EF0 Tornado — Autauga, Alabama

2021-05-04 · near Prattmont, Autauga, Alabama

1.8 mi

Path length

270 yds

Path width

Event narrative

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southeast Autauga County and determined that it was consistent with an EF0 tornado, with maximum winds near 75 mph. The tornado was embedded in a fast moving QLCS and touched down in the city of Prattville near the intersection of Richmond Way and Guilford Lane. The tornado traveled east and crossed into Elmore County just east of Castle Brook Drive. The damage consisted mainly of 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 957986. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.