EF0 tornado in Bibb County, Alabama
Tornado March 15, 2025 · Bibb County, Alabama
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 75 yards (0.04 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
associated with a tornado in Eastern Bibb County around 7:39 PM
on March 15, 2025. The tornado began on the north side of Highway
82 near the Maud community. Trees were snapped along Deer Creek
Road before continuing northeastward and crossed Antioch Road,
County Road 171, and Highway 139. The tornado lifted east of
Highway 139 near the Oakley community at around 7:54 PM. Maximum
winds were estimated to be around 80 mph.
The wider storm
A significant severe weather event unfolded across Central Alabama on March 15, with 15 tornadoes, several instances of straight-line wind damage, and isolated flooding. An initial round of storms during the early morning brought reports of large hail in Pickens and Walker counties, followed by an afternoon round with several strong, long-track tornadoes. Of the 15 tornadoes, five were rated EF-2 and two were EF-3. Nine of the 15 tornadoes tracked over 10 miles, with the longest path being an EF-2 tornado that traversed 39.48 miles across Tuscaloosa and Walker counties, striking the town of Sipsey. An EF-3 tornado in Plantersville in Dallas County resulted in two fatalities and two injuries, while an EF-2 tornado in Winterboro in Talladega County had one fatality and one injury. The second EF-3 tornado struck Tallapoosa County, reaching peak intensity in Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. Near the end of the event, an EF-2 tornado moved across southern and eastern parts of Troy, with three injuries being documented.
Began near Active (32.9063, -86.9776).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
14 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1233330. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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