EF1 tornado in Houston County, Alabama
Tornado January 25, 2026 · Houston County, Alabama
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 300 yards (0.17 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
This tornado began west of Center Church Road where it snapped large hardwood tree branches and removed several shingles off of a manufactured home. It continued to push east-southeast to Bill Yance Road where it snapped a few softwood tree trunks. It then crossed highway 52 where it continued to snap large softwood tree branches and slightly bent a street sign just off of highway 52. As it continued to move eastward to across county road 95, it continued to snap softwood tree limbs. Thereafter, the tornado pushed east southeast to across River Road where it partially collapsed a tin RV car port and snapped a few softwood tree trunks, before lifting just before the Georgia state line. Damage was consistent with an EF1 tornado with winds of approximately 88mph.
The wider storm
A line of strong to severe storms ahead of a cold front brought damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes to the tri-state area.
Began near Pleasant Plains (31.3001, -85.2439).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1311729. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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