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20:05Z EF0 KDGX MS Lawrence Tilton A brief tornado touchdown occurred according to multiple spotters near the Oak Vale Community. No notable damage was identified. Estimated maximum winds were 70 mph.
20:36Z EF1 KDGX MS Covington Arbo The tornado began along Sunset Road, where the roof of a mobile home was damaged. It continued northeast and snapped trees along Cooley Spring-Coulter Road and Stroud Road before it lifted. The estimated maximum wind speed was 90 mph.
20:39Z EF1 KDGX MS Covington Arbo This tornado snapped numerous trees along its path from the east end of Stroud Road. It moved east northeast across Burtons Creek Road. It lifted near Rock Hill Road. The most impressive tree damage occurred along Burtons Creek Road and this is where it reached its peak intensity. The estimated wind speed was 110 mph.
21:04Z EF2 KDGX MS Jasper Moss Hill The tornado developed about a half mile southeast of the intersection of MS Highway 503 and County Road 20, and quickly strengthened as it moved northeast toward the intersection. The storm was at its strongest at this point, destroying five mobile homes, snapping several utility poles, and causing extensive tree damage. It continued northeast along the east side of Highway 503, downing trees near County Road 50323 and then began to parallel the eastern segment of County Road 20. Along this roadway, much of the roof was removed from a home, several trees were snapped or uprooted and minor damage occurred to another home. The tornado then crossed County Road 2026, where a mobile home was destroyed, and County Road 50325, where more trees were snapped. Farther northeast an outbuilding was destroyed near the intersection of MS Highway 504 and County Road 2420. The tornado damaged utility poles just across the Newton County line where it finally lifted. In all ten homes were destroyed along the path of the tornado.The estimated wind maximum was 130 mph at its strongest in Jasper County. The total path length was around 8 miles.
21:16Z EF1 KDGX MS Newton Hickory The tornado developed about a half mile southeast of the intersection of MS Highway 503 and County Road 20, and quickly strengthened as it moved northeast toward the intersection. The storm was at its strongest at this point, destroying five mobile homes, snapping several utility poles, and causing extensive tree damage. It continued northeast along the east side of Highway 503, downing trees near County Road 50323 and then began to parallel the eastern segment of County Road 20. Along this roadway, much of the roof was removed from a home, several trees were snapped or uprooted and minor damage occurred to another home. The tornado then crossed County Road 2026, where a mobile home was destroyed, and County Road 50325, where more trees were snapped. Farther northeast an outbuilding was destroyed near the intersection of MS Highway 504 and County Road 2420. The tornado damaged utility poles just across the Newton County line where it finally lifted. In all ten homes were destroyed along the path of the tornado.The estimated wind maximum was 130 mph at its strongest in Jasper County. The total path length was around 8 miles.
21:24Z EF1 KDGX MS Newton Chunky The tornado began in southeast Newton County along Griffis Fountain Road, where numerous trees were snapped. It continued northeastward into western Lauderdale County, snapping trees as it crossed Point Wanita Lake Road, the Chunky River, and US Highway 80. It then caused roof damage to a house and damaged an outbuilding as it crossed Suqualena Meehan Road. Additional trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado crossed I-20, then a few trees were snapped along Suqualena Graham Road shortly before the tornado lifted. The estimated maximum winds were 110 mph. The total path length for the tornado was 9.9 miles.
21:26Z EF1 KDGX MS Lauderdale Point The tornado began in southeast Newton County along Griffis Fountain Road, where numerous trees were snapped. It continued northeastward into western Lauderdale County, snapping trees as it crossed Point Wanita Lake Road, the Chunky River, and US Highway 80. It then caused roof damage to a house and damaged an outbuilding as it crossed Suqualena Meehan Road. Additional trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado crossed I-20, then a few trees were snapped along Suqualena Graham Road shortly before the tornado lifted. The estimated maximum winds were 110 mph. The total path length for the tornado was 9.9 miles.
21:48Z EF1 KDGX MS Lauderdale Bailey The tornado began near the intersection of King Road and Mississippi Highway 495. It tracked northeast along King Road. It then moved across Mississippi Highway 493 and Espey Hedgepeth Road before it lifted just beyond Mount Carmel Road. Numerous pine trees were snapped and several homes experienced roof damage along the path. A shed was also destroyed. The estimated maximum wind speed was 110 mph.
