EF0 Tornado — Cleburne, Alabama

2025-05-20 · near Union Hill, Cleburne, Alabama

Event narrative

The tornado first touched down in a field just south of Cleburne

County Road (CR) 67 about 0.3 miles east of CR 49. The tornado

proceeded to destroy a half of an old barn, lofting and tossing

debris both upstream and downstream, as well as laterally. A

large portion of the barn roof landed on a home about 30 yards

downstream, with several missiles embedded in the roof as well as

the surrounding yard. There was notable splatter on the right

side of the house not facing the direction of the damaged barn. Direct wind damage to the home was minor, with a facia damage and

a partially collapsed garage door. Debris from the barn was also

found hundreds of yards away in an adjoining pasture. From

there, the tornado proceeded to the ESE snapping and uprooting

hardwood trees as it crossed CR 67, CR 611, and CR 95. From

there, the tornado weakened and caused only a few tree branches

to be damaged along CR 672 before it dissipated before reaching

CR 34.

Wider weather episode

A large, negatively-tilted trough over the central Plains ushered a cold front through the Central Alabama region late on May 20. Clusters of showers and thunderstorms developed into a broken line, moving across northern and eastern areas from Marion County to Cleburne County. A more concentrated area of wind damage occurred from eastern St. Clair to eastern Calhoun County, with numerous trees and power lines downed. An EF1 tornado was confirmed in the Saks area as well. Another EF1 tornado occurred in southeastern Cleburne County near Macedonia, near the Georgia state line. Early the next morning, a lone cell formed near the city of Montgomery and moved southeastward, producing another EF1 tornado in Bullock County around 4 AM CDT.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254044. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.