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13:18Z EF1 KHTX TN Bedford Gray This low end EF1 tornado started at the northwest side of the Newell Rubbermaid plant and moved east-southeast through the rest of the plant complex including the neighboring Calsonic plant. Two large sections of roof were peeled back at the Rubbermaid plant. Roof gravel was blown in all directions and damaged several company vehicles. Six empty tractor trailers were blown around and partially stacked upon each other. Several garage doors failed and at least 3 were blown into the facility. One large tree between the two facilities was blown over. At Calsonic, two windows were blown out, a carport was damaged, a glass doorway was blown in, a few tree branches were broken and metal signs were smashed to the ground. This information is from a storm survey conducted jointly by NWS Nashville and the Bedford County Emergency Management Agency on December 26.
21:29Z EF0 KBMX AL Tuscaloosa Coaling NWS meteorologists determined a weak tornado touched down along Clements Road near Leeman Lane and continued northeast crossing Hagler Coaling Road, Wire Road and Dudley Road. The damage path was at its widest along Wire Road and Dudley Road. No damage was observed along Highway 11 farther to the northeast. The tornado is estimated to have lifted just northeast of Dudley Road, south of Upper Dudley Road. Only minor tree damage was observed along the path with approximately one dozen trees snapped or uprooted.
21:51Z EF0 KDGX MS Smith Pineville A chicken house was damaged with a tin roof partially torn off along with trees downed. This damage occurred along County Road 529. Residents witnessed the tornado move through the area. The maximum estimated winds were 80mph.
22:55Z EF2 KBMX AL Jefferson Midfield NWS meteorologists determined a tornado touched down in the city of Midfield with a fairly brief, but wide damage path, with a core of concentrated significant damage. Initial damage was found near Cairo Avenue, where trees were toppled and snapped. This damage was rated at EF-1 intensity. The tornado then tracked northeast, where EF-2 damage occurred along Jefferson Avenue SW and Park Avenue SW, bounded by 50th Street to the south and 49th Street to the north. Here, residential homes were heavily damaged, with two homes flattened. Many trees were also snapped and uprooted. A rapid decline in intensity was observed as the tornado moved northeast, with EF-1 and EF-0 damage consisting of roof damage and snapped/uprooted trees stretching from Grasselli Avenue SW to Carver Avenue SW and 45th Street SW. There were a total of about 50 homes impacted, with approximately 15 that were uninhabitable.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).