22:06Z EF0 KGWX AL Sumter Cuba National Weather Service Meteorologists surveyed damage in Sumter County and confirmed a weak tornado. The tornado touched down just west of Pretty Branch Road along the Norfolk Southern Railroad, about 0.5 miles east of Cuba. The tornado tracked northeast downing several large hardwoods and caused damage to the roof and anchoring system of a manufactured home as it crossed Pretty Branch Road and the railroad track. The tornado moved parallel to the railroad track downing approximately one dozen trees. The tornado lifted just west of Old Livingston Road.
22:31Z EF1 KGWX MS Lauderdale Lauderdale The tornado began near the intersection of Kewanee Road and Cuba Road. It ended just east of Luther Ray Cobb Road. Multiple trees were either uprooted or snapped. One building received minor structural damage. Maximum estimated wind speeds were 90 mph.
22:36Z EF1 KGWX AL Sumter Bodka National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Sumter County and confirmed a tornado. The tornado touched down along State Highway 116 between Old Bodka Road and State Highway 17. The tornado traveled northeast and lifted near Old Bodka Road and Bodka Creek. The most concentrated damage was near Old Bodka Road where hundreds of trees were snapped off or uprooted.
22:52Z EF0 KMOB AL Monroe Turnbull During the late afternoon hours, a strong mesocyclone moved from southwest to northeast across Monroe County. The thunderstorm produced a brief EF-1 tornado about 4 miles east of Tunnel Springs located in northeastern Monroe County. The tornado lasted no longer than one minute as the path length was just shy of 200 yards. The tornado produced roof damage, uprooted hardwood trees and snapped pine trees at the trunk.
22:53Z EF0 KGWX MS Lowndes Caledonia A brief tornado snapped the tops of multiple pine trees just north of Grant Road. The estimated maximum wind speed was 70 mph.
22:55Z EF1 KGWX AL Greene West Greene National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Greene County and confirmed the damage was produced by a tornado. The tornado touched down on County Road 117, south of County Road 115. The tornado nearly paralleled County Road 117 for its entire duration with damage on both side of the road. Damage was light at the beginning of the path with only branches off trees. The damage intensified along the path and dozens of hardwoods and softwoods were snapped off or uprooted. One home had a large tree fall on it causing major damage. One mobile home suffered minor skirting damage and a few outbuildings were damaged.
23:19Z EF0 KGWX AL Greene Snoddy National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Greene County and confirmed a weak tornado. The tornado touched down near the Greene-Tuscaloosa County Line just south of the Jena Community. The initial touchdown was along Shiloh Road where trees were uprooted. The tornado traveled northeast and crossed into Tuscaloosa County.
23:20Z EF0 KGWX AL Tuscaloosa Ralph National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Tuscaloosa County and confirmed a weak tornado. The tornado entered Tuscaloosa County from Greene County about one-quarter of a mile south of Homestead Road. Two homes suffered roof damage and several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. The tornado lifted just north of Romulus Road.
23:23Z EF0 KGWX AL Marion Pleasant Ridge National Weather Service Meteorologists surveyed damage in Marion County near the city of Hamilton and confirmed a weak tornado. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Highway 43 and Beecher Street, about 3 miles northeast of Hamilton. The tornado path was all on the southeast side of Highway 43/17. One home suffered roof and shingle damage, and several trees were uprooted. Some of the debris was thrown several hundred yards downstream.
09:11Z EF2 KEOX AL Crenshaw Theba A severe thunderstorm moved northeastward across Crenshaw County and spawned a tornado which tracked from extreme southwest Crenshaw County to east central Crenshaw County. The tornado initially touched down at EF-0 intensity about 5 miles north of Dozier or about 1 mile northeast of Leon. The tornado varied in strength from EF-1 to EF-2 before dissipating about 4 miles east of Luverne, or about 1 mile south-southwest of Vidette. The survey showed strong evidence of convergence into the center of the path for just about every single damage location surveyed. Damage along the path was primarily snapped trunks of pine and hardwood trees on both hilltops and valleys. Chicken houses and outbuildings were destroyed. In addition, the tornado resulted in significant damage to a house and car at the end of the path before the tornado quickly dissipated. The path width varied from 40 yards to a maximum of 100 yards, but averaged 60 to 80 yards at most points.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).