Tornado Reports
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| 20:25Z | EF2 | KLSX | IL | Pike | Martinsburg | The tornado developed over the north side of Martinsburg, Illinois. One home sustained minor roof and fascia damage and one window was damaged along the south side of the home. A few large trees and several large branches were downed by the tornado. The tornado then traveled east-northeast and sheared a path of large pine trees 30 to 40 feet tall half a mile north of Martinsburg along and west of County Road 11. Many of the pine trees were snapped from near the base to half way up the trunk. The width of this damage area was 80 yards. The next damage was found approximately 300 yards south of the intersection of County Road 7 and 205th Avenue. A one story residence home sustained minor fascia damage and a few pine trees were snapped at the bases. The tornado then totally destroyed a medium size machine shed on the south side of Watsons Cemetery east of the intersection. Several tomb stones were damaged. Approximately 300 yards east of the cemetery another farmstead sustained damage. Two empty medium size grain bins were destroyed while another machine shed was destroyed. Damage was found again at another farmstead located 1 mile west of Detroit, Illinois. The east side of a two story farm house was moved off its foundation by 5 inches while part of the east side of the roof was tossed to the east. The upper half of a large barn was removed and tossed to the east. One old machine shed was completely destroyed while two canvas hoop sheds were completely destroyed. Debris from the machine sheds were tossed a quarter of a mile to the east. The tornado crossed Illinois Route 106 about a mile west of Detroit and damaged several large trees. The tornado then directly hit a hog building which was supported by steel I-beams. The southern part of the structure was pushed to the north and northeast. Debris from the roof of this structure was tossed over half a mile to the northeast. The damage width over this area was 80 yards wide. Damage to this structure was rated EF-2. The tornado continued to the northeast destroying a shed before lifting and dissipating about a mile north northeast of Detroit. Several people were in the area of the shed working on repairing fencing. One man sustained a minor shoulder injury and was taken to the hospital. The maximum intensity was EF2 with a maximum wind speed of 120 mph. The total path length was 12.09 miles with a maximum width 80 yards. |
| 20:48Z | EF0 | KLSX | IL | Morgan | Chapin | A tornado briefly touched down in an open field about 0.7 miles north of Bethel. No damage was reported. |
| 20:52Z | EF0 | KILX | IL | Morgan | Concord | A tornado touched down in an open field 2.4 miles west of Concord at 2:52 PM CST. The tornado tracked northeastward and crossed into Cass County 5.5 miles northeast of Concord at 2:59 PM CST. No damage was reported. |
| 20:59Z | EF0 | KILX | IL | Cass | Arenzville | This tornado crossed into Cass County from Morgan County 3.8 miles east of Arenzville at 2:59 PM CST. It dissipated 4.5 miles east of Arenzville at 3:00 PM CST with no damage reported. |
| 21:43Z | EF0 | KILX | IL | Sangamon | Cimic | A tornado briefly touched down about 1.7 miles east of Divernon at 3:43 PM CST. The tornado tore the roof off a barn before lifting at 3:44 PM CST. |
| 21:57Z | EF1 | KLSX | IL | Madison | Highland Winet Arpt | The tornado touched down about 3.4 miles northeast of Highland, in Madison County, on Trestle Road causing window, roof and tree damage to a home, and then totally destroyed a large commercial metal storage building just northeast of the home. The tornado then crossed the county line into Bond County. For the Madison County portion of the tornado, the maximum intensity was EF1 with a path length of 1.06 miles and a max path width of 50 yards. Overall, the maximum intensity for the entire tornado was EF1 with a maximum wind speed of 105 mph. The total path length was 12.31 miles with a maximum width 50 yards. |
| 21:57Z | EF1 | KILX | IL | Sangamon | Buckhart | A tornado touched down at 3:57 PM CST 3 miles south of Mechanicsburg. The tornado tracked northeastward damaging numerous outbuildings and the roofs of several homes. A trailer was flipped over, multiple power poles were snapped, and numerous trees were damaged as well before the tornado lifted 2.6 miles west of Illiopolis at 4:06 PM CST. |
