A damage survey by National Weather Service meteorologists determined that a brief EF-1 tornado occurred to the southwest of West Blocton in Bibb County. The tornado spun up along a hunting road south of Hopewell Church Road, where a couple of trees were downed. It paralleled Hopewell Church Road and reached its greatest intensity near a pond. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted on both sides of the pond. The tornado dissipated north of the pond, prior to reaching Hopewell Church Road.
Radar Data & Damage Pictures
This is an image of the 0.5 degree reflectivity (right) and velocity (left) data from KBMX at 728 pm near when the tornado touched down.