EF0 Tornado — Perry, Alabama

2021-05-04 · near Levert, Perry, Alabama

11.7 mi

Path length

570 yds

Path width

Event narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northeast Perry County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 80 mph. The tornado was embedded within a fast moving QLCS and touched down along J Mitchell Road in the Talladega National Forest. It traveled east-northeastward through the National Forest and crossed into Chilton County near Jim Foundry Road. Damage consisted mainly of snapped and uprooted trees.

Wider weather episode

A multi-day severe weather event unfolded across Central Alabama from May 2nd through May 4th. Alabama remained on the eastern side of a broad upper trough positioned over the Plains States. Several upper level impulses emanated from the trough axis and produced severe weather across Alabama. The main severe weather event occurred on May 4th when a QLCS tracked eastward across areas along and east of I-20 and produced widespread wind damage, flash flooding, and tornadoes.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 957984. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.