EF2 Tornado — Marengo, Alabama

2023-03-26 · near Magnolia, Marengo, Alabama

Event narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southeast Marengo County and determined that it was consistent with an EF2 tornado, with maximum winds near 120 mph. A tornado touched down in an inaccessible area west of County Road 53 and moved along an east-southeast path. Numerous pine trees were snapped or uprooted along the road, with a metal property gate being crushed. From there, the tornado moved across County Road 14, where several more pine trees were uprooted and another gate was damaged before the tornado crossed into Wilcox County.

Wider weather episode

A multi-day severe weather event produced all modes of severe weather across Central Alabama. An upper low parked over the Midwest States and an upper ridge over the Florida Peninsula produced a deep layer of moisture and shear over Alabama. A slow moving surface cold front provided the focus for severe storms late Saturday night and continuing through Monday morning.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1088193. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.