| 21:58Z | EF1 | KLSX | IL | Bond | Pierron | After crossing from Madison County into Bond County, the tornado continued to produce intermittent tree damage as it headed northeast and crossed Illinois Route 143 and then totally destroyed a farm outbuilding along Pokey Road. Another farmstead was struck northeast of the farm outbuilding, where the tornado totally destroyed a pole barn and produced extensive damage to a home from a falling oak tree. The tornado continued to produce damage to trees and outbuildings as it moved northeast with roof and siding damage also occurring to a home on Millersburg Road. It lifted and dissipated just southwest of the intersection of Airport Avenue and Dudleyville Road, three miles south of Greenville. For the Bond County portion of the tornado, the maximum intensity was EF1 with a path length of 11.25 miles and a max path width of 50 yards. Overall, the maximum intensity for the entire tornado was EF1 with a maximum wind speed of 105 mph. The total path length was 12.31 miles with a maximum width 50 yards. |
| 22:09Z | EF1 | KILX | IL | Montgomery | Nokomis | The tornado touched down 4 miles south southeast of Nokomis at the intersection of E 25th Road and Mt. Zion Trail. In this location it took a large section of shingles off of a garage roof and twisted the entire structure slightly off its foundation. A little further to the northeast it took a large section of roof off of a barn. Some of the metal panels from the roof were thrown about half a mile to the northeast of the structure. Just northeast of the barn, a double trussed metal transmission tower was blown down. Damage in this area was rated EF1. The tornado continued to the northeast. Just north of the intersection of Oconee Avenue and E 28th Road, a two foot diameter oak tree was uprooted. Also, in this location there was a 50 yard wide path of major tree damage. Several trees were uprooted on the west side of Litz Road, about six tenths of a mile north of the intersection of Litz Road and CR 2050N. From there the tornado continued to the northeast and crossed into Shelby County (WFO Lincoln���s county warning area), about a third of a mile south of the intersection of E 30th Road and N 22nd Avenue. For Montgomery County portion of the tornado, the maximum intensity was EF1 with a max wind speed of 100 mph. The path length of this segment was 6.3 miles and a max width of 50 yards. Overall the maximum intensity was EF2 (in Shelby County about 3.5 miles north northwest of Tower Hill). The total path length was 22.2 miles with a max path width of 200 yards. |
| 22:14Z | EF0 | KILX | IL | Shelby | Oconee | This tornado crossed from Montgomery County in the National Weather Service St. Louis County Warning Area (CWA) into Shelby County about 2.6 miles northwest of Oconee at 4:14 PM CST. Mainly tree damage occurred along the path of the tornado before it crossed into Christian County 4.4 miles north-northeast of Oconee at 4:19 PM CST. |
| 22:19Z | EF1 | KILX | IL | Christian | Pana | This tornado crossed into Christian County from Shelby County 2.9 miles south of Pana at 4:19 PM CST. The tornado damaged several outbuildings, trees and a garage south and east of Pana before crossing back into Shelby County 3.0 miles east of Pana at 4:25 PM CST. |
| 22:25Z | EF2 | KILX | IL | Shelby | Dollville | This tornado crossed into Shelby County from Christian County 3.6 miles west of Tower Hill at 4:25 PM CST. The tornado increased in intensity, doing significant damage to the roof of a house and causing one minor injury about 3 miles north-northwest of Tower Hill. The tornado continued to the northeast, dissipating near the intersection of county roads 1700 North and 1200 East, or 3 miles west-southwest of Westerveldt at 4:33 PM CST. |
