An unseasonably warm and moist airmass was located across southern Alabama on the morning of January 10th. As a strong upper level trough approached from the west, this warm and moist airmass accelerated northward and encompassed all of Central Alabama by noon. Supercell thunderstorms then developed ahead of an approaching cold front and continued across Central Alabama through the early morning hours on January 11th. Numerous damage reports were received in association with these supercell thunderstorms.
The following tornado damage paths have been identified:
Windham Springs Tornado (EF3), Tuscaloosa County
Lamar County Tornado (EF3)
Gordo Tornado (EF1), Pickens/Tuscaloosa County
Pickensville Tornado (EF0), Pickens County
Blue Springs Tornado (EF1), Barbour County
Dixon Mills Tornado (EF0), Marengo County
Severe Weather Episode Data
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