this violent, deadly, and long-tracked wedge tornado touched down in eastern macon county, alabama, just northeast of u.s. route 80 and near the lee county line. initially a weak tornado, it snapped tree limbs and uprooted trees at ef0 to ef1 intensity as it moved east-northeastward. crossing into lee county, ef1 damage was observed as additional trees were downed and a poorly-constructed church had its roof blown off and sustained collapse of two unreinforced cinder block exterior walls. widening into a large wedge tornado, it intensified to ef2 strength as it crossed county road 11, where numerous large trees were snapped and denuded. a house and two storage sheds had sheet metal peeled off and scattered into a treeline. the tornado continued to intensify dramatically as it crossed cave mill road and county road 39, reaching ef4 intensity and producing widespread, devastating damage as it impacted the southern part of beauregard. a massive swath of large trees in this area was completely mowed down and debarked, and numerous manufactured homes were thrown and completely obliterated, with debris scattered in all directions and the metal frames of several of these homes being twisted around trees or never recovered. the most intense damage was inflicted to a well-built, anchor-bolted brick home that was leveled with a portion of the slab foundation swept clean of debris. several block-foundation frame homes were leveled or swept completely away in this area, and wind-rowing of debris was noted. multiple vehicles were lofted through the air and mangled beyond recognition, including one car that was wrapped around a tree. a large semi-truck was flipped over and wrapped around the base of a tree as well, a high-tension power line tower was toppled, and a few homes farther away from the center of the damage path had their roofs ripped off.