| 22:36Z | EF1 | KILX | IL | Fayette | Brownstown | The tornado developed 2.8 miles northwest of Brownstown or 0.3 miles north of the intersection of County Roads 1900N and 1375E. One large old tree was down while several large branches along a row of trees were snapped two thirds up the trunk. The damage path was approximately 40 yards wide and damage intensity was rated EF0. Two witnesses observed the tornado near the intersection of County Roads 2000N and 1450E. The tornado was rain wrapped and skipped over this area. One large machine shed was damaged about 150 yards southwest of this intersection while the southern part of another barn southeast of the intersection was severely damaged. Debris from both structures were tossed about one third mile to the northeast. At the intersection of 2100N and 1600E three tall wooden transmission line poles were snapped two thirds up the pole at this intersection. Approximately 50 yards to the southeast of this intersection a medium size machine shed was severely damaged with the east and south sides of the shed shredded and tossed one third mile to the northeast. The tornado continued northeast and destroyed a large machine shed housing farm equipment. The tornado totally shredded the metal panels and tossed them over one third mile to the north. A medium size machine shed approximately one half mile to the northeast of the large machine shed lost a few metal roof panels. The tornado lifted and dissipated about 5.5 miles north northeast of Brownstown. The maximum intensity was EF1 with a maximum wind speed of 105 mph. The total path length was 4.8 miles with a maximum width 50 yards. |
| 22:39Z | EF1 | KNQA | MO | Pemiscot | Deering | A tornado touched down near Deering and overturned a single wide trailer on to a truck and tree. There was damage to several homes including tree and roof damage. A carport and shed were also damaged. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| 22:40Z | EF0 | KILX | IL | Shelby | Findlay | A tornado briefly touched down in an open field 3.3 miles west-southwest of Findlay at 4:40 PM CST. The tornado dissipated at 4:41 PM CST with no damage reported. |
| 22:40Z | EF1 | KPAH | IL | Jackson | Etherton | Trees were snapped, and there was siding and soffit damage to a home. Tree tops were damaged along the path. Maximum winds were estimated near 95 mph. The damage area was in the Shawnee National Forest a few miles east of the Big Muddy River. |
| 22:41Z | EF1 | KNQA | MO | Pemiscot | Hayti Hgts | A tornado briefly touched down near Hayti and damaged a roof to a building. Maximum winds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| 22:54Z | EF1 | KILX | IL | Effingham | Moccasin | A tornado touched down in an open field 4 miles west-southwest of Shumway at 4:54 PM CST. The tornado tracked northeastward, crossing state highway 33 between Shumway and Beecher City. The tornado snapped several power poles as it crossed the highway before dissipating in an open field 3 miles west-northwest of Shumway at 4:56 PM CST. |
| 23:43Z | EF0 | KIND | IL | Edgar | Garnes | A tornado touched down 3.9 miles west-southwest of Chrisman. It crossed U.S. Highway 36 near 1275th St. and tracked another 1.5 miles, dissipating before it reached 1400th St. No damage was reported. |
| 00:40Z | EF0 | KIND | IN | Montgomery | Crawfordsville | A National Weather Service Indianapolis survey team identified weak tornado damage in the Crawfordsville area which occurred during the severe weather on February 20. The survey team rated this tornado an EF0 with winds estimated around 80 mph. The tornado began around 740 PM near County Road 150 South and County Road 200 East on the southeast side of Crawfordsville, and continued a path northeast to near Darlington, lifting around 748 PM. During that time the tornado damaged numerous outbuildings, removed shingles from homes, damaged a part of the Pilot truck stop canopy, and sheared off numerous tree tops. |
| 00:42Z | EF0 | KVWX | KY | Webster | Wheatcroft | Several small trees and tree limbs were broken. There was minor roof damage to one barn. Peak winds were estimated near 75 mph. |
| 01:11Z | EF0 | KLIX | MS | Walthall | Flowers | A weak tornado touched down in the vicinity of Mississippi Highway 48 and Piggott-Easterling Road. Several large pine trees were uprooted, and large tree branches were snapped. A house roof was damaged by a fallen tree. Damage path was one half mile, path width was 40 yards. The tornado was rated EF0 with an estimated maximum wind of 85 mph. Time of the tornado was estimated based on radar. |
| 01:12Z | EF0 | KHPX | KY | Caldwell | Claxton | Several small trees and tree limbs were broken. Peak winds were estimated near 70 mph. |
| 01:48Z | EF0 | KLIX | MS | Marion | Columbia | Multiple trees were downed or snapped along Highway 98 at Friendship Church Road in a manner consistent with tornadic damage. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 75 mph. |
