Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF3
-- Length 9.58 Miles
-- Width 2300 Yards
State ALABAMA
County/Area PERRY
WFO BMX
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2021-03-25 15:47 CST-6
Begin Location 5NW MORGAN SPGS
Begin Lat/Lon 32.814/-87.473
End Date 2021-03-25 15:57 CST-6
End Location 5NW ELLARDS
End Lat/Lon 32.864/-87.319
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage 0.00K
Crop Damage 0.00K
Episode Narrative A potent storm system affected Central Alabama on Thursday, March 25th. A highly-sheared environment combined with increasing instability produced numerous tornadic thunderstorms. Severe parameters were supportive of significant and long-track supercells, prompting the issuance of a rare High Risk Convective Outlook from the Storm Prediction Center for portions of Central Alabama.
A total of 10 tornado tracks were surveyed in Central Alabama. This included 4 EF3 tornadoes, 3 EF2 tornadoes, and 3 EF1 tornadoes. Damage was significant along the paths of the most intense tornadoes and, unfortunately, injuries and fatalities occurred. Some storms were cyclic, meaning multiple tornadoes were produced by the same storm. The most impressive tornado of the event was the long-track tornado that traveled nearly 80 miles from Hale County to Shelby County. This ranked as the seventh longest single tornado track in the state of Alabama.
Event Narrative National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northwest Perry County and determined that it was consistent with an EF3 tornado, with maximum winds near 150 mph.
A strong, long-track tornado traveled across Hale, Perry, Bibb, Chilton, and Shelby Counties during the afternoon of March 25, 2021. It is estimated that the tornado had a 98 minute life span, with a path length of 80 miles. The tornado crossed from Hale into Perry County near County Road 51. A mobile home was destroyed with a site built home on the same property sustaining roof loss and some shifting of the crawl space foundation. Structural damage was most apparent in the vicinity of the confluence of County Road 23 and Old Salem Church Road. In this area, mobile homes were destroyed, with one site built home having roof loss and exterior wall failure, with another sustaining roof loss and some warping of the wood framing from wind entry. A nearby church had roof loss with an adjacent metal building sustaining a lot of damage consisting significant peeling of paneling and structure warping from wind entry. Other structural damage occurred along the path as well. The tornado crossed into Bibb County Road just south of County Road 44.


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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.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 6 28 0.00K 0.00K
FIELDSTOWN JEFFERSON CO. AL 03/25/2021 08:38 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 50 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BORDEN SPGS CLEBURNE CO. AL 03/25/2021 10:24 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CROCKER JCT JEFFERSON CO. AL 03/25/2021 10:48 CST-6 Hail 1.75 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PINSON JEFFERSON CO. AL 03/25/2021 10:59 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
HAVANA HALE CO. AL 03/25/2021 11:16 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
DUNCANVILLE TUSCALOOSA CO. AL 03/25/2021 11:29 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LUCILLE BIBB CO. AL 03/25/2021 11:53 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BOOTHTON SHELBY CO. AL 03/25/2021 12:09 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 5 0.00K 0.00K
DANCY PICKENS CO. AL 03/25/2021 12:36 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
NEW LONDON ST. CLAIR CO. AL 03/25/2021 13:01 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BOILING SPGS CALHOUN CO. AL 03/25/2021 13:31 CST-6 Tornado EF3 6 10 0.00K 0.00K
LEESBURG CHEROKEE CO. AL 03/25/2021 14:00 CST-6 Flash Flood 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GNATVILLE CHEROKEE CO. AL 03/25/2021 14:18 CST-6 Tornado EF0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CLINTON GREENE CO. AL 03/25/2021 14:57 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GREENSBORO MUNI ARPT HALE CO. AL 03/25/2021 15:26 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 6 0.00K 0.00K
MORGAN SPGS PERRY CO. AL 03/25/2021 15:47 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ARPT HIGHLANDS JEFFERSON CO. AL 03/25/2021 15:48 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PONDVILLE BIBB CO. AL 03/25/2021 15:57 CST-6 Tornado EF3 0 5 0.00K 0.00K
WESSINGTON CHILTON CO. AL 03/25/2021 16:31 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ROBERTA SHELBY CO. AL 03/25/2021 16:39 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 2 0.00K 0.00K
NANAFALIA MARENGO CO. AL 03/25/2021 18:14 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CLANTON CHILTON CO. AL 03/25/2021 19:49 CST-6 Hail 1.25 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
FALAKTO CHILTON CO. AL 03/25/2021 20:01 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
TUMLIN GAP ETOWAH CO. AL 03/25/2021 20:03 CST-6 Hail 1.00 in. 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
LAKE MITCHELL COOSA CO. AL 03/25/2021 20:10 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
GOLDVILLE TALLAPOOSA CO. AL 03/25/2021 20:55 CST-6 Tornado EF1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SKESVILLE CLAY CO. AL 03/25/2021 20:58 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
ALMOND RANDOLPH CO. AL 03/25/2021 21:02 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 6 28 0.00K 0.00K