EF1 tornado in Wilcox County, Alabama
Tornado April 12, 2020 · Wilcox County, Alabama
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Marengo County → Wilcox County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 1,000 yards (0.57 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
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.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Arlington (32.0690, -87.6234).
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 885085. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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