EF1 Tornado — Choctaw, Alabama

2021-03-25 · near Lavaca, Choctaw, Alabama

Event narrative

The tornado first touched down just west of the Tombigbee River

and just south of Highway 10 in far eastern Choctaw county, AL. The tornado

intensified rapidly upon touchdown and heavily damaged a single family home.

The home was shifted nearly 6 feet off of the foundation. In addition, a

large section of the roof was removed and a small shed adjacent

to the home was destroyed. A few large trees were also uprooted and a power

pole in front of the home was snapped. This tornado continued east across

the river into Marengo county, AL, which is covered by the National Weather

Service office in Birmingham, AL.

Wider weather episode

Another in a series of powerful storm systems moved across the region during the day and through the evening. A very unstable airmass developed across the area. This system produced a tornado outbreak just north of the area, however one tornado developed in Choctaw and caused damage.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (32.1238, -88.0445)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 949242. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.