A strong upper level system developed over the Central Plains and a surface low moved from the Mid Mississippi Valley into the Great Lakes. Although this was well removed from Central Alabama, the system was strong enough that winds at the surface and aloft increased significantly. This produced high wind shear. The combination of the high precipitable water values and unseasonably warm temperatures produced very unstable conditions across central Alabama. A cold front approached the region late Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening, a few supercell thunderstorms developed. Eventually, the storms became organized into a line and produced heavy rainfall and flash flooding.

Tornado in LAMAR, ALABAMA
From 02-FEB-16 20:10:00 to 02-FEB-16 20:16:00 (CST-6)
Location: BEAVERTON
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Lamar County and have determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado. Winds were estimated to be around 105 mph.
The tornado touched down along Christain Road near Taylor Springs Road.  It moved north-northeast and caused major roof damage to one residence at the intersection of Pond Road and Garrison Road.  From there, the tornado turned more to the northeast snapping and uprooting trees as it crossed County Road 49, Piney Grove Road, Pinewood Circle, and Turkey Branch Road.  One residence on Pinewood Circle sustained minor shingle damage.  The tornado continued northeast causing only tree damage until it lifted along Sorghum Hollow Road.

Tornado in PICKENS, ALABAMA
From 02-FEB-16 23:02:00 to 02-FEB-16 23:08:00 (CST-6)
Location: MELROSE
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Pickens County and have determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-0 tornado. Winds were estimated to be around 85 mph.
The tornado touched down between Keasler Road and Heritage Road just north of the railroad tracks.  It moved northeast crossing County Road 30, County Road 35, U.S. Highway 82, and Price Road Causing only tree damage.  The tornado lifted before reaching County Road 45.

Flash Flood in LAMAR, ALABAMA
From 02-FEB-16 23:30:00 to 03-FEB-16 00:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: CREWS
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

The Fire Department reported up to one foot of water flowing across Waterworks Road near the intersection of Highway 278.

Thunderstorm Wind in GREENE, ALABAMA
From 02-FEB-16 23:48:00 to 02-FEB-16 23:50:00 (CST-6)
Location: MILLER
Magnitude: 60.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Fire Department/Rescue

Approximately 20 to 30 trees uprooted by high winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in HALE, ALABAMA
From 03-FEB-16 00:10:00 to 03-FEB-16 00:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: AKRON
Magnitude: 55.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

One single family residence and several outbuildings damaged in the town of Akron. Numerous trees uprooted across Hale County.

Flash Flood in PERRY, ALABAMA
From 03-FEB-16 03:30:00 to 03-FEB-16 05:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: RADFORD
Flood cause: Heavy Rain
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Several roads flooded and impassable across eastern Perry County.  Roads flooded include County Road 30, County Road 64, and County Road 49.

Tornado in FAYETTE, ALABAMA
From 02-FEB-16 17:36:00 to 02-FEB-16 17:45:00 (CST-6)
Location: NEWTONVILLE
Tornado F-scale: EF1
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Fayette County and have determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado. Winds were estimated to be around 90 mph.
The tornado touched down along Ashcraft Corner Cutoff and tracked northeast almost paralleling Alabama Highway 159 between County Roads 1 and 2.  It then continued northeast along Owens Road before lifting along County Road 4.  The damage consisted mainly of snapped and uprooted trees.  The only structural damage found along the path was minor shingle and porch damage to one residence at the intersection of Alabama Highway 159 and Summers Drive.

Tornado in PICKENS, ALABAMA
From 02-FEB-16 16:34:00 to 02-FEB-16 17:09:00 (CST-6)
Location: DANCY
Tornado F-scale: EF2
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Pickens County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-2 tornado. Maximum winds were estimated to be around 135 mph.  The tornado first touched down in southwestern Pickens County south of AL Hwy 32 and west of County Road 87. From there, it continued on a northeastward path across a large part of Pickens County. The tornado was caught live on Camera by local media just after it crossed the intersection of Hwy 32 and County Road 1, just west of Cochrane. It continued northeast to the Cochrane Campground on the Tombigbee River, where scores of trees were snapped, causing minor damage to one of the buildings on the campground. The tornado first reached EF-2 magnitude as it crossed private wooded land just south of County Road 78 snapping and uprooting hundreds of trees. As the tornado crossed Huff-Barnett Road, it mowed down a wide swath of trees, with a distinct classic convergence pattern of tree fall just east of Beaver Creek. The tornado continued northeastward across Al Hwy 14 causing damage to the federal prison, and then moved on to the Martin Luther King Road/Sapp community northwest of Aliceville. Here, the tornado reached its highest rated damage. Many of the homes in this portion of the Sapp community received some extent of damage, and several were destroyed. From there, the weakening tornado continued northeastward roughly parallel to AL Hwy 17 over open and forested rural Pickens County until it passed just west of Carrollton. The tornado reintensified and broadened somewhat, with a more significant tree-fall causing damage to a few homes on the west side of Carrollton. The tornado continued on the same northeastward path gradually weakening over rural areas before lifting near Herbert Windle Road southwest of Reform.

Thunderstorm Wind in ETOWAH, ALABAMA
From 03-FEB-16 02:20:00 to 03-FEB-16 02:22:00 (CST-6)
Location: ORD
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Four homes on Riverside Drive in the city of Gadsden received minor damage, including loss of shingles and siding blown off. Power lines downed in the same area.