EF1 tornado in Houston County, Alabama
Tornado March 12, 2026 · Houston County, Alabama
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 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
A tornado touched down on Waldon Road south of Kinsey, AL where a home sustained very minor shingle damage. As the tornado travelled east along Lynn Jarvis Road, it tore the roof off a small shed. and snapped a tree. The tornado strengthened to an EF1 as it approached Glenwood Estates, uprooting and snapping several trees within that community. As the tornado approached Gilly Mill Road, it was nearing peak intensity as it lifted an outbuilding vertically from its moorings and tossed it into a tree. The tornado then weakened and possibly briefly lifted before damaging an awning on Randall Wade Road. The tornado then lifted near CR 55, but not before snapping support posts of a large outbuilding, including repurposed telephone poles, allowing the entire structure to shift several feet. This movement toppled a concrete structure within the outbuilding. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 110 mph.
The wider storm
A squall line swept through the tri-state area ahead of a cold front on March 12th. Numerous reports of severe weather were received.
Began near Kinsey (31.2924, -85.3462).
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 1327632. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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