| 02:32Z | EF0 | KIND | IN | Rush | Arlington | The line of severe thunderstorms took on a bowed structure as it entered northwest Rush County on Friday evening. Numerous areas of severe, straight-line wind damage were observed near the Arlington area. However, one homestead east of County Road 700 West on County Road 300 North did exhibit signs of damage that appeared tornadic. Based on the storm survey coupled with radar data...it has been determined that the damage at this homestead was consistent with an EF-0 tornado, with winds of approximately 85 mph. This tornado occurred at approximately 9:32 PM EST and was very short-lived...on the ground for less than a tenth of a mile and less than a minute. A few trees were downed...with one blown through the back side of a tin shed. Also, the roof was removed from an outbuilding on the premises. |
| 02:33Z | EF1 | KPOE | LA | Evangeline | Vidrine | A tornado occurred near the Vidrine community along highway 10. The tornado was on the ground for around 2.7 miles and destroyed several garages and barns. It also damaged several homes by removing siding and shingles. One home had a tree fall on it trapping residents inside. The local fire department rescued them and they did not have any injuries. The tornado also downed several power poles along highway 10. |
| 02:45Z | EF1 | KHTX | AL | Lawrence | Pointer Quarters | A tornado touched down along County Road 388 in northern Lawrence County. Here, large limbs were broken as the tornado was initially weak and disorganized. The tornado began to strengthen as it lifted northeast and crossed County Road 400. Here, a swath of hardwood trees were uprooted with a few trees snapped. The tornado then crossed the Tennessee River into Limestone County. |
| 02:51Z | EF1 | KHTX | AL | Lauderdale | Wheeler Lake South | An EF-1 tornado with wind speeds up to 105 mph touched down in the Ramblewood subdivision on the south side of Rogersville. Along Ramblewood Drive, many very large hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted. Several hardwood trees were snapped near the base. At least two utility poles were snapped in this location.||Several homes sustained minor roof damage with the loss of shingles, siding, or gutters. The tornado may have touched down south of this location but it was unclear at the time of the survey. The tornado then moved northeast over forested and rural terrain, finally crossing near the intersection of Lambs Ferry Road and CR 608. Here, a few very small trees were snapped. The tornado moved to the northeast, snapping a few tree branches and crossing Lambs Ferry Road before lifting south of Fuqua Lane. |
| 02:52Z | EF1 | KHTX | AL | Limestone | Ripley | The tornado tracked across the Tennessee River from Lawrence County at Bay Hill Drive at the marina on the northern end of the Tennessee River in Limestone County. The marina sustained minor damage and several of the condos and homes here had minor structural damage and several of the condos and homes here had minor structural damage. Trees were snapped and uprooted here as well. Utility poles were snapped along Snake road as the tornado strengthened to EF-1 intensity with wind speeds up to 105 mph.||The tornado moved northeast and snapped multiple trees as it crossed Wright road. Utility poles were also snapped here. The peak wind was estimated at 105 mph. A manufactured home was damaged along Wright road just south of highway 72 and a utility building was also destroyed. Clements High School sustained minor damage to athletic fields.||Homes sustained minor damage along Allison Loop road and Cox road, mainly minor roof uplift and loss of shingles). The tornado continued to move northeast and crossed Blue Springs Road. A large number of hardwood trees were snapped at the base here and power poles were also snapped near the ground. Several homes sustained damage when the trees fell on top of the homes. A car was also crunched in this location. The tornado then crossed the Elk River as it uprooted trees along Curtis road. The tornado then apparently lifted. |
