County, Alabama
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 900 yards (0.51 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 far southern Barbour County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 105 mph. The tornado touched down just east of the intersection of Sutton Dairy Road and Rodeo Road, and tracked northeast uprooting and snapping several softwood trees. The tornado moved into a heavily wooded area, snapping numerous pine trees along County Road 13 and Dewey Ivey Road. The tornado crossed County Road 15 where a home sustained damage due to a fallen tree. The tornado continued northeast towards Teals Crossroads where additional timber damage occurred near Roberts Road along with some minor structural damage. The tornado continued east-northeast crossing County Road 33 and Turner Road before dissipating near Highway 10.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Bethel (31.6250, -85.6730).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
7 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1077117. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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