Tornadoes of April 6 2016

Severe Weather of April 6th and 7th, 2016

Event Summary for Central Alabama

A cold front moved across the western Ohio Valley, the Tennessee Valley, and the Deep South on April 6th and April 7th. This system eventually moved into the Mid Atlantic and Northeast on April 7th. Several damaging wind and large hail reports were received in association with this system. In addition, several tornadoes occurred and were mainly limited to South Central Alabama and Southwest Georgia.

This cold front moved across Central Alabama Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning. Some wind gusts in the 45 to 60 mph range caused minor damage and quarter size hail or less occurred. The airmass across portions of South Central Alabama, briefly became supportive of stronger storms and tornadoes during the overnight hours. Organized storms held together farther south than originally aniticpated and the shear was stronger. Surface dew points were able to jump into the lower 60s, even without the aide of a nearby surface low. This resulted in a short period where several tornadoes occurred.

The information contained below is the individual tornado events that occurred. The data is PRELIMINARY and may be subject to change.

Location/Clickable Detailed Summary Link	Damage Rating/Estimated Maximum Wind Speeds	Injuries/Fatalities	Damage Path Length/Width	Starting Point/Time	Ending Point/Time
Pinedale Tornado (Montgomery County)	EF-0 80 mph	None	6.01 miles 250 yards	5 SSE Montgomery 32.2960/-86.2387 1055 pm	2 W Pike Road 32.2809/-86.1384 1104 pm
Mitchell Tornado (Bullock County)	EF-0 75 mph	None	3.03 miles 300 yards	6 WSW Hardaway 32.2579/-85.9388 1118 pm	3 SW Hardaway 32.2503/-85.8879 1123 pm
Mathews Tornado (Montgomery County)	EF-0 65 mph	None	0.77 miles 50 yards	4 WNW Shopton 32.1341/-86.0133 1124 pm	4 WNW Shopton 32.1324/-86.0002 1126 pm
The Greens Tornado (Lee County)	EF-0 85 mph	None	0.72 miles 250yards	5 SSW Auburn 32.5347/-85.5247 1132 pm	4 SSW Auburn 32.5352/-85.5125 1133 pm
Pierce Chapel Road Tornado (Lee County)	EF-0 76 mph	None	4.71 miles 200 yards	5 SE Auburn 32.5400/-85.4183 1144 pm	2 ESE Beauregard 32.5311/-85.3385 1150 pm
Midway Tornado (Bullock County)	EF-2 120 mph	None	7.74 miles 250 yards	4 NW Midway 32.1271/-85.5662 1154 pm	6 ENE Midway 32.1174/-85.4352 1206 am
Richardson Road Tornado (Russell County)	EF-1 90mph	None	7.49 miles 200 yards	4 SW Crawford 32.4187/-85.2417 1157pm	3 SSW Ladonia 32.4184/-85.1158 1205 am
Hurricane Creek Tornado (Barbour County)	EF-0 75 mph	None	5.37 miles 200 yards	Boot Hill 31.8815/-85.6408 1216 am	5 N Louisville 31.8515/-85.5568 1227 am
Barbour Creek Tornado (Russell County)	EF-0 75 mph	None	1.32 miles 75 yards	4 N Hawkinsville 32.0982/-85.2216 1222 am	5 NNE Hawkinsville 32.0964/-85.1992 1225 am

Severe Weather Episode Data

300 mb Analysis April 6 at 7 pm	300 mb Analysis April 7 at 7 am
500 mb Analysis April 6 at 7 pm	500 mb Analysis April 7 at 7 am
850 mb Analysis April 6 at 7 pm	850 mb Analysis April 7 at 7 am
Surface Analysis April 6 at 7 am	Surface Analysis April 7 at 7 am
Day 1 Outlook Issued April 6 at 1130 am	Day 2 Outlook Issued April 5 at 100 am
Day 1 Hail Probabilities Issued April 6 at 1130 am	Day 1 Wind Damage Probabilities Issued April 6 at 1130 am
KBMX Sounding (Birmingham) 7 pm April 6	KTAE Sounding (Tallahassee) 7 pm April 6
KFFC Sounding (Atlanta) 7 pm April 6	Storm Reports April 6
Rainfall Plot April 6