| 02:55Z | EF1 | KHTX | AL | Lauderdale | Anderson | A tornado touched down in the Anderson community of eastern Lauderdale county Thursday morning. THe tornado first touched down along highway 207 south of CR 86. Multiple hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped here. In addition at least one power pole was snapped at the base.||The tornado moved northeast crossing highway 207 onto CR 86. Here several well built homes sustained minor to moderate roof damage with significant uplift of at least one roof structure. A child suffered minor injuries in one of the homes. The tornado reached its maximum intensity of approximately 105 mph here.||The tornado crossed Hudson Avenue, snapping additional trees and producing minor damage to one home. Sporadic tree damage was also noted along CR 95 and CR 52 before the tornado lifted just east of CR 530. |
| 03:05Z | EF1 | KHTX | AL | Limestone | Gipsy | A tornado touched down along Section Line road just east of highway 99 in the Cartwright community. Initially the tornado was relatively weak snapping small limbs on softwood trees along Harris Loop Road. Power poles were also were also snapped in this location. Estimated winds in this area were roughly 100 mph. A home along Section Line Road also received minor roof uplift and loss of shingles. As the tornado continued to move east-northeast, additional tree damage was noted along Easter Ferry road and Davis Lane. The tornado apparently lifted along the hilltops just west of Witty Mills Road. |
| 03:14Z | EF1 | KIND | IN | Ripley | Napoleon | The tornado first touched down near a mobile home on North Finks Road just north of West County Road 700 North. The mobile home was moved up to 15 feet off its foundation and in the process this knocked down two brick walls that were two feet high. Windows were blown out on three sides of the mobile home. Major roof damage also occurred to the home. Insulation from this mobile home covered the east facing side of the structure, indicating strong rotating winds. Two small trees were snapped east of the home. Based on the damage surveyed, this portion of the tornado path had maximum estimated wind speeds of 90 miles per hour. Just before the tornado lifted, two pole barns were damaged. The southeast corner of the first barn completely collapsed. Some siding was missing on all four sides of this barn. The second barn, located just south of the first barn, had 20 to 30 percent of the roof missing and 10 to 20 percent of the siding missing on three of its sides. On the south side of this barn, up to 40 percent of the siding was missing. The damage surveyed along this portion of the track was indicative of an EF0 tornado with 70 mile per hour winds. |
| 03:28Z | EF1 | KDGX | MS | Jones | (pib)pine Belt Rgnl | Significant damage occurred to the roofs of 5 chicken houses, heavy damage to a large metal shed occurred, minor damage to a single family dwelling, and destruction to a porch on a mobile home. Many trees were snapped and uprooted along the entire path of the tornado. A shop was damaged on Jenkins Road. Power poles were snapped along Sandford Road east of Interstate 59. A metal carport was damaged. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 90 mph. |
| 03:50Z | EF0 | KDGX | MS | Jones | Ellisville | This brief and weak tornado downed or snapped several trees in a pattern indicative of a tornado near the intersection of Buffalo Hill Road and Highway 588, a little west of the Ellisville city limits. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 80 mph. |
| 03:53Z | EF1 | KHTX | TN | Moore | Marble Hill | An EF-1 tornado with wind speeds up to 95 mph touched down in the Marble Hill community along Marble Hill Road during the late evening hours on February 20th. The tornado damaged several barn and farm structures along Marble Hill Road, tearing the side completely off one. A well-built home sustained very minor siding damage. Large hardwood trees were uprooted along Marble Hill Road and a few were snapped and twisted near the base. The tornado apparently lifted as it moved northeast across Highway 50 and into the higher terrain of Bean Hollow. |
