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Alabama was hit by 17 tornadoes on March 15: Here’s where they struck

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The tornado count from last Saturday’s high risk severe weather day is now at 17, and it could stay there.

The National Weather Service has likely wrapped up storm surveys and has added two tornadoes to the list.

One was in central Alabama, where the majority of the tornadoes were. The other is a new addition from south Alabama, which until this point didn’t have any confirmed twisters. There was also a single tornado in north Alabama which was confirmed earlier this week.

The storms left widespread damage across Alabama and claimed three lives. Several others were also injured.

The two new tornadoes on the list are an EF-0 in Mobile and Washington counties and an EF-0 in Tuscaloosa County.

For the event as a whole there were five EF-0s, five EF-1s, six EF-2s and one EF-3.

The tornado in south Alabama, which is being called the Citronelle tornado, had top winds of 80 mph.

It touched down at 8:20 p.m. that Saturday in Mobile County near Meinhardt Loop Road west and was on the ground for 6.28 miles, taking it into Washington County.

There were no injuries.

The newly added tornado in central Alabama, which is being called the Lake Tuscaloosa tornado, is one that had been included with the Sipsey tornado. However the weather service has determined it was its own separate storm.

The Lake Tuscaloosa tornado had top winds of 80 mph, a path length of 11.54 miles and a path width of 400 yards.

There were no injuries. The tornado touched down at 4 p.m. last Saturday along Highway 43 near Smith Landing Road and lifted east of Highway 69.

Here are all the tornadoes confirmed by the National Weather Service from March 15:

  1. 1. Lexington tornado (Lauderdale County): EF-1, top winds 108 mph. Path length 2.29 miles; path width 63 yards. No injuries. Tornado touched down at 2:21 p.m. Saturday near Lexington.
  2. Lewiston-Holman tornado (Greene/Pickens/Tuscaloosa counties): EF-1, top winds 90 mph. Path length 26.26 miles; path width 1,200 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 3:08 p.m. Saturday near near Highway 14 in Greene County and lifted near Highway 82 in Tuscaloosa County.
  3. Lake Tuscaloosa tornado (Tuscaloosa County): EF-0, top winds 80 mph. Path length 11.54 miles; path width 400 yards. No injuries. Tornado touched down at 4 p.m. March 15 near Lake Tuscaloosa Tierce Patton Bridge and lifted southwest of Windham Springs.
  4. Windham Springs/Sipsey tornado (Tuscaloosa/Walker counties): EF-2, top winds 120 mph. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 4:12 p.m. March 15 south of Windham Springs in Tuscaloosa County and lifted in Walker County northwest of Empire. 
  5. Gordo tornado (Pickens County): EF-2, top winds 115 mph. Path length 21.53 yards; path width 950 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 4:58 p.m. near County Road 2 and lifted near Zion Road.
  6. Alamuchee Creek tornado (Sumter County): EF-2, top winds 120 mph. Path length 3.32 miles; path width 650 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 5:20 p.m. near Loon Curl Road in a hunting camp and lifted near County Road 13. 
  7. Allenville Road tornado (Hale/Perry counties): EF-0, top winds, 80 mph. Path length 21.72 miles; path width 500 yards. No injuries. Tornado touched down at 6:39 p.m. Saturday near Gallion in Hale County and lifted near Morgan Springs in Perry County.
  8. Deer Creek Road tornado (Bibb County): EF-0, peak winds 80 mph. Path length 7.63 miles; path width 75 yards. No injuries. Tornado touched down at 7:39 p.m. Saturday near the Talladega National Forest in Bibb County and lifted near Ashby. 
  9. Calera tornado (Chilton/Shelby counties): EF-1, peak winds 90 mph. Path Length 7.28 miles; path width 250 yards. No injuries. Tornado touched down at 7:57 p.m. near Minooka Park in Chilton County and lifted near Camp Branch in Shelby County.
  10. Lawler Drive tornado (Shelby County): EF-1, peak winds 90 mph. Path length 2.55 miles; path width 150 yards. No injuries. Tornado touched down at 8 p.m. Saturday near Montevallo in Shelby County and lifted near American Village. 
  11. Citronelle tornado (Mobile/Washington counties): EF-0, top winds 81 mph. No injuries. Path length 6.28 miles; path width 200 yards. Tornado touched down at 8:20 p.m. March 15 east-northeast of Citronelle in Mobile County and lifted east-northeast of Chestang in Washington County.
  12. Winterboro tornado (Talladega County): EF-2, peak winds 120 mph. Path Length 3.63 miles; path width 500 yards. One death and one injury. Tornado touched down at 8:42 p.m. Saturday in Winterboro in Talladega County and lifted nearby. The tornado did significant damage to the Old Winterboro High School building and gym. One person was killed when a single-wide manufactured home was destroyed near Bob White Road.
  13. Plantersville tornado (Dallas/Autauga/Chilton counties): EF-3, peak winds 140 mph. Path length 24.33 miles; path width 1,000 yards. Two deaths and two injuries. The tornado touched down at 8:50 p.m. Saturday near Valley Creek Junction in Dallas County and lifted near Clanton in Chilton County. More details still to come.
  14. County Road 29 tornado (Coosa County): EF-1, top winds 110 mph. Path length 12.02 miles; path width 200 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 9:33 p.m. over the Coosa Wildlife Management Area in southwestern Coosa County and lifted near County Road 18.
  15. Horseshoe Bend tornado (Tallapoosa County): EF-2, top winds 120 mph. Path length 20.44 miles; path width 800 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down near Dare Park in Tallapoosa County and lifted near Daviston.
  16. Pike County tornado (Pike and Bullock counties): EF-2, top winds 130 mph. Path length 21.29, path width 1,400 yards. Three injuries. The tornado touched down at 11:02 p.m. Saturday on Pike County Road 2228 south of Troy and lifted in Bullock County west of Perote.
  17. Snapper Creek tornado (Chambers County): EF-0, top winds 80 mph. Path length 3.80 miles; path width 100 yards. No injuries. The tornado touched down at 11:59 p.m. Saturday near Snapper Creek and lifted before reaching County Road 83.

See the report on the south Alabama tornado here.

See the report on the central Alabama tornadoes here.

See the report on the north Alabama tornado here.