EF1 Tornado — Houston, Alabama

2026-01-25 · near Pleasant Plains, Houston, Alabama

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1311729. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.