EF-2 Tornado Damage Identified In NE Alabama

Here are some late storm reports from the NWS Huntsville and Birmingham..

BMX: 4 S Haleyville [Winston Co, AL] nws storm survey reports TORNADO of F1 at 25 Oct, 02:05 AM CDT — the ef-1 tornado touched down near the intersection of cr 28 and al hwy 13 and remained on the ground for 10.5 miles. numerous structures were damaged or destroyed. hundreds of hardwood and softwood trees were either snapped or uprooted. maximum wind speeds were around 100 to 110 mph…and the damage path was 600 yards wide at its widest point.

HUN: Ider [Dekalb Co, AL] emergency mngr reports TORNADO of F2 at 25 Oct, 04:12 AM CDT — an ef-2 tornado touched down near the town of section in extreme southern jackson county around 345 am cdt and tracked ene across northern dekalb county through 415 am. the most significant damage was seen between pisgah and ider where several residential structures and farm outbuildings had major roof and exterior wall damage…with some windows and doors blown out. the ider high school football field bleachers and scoreboard were destroyed. the bleachers were concrete with 1/2 rebar.

HUN: 2 Ene Lynchburg [Moore Co, TN] emergency mngr reports TORNADO of F1 at 25 Oct, 12:40 AM CDT — an ef-1 tornado was determined in a storm survey. the path of the tornado was about 1.2 miles with a 200 yard path. the tornado began near the intersection of griffin and harry hill roads…and continued through the pleasant hill community…before lifting near markay lane. the most significant damage was to residential homes…with two homes losing covered porches.

HUN: 1 W Tuscumbia [Colbert Co, AL] emergency mngr reports LIGHTNING at 24 Oct, 10:31 PM CDT — *** 2 inj *** update to note two victims. two men were working outside of the colbert steam plant when they were struck. one man was revived and transported to the hospital in critical condition. the other man was admitted and released from the hospital. light rain and no lightning was observed prior to being struck.

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