2 Tornadoes on March 3, 2020

Hwy 69 Ballpark EF-0 Tornado (Hale County)
March 3, 2020

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:	75 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	4.34 miles
Maximum Path Width:	220 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	2 WSW Greensboro 32.6846/-87.6226 at 604 am
Approximate End Point/Time:	3 ESE Greensboro 32.6863/-87.5492 at 612 am

NWS Meteorologists surveyed damage just south of Greensboro in Hale County and determined it was the result of a tornado.

The tornado touched down near Royal Estates Dr, just southwest of Greensboro. The tornado moved east-northeast where it snapped and uprooted numerous trees near the ballpark on Hwy 69. Nearby homes suffered structural damage due to fallen trees, as well as varying degrees of minor roof and siding damage. Farther downstream, tree damage was observed on Cherokee Terrace where numerous pines were uprooted. The tornado continued east-northeast where minor structural damage was observed near Centerville St and Avery Dr. The tornado then turned to the east and east-southeast where it uprooted several trees on County Rd 7 before completely dissipating near Whitsitt Creek. The National Weather Service in Birmingham would like to thank Hale County Emergency Management for their assistance with this damage assessment.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the circulation just after the tornado touched down. Images are from KBMX at 606 am.

Manufactured Home Destroyed	Tree & Outbuilding Damage

Lawley EF-1 Tornado (Bibb County)
March 3, 2020

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	110 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	6.21 miles
Maximum Path Width:	525 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	3 WSW Talladega National Forest 32.8648/-87.0496 at 628 am
Approximate End Point/Time:	1 NE Lawley 32.8647/-86.9432 at 638 am

NWS Meteorologists have determined that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Bibb County. The tornado touched down in a heavily wooded area just west of Liberty Rd in southeast Bibb County. The tornado intensified to EF-1 strength where it knocked a manufactured home off it`s foundation, and displaced a nearby vehicle. Nearby, extensive tree damage was observed with at least several dozen trees snapped or uprooted. The tornado generally continued on an eastward path where it continued to cause extensive tree damage, as well as damage to at least three homes along Maude Tower Rd and County Rd 29. The tornado then moved over a heavily wooded area near Trail Branch before crossing US Hwy 82. It then caused numerous trees to be snapped or uprooted near the Lawley Fire Department and Community Center. The tornado then dissipated just east of County Road 36 near Oakmulgee Creek. The National Weather Service in Birmingham would like to thank Bibb County Emergency Management for their assistance with this damage assessment.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the tornado before it crossed Hwy 82. Images are from KBMX at 633 am.

Manufactured Home Damage	Manufactured Home Damage
Tree Damage