At least five tornadoes have now been confirmed by the National Weather Service from severe weather on Tuesday. Storm surveys are still ongoing.

At least five tornadoes rolled across Alabama during Tuesday’s round of severe weather.

The National Weather Service in Mobile added two twisters to the count late Wednesday, and both of them were in Choctaw County in southwest Alabama.

They were also the strongest storms confirmed so far.

Three other tornadoes had been previously confirmed by the weather service. Those were in Lauderdale, Bibb and Shelby and Baldwin counties.

None of the storms caused any injuries.

Both Choctaw tornadoes were EF-1s, and both had winds over 100 mph.

The first one was short-lived, according to the weather service. It was on the ground for less than a quarter mile (0.1847 miles) and had a path width of 300 yards.

It touched down at 5:03 p.m. near Cyril and immediately lifted and rolled a manufactured home into Cyril Road west of Alabama State Road 10. However, the manufactured home just next door was left completely intact, the weather service said.

Numerous trees were uprooted or snapped in the area, and another nearby home had minor roof damage.

The weather service noted that the tornado track could be longer, but the survey team could not get to it because there was no road access.

Additional wind damage and damage to two manufactured homes was also seen about three miles to the north-northeast along County Road 32 and Gamma Road, but the survey team deduced it was not from a tornado.

The second Choctaw tornado was the strongest of the five in Alabama so far. It was an EF-1 with peak estimated winds of 110 mph. It was also a short-lived storm with a path length of 0.1872 miles. It had a path width of 130 yards, according to the weather service.

The weather service said the storm started out producing straight-line wind damage east of Alabama State Road 17 in Gilbertown. The storm damaged trees as it headed northeast and eventually developed an EF-1 tornado near Pleasant Hill Road.

One manufactured home had roof damage, and another was shifted off its foundation. A nearby carport and shed were heavily damaged. The tornado also lifted the metal roof off part of a home, which led to the front wall being pushed forward and the windows being blown out.

The weather service noted that the storm’s path could have extended farther to the northeast, but the survey team couldn’t reach it.

See the preliminary report on the Choctaw tornadoes from the weather service here.

Here are the other tornadoes previously confirmed by the weather service:

1. Baldwin County (Summerdale to Robertsdale tornado), EF-1, max winds 90 mph. Path length 5.7 miles. Path width 40 yards. The tornado touched down at 11:07 p.m. Tuesday on County Road 34 South near a home in Summerdale and damaged a storage building. It likely reached peak intensity and damaged multiple trees before crossing Wynn Road, where it damaged a few irrigation systems. The tornado weakened as it headed north-northeast and caused minor damage to several homes before it reached Robertsdale. Once in Robertsdale the tornado caused EF-0-caliber damage, peeling roofing material off some small retail buildings. It headed into northeastern Robertsdale, taking down tree limbs and knocking over a shed. The tornado lifted in northeastern Robertsdale off Baldwin Street about 11:16 p.m. There were no injuries.

2. Lauderdale County (Whitehead tornado), EF-0, max winds also estimated at 76 mph. It touched down at 5:29 p.m. Tuesday west of County Road 51 north of Mount Bethel Road and had a path length of 1.8 miles. It was 140 yards wide at its peak, according to the weather service. There were no injuries. The tornado toppled numerous trees, including one that fell on an abandoned building. A metal awning was also tossed about 50 yards away. The tornado crossed County Road 51 near County Road 543 and caused some damage to a house and a detached garage. Roof damage was also reported to outbuildings at Whitehead Baptist Church. The tornado headed northeast, where another home was damaged by a falling tree. The tornado lifted on County Road 89 about five minutes after touching down.

3. Bibb and Shelby counties (Shades Creek tornado), EF-0, max winds estimated at 75 mph. Path length 2.79 miles. Path width 100 yards. This tornado touched down at 9:08 p.m. Tuesday and straddled the Bibb-Shelby county line, the weather service said, about halfway between Woodstock and Maylene. It first uprooted a few trees in northeast Bibb County, then headed northeast, downing a few more trees before lifting south of County Road 13 in southwest Shelby County. The track went through forested areas and no structural damage was reported.

In addition, straight-line wind damage was found in Hale and Tuscaloosa counties near Moundville and also in Colbert County near Colbert Heights, according to the weather service.

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