By the day of the event, a slight risk outlook had been issued across the Southern Plains and the ArkLaTex regions, mainly for the threat of large hail.

At 16:25 UTC, a Particularly Dangerous Situation tornado watch was issued for western and northern Alabama, northwest Georgia, central and eastern Mississippi, and southern Middle Tennessee.

[3] As the afternoon progressed, more tornadic supercells moved through Alabama, as well as Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, and South Carolina, producing numerous tornadoes.

The enhanced area was expanded to cover a region from Southern Arkansas to Middle Tennessee on the morning of March 27 with the addition of 30% hatched contours for both wind damage and large hail.

A large portion of Southeast and Eastern United States extending from Southeastern Mississippi to Southern New England were put under slight and marginal risks as well.

It quickly strengthened as it passed north of town and briefly reached low-end EF2 intensity, snapping large tree trunks in a wooded area.

The tornado briefly weakened back to EF0 strength before strengthening more significantly at the north edge of Pelham, reaching EF2 intensity as it moved directly through a residential neighborhood.

Several homes were significantly damaged along Crosscreek Trail and Wilderness Road, including a few that had their roofs ripped off, and at least two that had an exterior wall knocked down.

The tornado then continued northeast at EF1 strength, damaging or snapping numerous trees as it moved farther into the southern suburbs of Birmingham, and proceeded to cross US 31 and I-65.

Multiple other homes in the neighborhood suffered up to high-end EF2 damage, including one that was shifted off its foundation, and others which sustained varying degrees of roof and exterior wall loss.

It then weakened to EF1 strength as it moved over Double Oak Mountain and struck Vandiver, uprooting trees, and damaging several homes on the northeast side of town.

Past Vandiver, high-end EF1 damage occurred as a mobile home and an outbuilding were destroyed farther to the northeast, and more trees were uprooted in the small community of Lawley.

It quickly intensified to high-end EF2 intensity as it moved northeast, snapping or uprooting dozens of trees, damaging the roof of a metal building, and obliterating a mobile home along Simpson Bend Road.

Northeast of this location, the tornado reached its peak intensity as it destroyed Precision Materials, a manufacturing facility housed in a large metal warehouse building southwest of Ohatchee.

The tornado also downed many trees and snapped power poles, shattered windows, and ripped large sections of roofing off of multiple houses along this segment of the path before continuing to the northeast.

The tornado weakened back to EF1 strength and continued to snap trees and cause roof damage to homes as it approached the western side of Wellington.

[74][87] After briefly weakening, the tornado reached EF2 strength again along Old Sulphur Springs Road, destroying mobile homes, ripping the roof off of a house, and damaging trees.

The first area of significant damage along the path occurred just northeast of this point along County Road 35, where a mobile home was completely destroyed at high-end EF2 intensity.

The tornado continued at EF2 intensity to the northeast of Greensboro, snapping trees and impacting numerous houses, barns, and outbuildings as it approached then crossed SR 69.

It weakened back to EF2 intensity and exited the Talladega National Forest while continuing to produce widespread tree damage, at which point a tornado emergency was issued for this storm as it approached Brent and Centreville.

The tornado snapped many trees as it crossed U.S. 82 at EF2 strength, and several metal buildings, awnings, and hangars at the airport were damaged by the outer fringes of the circulation.

Though as it crossed Copperas Creek Road, a mobile home was destroyed and a house sustained heavy roof and structural damage, consistent with EF2 intensity.

Several homes sustained mostly minor roof damage in a subdivision along Timberline Drive as well, just southeast of Calera, as the tornado continued moving northeast.

It first touched down in western Heard County at 11:37 p.m. EDT (03:37 UTC) and tracked east-northeastward along SR 34 northeast of Texas, initially causing only minor EF0 to EF1 tree damage as it passed north of Viola.

There was also widespread EF2 to EF3 damage in nearby neighborhoods, with several homes partially or completely losing their roofs and outer walls, along with a wide swath of trees being snapped along this segment of the path.

A well-built, two-story brick apartment building sustained the most intense damage in this area, and had its roof ripped off with collapse of most walls on the top floor.

However, a small area of low-end EF3 damage occurred at the Downtown Church of Christ, which sustained roof and exterior wall loss along US 29/SR 14 (Greenville St).

The tornado then weakened further to EF1 strength as it crossed Greison Trail, causing minor damage to homes and downing trees as it continued along the McIntosh Parkway.

It caused additional minor EF0 damage on the north side of Peachtree City and Aberdeen, downing trees and blowing around light construction materials before dissipating at 12:30 a.m. EDT (04:30 UTC).

[103] Along with the severe and tornadic weather, training thunderstorm also produced widespread flooding occurred in Middle Tennessee on March 27–28, especially in Franklin and Nashville.