EF1 tornado in Lawrence County, Alabama
Tornado February 15, 2025 · Lawrence County, Alabama
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 150 yards (0.09 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
The tornado, embedded in a line of severe thunderstorms touched down west of CR 129, and damage was observed near CR 129 and along CR 131. Damage indicators were mainly a mix of snapped and uprooted trees and farm outbuildings. Damage was tracked eastward along CR 131 and before the tornado lifted west of CR 132.
The wider storm
An impactful severe weather event occurred during the late evening of the 15th into the early morning of the 16th. A squall line of severe thunderstorms pushed east across north Alabama, producing widespread wind damage and 6 tornadoes (1 EF-2 and 5 EF-1). Numerous trees, power poles and power lines were knocked down, resulting in road blockages and structural damage.
Began near Mehama (34.5487, -87.4985).
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 1234112. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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