EST) near Society Hill, Alabama, and stayed on the ground for 76 minutes over a 68.6 miles (110.4 km) path, ravaging numerous homes and businesses, as well as doing significant tree damage. The tornado first touched down at 2:00 p.m. This was the deadliest and strongest tornado of this outbreak, and the 8th deadliest in Alabama state history. This outbreak produced numerous tornadoes across Alabama and Georgia.
This tornado was part of a larger tornado outbreak that affected the Southeastern United States on this same day. This tornado was the deadliest tornado in the United States since the 2013 Moore tornado, killing 23 and injuring 97. On the afternoon of March 3, 2019, a violent and long-tracked EF4 tornado struck portions of eastern Alabama and western Georgia, causing extreme damage along its path. Part of the Tornado outbreak of Maand Tornadoes of 2019 >$500,000 (2019 USD) (Damage estimates only covers tornado while in Georgia.)Įastern Alabama, especially Lee County Western Georgia. This home was anchor-bolted to its foundation.Ģ:00 p.m. EF4 damage to a well-built brick home in Beauregard, Alabama.
