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Event Details:
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF1 |
| -- Length | 18.27 Miles |
| -- Width | 150 Yards |
| State | ALABAMA |
| County/Area | CHOCTAW |
| WFO | MOB |
| Report Source | NWS Storm Survey |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2022-03-30 20:12 CST-6 |
| Begin Location | 2WSW SOUWILPA |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 31.8136/-88.3637 |
| End Date | 2022-03-30 20:30 CST-6 |
| End Location | 3ENE ARARAT |
| End Lat/Lon | 31.9945/-88.0986 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | A very active severe weather season continued as an outbreak of severe thunderstorms occurred across the area from the evening of the 30th into the early morning hours on the 31st. A strong spring storm system moved across the area. Ahead of the system plenty of Gulf moisture returned to the central Gulf coast. This led to a very unstable atmosphere over the region which combined to strong wind shear to produce 18 tornadoes which were rated from EF-0 to EF-2. In addition to the tornadoes, the storms produced damaging straight line winds and large hail. Numerous reports of damage came in from southeast Mississippi, southwest Alabama and the western Florida panhandle. |
| Event Narrative | An EF1 tornado began approximately 3 miles southwest of Southern Choctaw High School snapping multiple hardwood and softwood trees. The beginning point was determined through analysis of Sentinel Satellite data. Strong damaging winds accompanied the rear flank downdraft associated with the tornado resulting in damage to outdoor bleachers and small outbuildings by the sports field. A bus was also overturned in the parking lot with minor structural damage to the backside of the school. The tornado continued tracking northeast, both widening and strengthening impacting several homes and snapping/uprooting multiple trees and snapping powerlines as it crossed Highway 17. This was the strongest point along the tornado path with near 110mph winds. The tornado continued tracking northeast causing more sporadic EF0 to EF1 damage along the rest of its path to the Marengo County border with damage generally limited to a few snapped/uprooted softwood and hardwood trees, along with minor roof damage to a few homes. The tornado began to strengthen and widen again as it approached the Tombigbee River with the last accessible damage point on Ararat Road where there was notable snapped softwood/hardwood trees. The tornado crossed into Marengo County before briefly crossing back into Choctaw County before again moving back into Marengo County. |
Event Map:
Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| SOUWILPA | CHOCTAW CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 20:12 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GILBERTOWN | CHOCTAW CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 20:17 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 52 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ARARAT | CHOCTAW CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 20:32 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WALKER SPGS | CLARKE CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 21:23 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TANNER WILLIAMS | MOBILE CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 21:31 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHATLEY | CLARKE CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 21:33 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| BIG CREEK LAKE | MOBILE CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 21:41 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ORCHARD | MOBILE CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 21:43 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| GRAND BAY | MOBILE CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 21:45 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 65 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TILLMANS CORNER | MOBILE CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 21:58 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CAMDEN | WILCOX CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 22:09 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| POINT CLEAR | BALDWIN CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 22:22 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ROSINTON | BALDWIN CO. | AL | 03/30/2022 | 22:50 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
