EF1 tornado in Elmore County, Alabama

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in extreme southwest Elmore County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 100 mph. This tornado began in Autauga County and crossed into Elmore County near Castle Brook Drive. Soon after crossing into Elmore County, the tornado made a turn to the southeast at Old Farm Road and crossed over I-65. The tornado produced its highest winds along the I-65 corridor where numerous trees were uprooted and snapped. Some homes were heavily damaged by fallen trees. The tornado continued southeast and crossed Cobbs Ford Road where some buildings had loss of metal roofing. The tornado then crossed Alabama River Parkway before crossing into Montgomery County at the Alabama River.

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.