| 03:53Z | EF0 | KILN | OH | Montgomery | Phillipsburg | The tornado touched down one tenth of a mile southeast of the intersection of Sweet Potato Ridge Road and Brookville Phillipsburg Road. The garage door of a residence there was blown in, leading to the removal of the roof and two walls of the garage. The roof was uplifted, flipped, and dropped in the yard immediately to the east. Several trees were also snapped in the yard immediately east of the garage. One of these trees was approximately 18 inches in diameter. The next damage location was approximately two tenths of a mile east of the intersection of Sweet Potato Ridge Road and Brookville Phillipsburg Road. A roof was partially removed from a residence on the south side of Sweet Potato Ridge Road, and blown slightly to the left of the direction of storm motion into a residence on the north side of the road. A combination of the debris and winds blew in two windows on a residence on the north side of Sweet Potato Ridge Road. Yard furniture was also lifted and carried over a tenth of a mile to the north-northeast. The tornado then removed a large portion of a barn roof on the west side of Pansing Road and carried it to the northwest, perpendicular to the direction of storm motion. Other roof debris was lifted and carried across to the east side of Pansing Road. The final damage that was observed before the tornado lifted was on Phillipsburg Union Road approximately one half mile east of the intersection with Pansing Road. This was another instance where debris from a barn was carried a short distance to the northwest of the storm motion. This debris included a portion of the roof and wood siding. Several pine trees about 8 inches in diameter were also snapped, uplifted, and dropped pointing into the direction of the storm motion. All of the damage along the path exhibited convergent motion, along with the noted distances of debris being deposited to the northwest of the original source structures. The maximum estimated wind speed based on the damage surveyed was 85 miles per hour. |
| 04:08Z | EF1 | KHTX | TN | Franklin | Taylortown | An EF-1 tornado with wind speeds up to 95 mph tornado touched down in the Tim's Ford State Park area just west of Wiley Road. Several trees were snapped or uprooted in this area. In addition, a large outbuilding was destroyed and a home sustained roof damage. The tornado tracked generally east, pretty much paralleling Cole Lane. Numerous trees were uprooted and another farm building was damaged.||Along Owl Hollow Lane, a home sustained significant damaged when a farm building was completely destroyed and a portion of the roof was blown through the side of the house. About 1/3 of the south facing wall of the home was destroyed and a large chunk of the farm building ended up inside one of the second story bedrooms. Fortunately, the occupants stated they received the warning of the storm coming and took shelter minutes before the storm arrived. The tornado then continued its eastward trek before lifting somewhere west of Haddon Lane. |
| 04:23Z | EF1 | KHTX | TN | Franklin | Gum Creek | An EF-1 tornado with wind speeds up to 100 mph tornado touched down in the Estill Springs and Wilder Chapel communities of far northeast Franklin County late on the evening of February 20th. The tornado first snapped trees along and west of Oak Grove Road, north of the intersection with Dabbs Road. The tornado lifted northeast and crossed Wilder Chapel Road. Here, a large swath of hardwood trees were snapped and twisted near the base. A large outbuilding was also destroyed and a home had minor roof damage. Further down Oak Grove Road, additional hardwood trees were uprooted. The tornado weakened as it lifted northeast toward the county line with only minor damage noted along Baker Cemetery Road. |
| 04:29Z | EF1 | KHTX | TN | Coffee | Betsy Willis | An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down along Interstate 24 northwest of Pelham where a tree was snapped and two billboards damaged. Several more trees were uprooted along Betsy Willis Road. A farm suffered significant damage just north of Betsy Willis Road on the west side of Highway 41, with 3 grain silos blown off their base and destroyed and a barn losing part of its roof. An outbuilding at the farm was also destroyed with debris blown southeast across Highway 41. Another barn on the east side of Highway 41 suffered minor roof damage. More trees were blown down east of Highway 41 with another outbuilding destroyed and debris blown across adjacent fields. The tornado then moved into inaccessible forests before lifting. Max winds were estimated up to 90 mph. |
