EF1 tornado in Autauga County, Alabama
Tornado March 2, 2012 · Autauga County, Alabama
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Perry County → Dallas County → Autauga County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 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 initially touched down in rural southeast Perry County along Oscar Price Road, just northeast of Suttle. It then tracked northeast across northern Dallas County, before crossing Mulberry Creek, moving into Autauga County. As it moved into Autauga County, just north of Vine hill, dozens of trees were snapped. It continued a short path, snapping a few more trees, before it lifted near County Road 31, just north of Bethel Grove.
The wider storm
On March 2, 2012, a strong cold front moved through Central Alabama. Severe thunderstorms developed along and ahead of this front. Some of these thunderstorms were supercells. These supercells produced damage across southern and eastern sections of the area. Damaging straight line winds, tornadoes, large hail and localized flooding occurred with this event.
Began near Vine Hill (32.6217, -86.9112).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 374308. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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