EF1 Tornado — Barbour, Alabama

2023-06-14 · near Eufaula, Barbour, Alabama

Event narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in far eastern Barbour County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 110 mph. The tornado touched down in a forested area between Sandy Lane west of Highway 30. The tornado quickly intensified and snapped or uprooted a number of large pine trees on the south side of Highway 30. The tornado crossed Highway 30 and uprooted another grove of pine trees and causing damage to a church. The tornado weakened slightly as it crossed US Highway 431, then rapidly intensified and caused the most significant tree damage along the path on the western banks of Barbour Creek, with snapped and uprooted trees, some of which caused major damage to a home. The tornado continued east-northeast and crossed Paul Lee Parkway and State Docks Road, where more trees were uprooted, the side of a metal building structure was removed, and three units of an apartment complex sustained partial roof damage. The tornado then caused another area of significant tree damage between Cypress Cove Drive and Inlet Road. The tornado weakened after moving over the waters of the Walter F George Reservoir and likely dissipated.

Wider weather episode

A very active pattern set-up over Great Lakes Region and extending southward to the Deep South from June 11th through June 15th. A deep upper cyclone become entrenched over the Great Lakes Region with an active zonal flow pattern over the Deep South. Numerous upper short waves traversed through the zonal flow which resulted in several consecutive days of severe weather across Central Alabama.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1103139. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.