| 05:54Z | EF0 | KILN | OH | Delaware | Kilbourne | The tornado touched down on the edge of a field along North Old State Road. A large tree and barn sustained significant damage near the beginning of the path of the tornado. The tornado then moved northeast, crossing North Old State Road. A narrow path of additional tree damage was observed in the front yard of a residence. This home sustained minor damage including a garage door blown in, loss of shingles and a couple of broken windows. A nearby utility pole and transformer were snapped with electric lines also downed. Further along the path of the tornado, a large spruce tree was uprooted, an unanchored storage shed was moved off its foundation, and several other trees were damaged. Based on the damage surveyed, the maximum estimated wind speed of this tornado was 85 miles per hour. |
| 06:28Z | EF2 | KHTX | AL | Dekalb | Allen | A brief but strong tornado with wind speeds up to 125 mph touched down at the Jet Polymer Plant off of Gault Avenue about 4 miles north-northeast of the town of Fort Payne in central DeKalb County. The tornado flipped 3 large tractor trailers, one of which was vaulted into the air, landing on top of the plant's roof. Adjacent to the plant, across a parking lot, a medium sized metal building structure had much of its metal siding removed and roof uplifted. Also, the column anchorage was severely bent and failed. The tornado continued its track northeast, snapping and uprooting medium to large trees.||Beyond this point, the tornado appeared to skip along its track (litlte to no damage seen), before doing significant structural damage to several homes along Green Valley Circle. One person experienced minor injuries (lacerations) at one of the homes in this location. Two single-family well constructed residences sustained a complete loss of roof material and a collapse of at least two exterior walls (mainly around the garage areas). Numerous trees surrounding the properties were snapped or uprooted. In addition, one small and one medium sized shed were completely destroyed. This area appeared to be where the tornado was at its strongest (Peak Winds: 125 mph/EF-2 rating). Other nearby homes in the neighborhood along Green Valley Circle sustained mainly loss of roof shingles, siding panels, and broken windows.||Just up the hill from this location, a small apartment complex was hit. Partial uplift of the roof occurred at this location. Also nearby, a small apartment complex was hit, where partial uplift of the roof, loss of siding, and broken windows were seen at this two story apartment complex. Other smaller buildings had just minor roof damage, with small trees snapped off, and small branches broken off of trees. The tornado continued northeast along its short track and appeared to quickly weaken and eventually lift near the intersection of 55th Street and Martin Avenue, but not before causing partial roof loss to a home. At this location, plastic fencing around a pool was knocked out and several trees were snapped about halfway down. Debris was also noticed littering the area, seemingly deposited by the tornado as it diminished. |
| 07:56Z | EF0 | KBMX | AL | St. Clair | Sanie | A tornado touched down near Jamaica Lane, west southwest of Branchville, causing minor roof damage to a mobile home and uprooting several small trees. The tornado tracked northeastward and strengthened, with winds of 85 mph, as it neared the intersection of Sanie Road and Nelsie Ann Drive. Six to eight two-story homes sustained minor roof damage as well as 30-50 trees uprooted or snapped. The tornado caused similar damage along Hurst Drive, where 25-40 trees were either snapped or uprooted and a two-story home and barn sustained minor roof damage. The tornado made a turn to the north northeast and tracked parallel to Anderson Mountain, downing trees as it crossed Copper Springs Rd near Dogwood Cir. The tornado turned to the east and continued downing trees as it crossed Shadow Bend Dr and U.S. Highway 411. The tornado track narrowed as it crossed Hwy 411 and Alabama Highway 174. The tornado downed 10-20 trees along Tucker Rd, with one down on a home. The tornado lifted just east of Tucker Road, 0.40 miles north of the intersection of Tucker Rd and Oak Ridge Dr. In addition, there was sporadic damage near the beginning and ending of this tornado path as a result of straight line winds associated with the same thunderstorm. See other event entries for those details. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).