EF1 Tornado — Wilcox, Alabama

2020-04-12 · near Arlington, Wilcox, Alabama

Event narrative

The tornado entered Wilcox County from Marengo County

just southwest of County Road 32 and lifted near County Road 30.

The most significant damage occurred along County Road 32 where numerous

pine trees were snapped. A mobile home was heavily damaged by a large

pine tree. Additional trees were either uprooted or snapped along the

path with the tornado weakening as it approached County Road 30 just

east of Lamison. Many thanks to NWS Birmingham with their assistance with

this survey.

The same storm has also resulted in numerous trees being downed across

Wilcox County from straight line winds.

Wider weather episode

A strong spring storm system moved across the eastern states. A very warm and moist air mass moved in ahead of the approaching cold front. The very unstable air mass combined with plenty of wind shear lead to a severe weather outbreak across the southeast states.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (32.0690, -87.6234)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 885085. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.