Tornado Reports
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| 21:57Z | EF1 | KDGX | MS | Rankin | Leesburg | This tornado touched down in the Leesburg community at the intersection of Harrell Rd and Leesburg Rd and tracked to the northeast. Before exiting Rankin County, the tornado downed trees and broke many large tree limbs. The heaviest tree damage was along Munn Rd where a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. The tornado was at its peak as it entered into Scott County and crossed Highway 481 and Measles Rd. Here, multiple trees were snapped along with some power lines down. A few homes were damaged by fallen trees along with a few having minor roof damage from the tornado. Several sheds or outbuildings were destroyed as well. The tornado continued to the northeast as it crossed Highway 13 north of Forkville. Sporadic tree damage occurred as it crossed many rural roads in northern Scott County. The tornado tracked into southeast Leake County just on the south side of Walnut Grove as it crossed Highway 35. More trees were down along Highway 492 just west of the correctional facility. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The total path length of the entire tornado was 23.6 miles and total path width was 300 yards. Maximum estimated winds were 100mph. |
| 22:01Z | EF1 | KDGX | MS | Scott | Groveton | This tornado touched down in the Leesburg community at the intersection of Harrell Rd and Leesburg Rd and tracked to the northeast. Before exiting Rankin County, the tornado downed trees and broke many large tree limbs. The heaviest tree damage was along Munn Rd where a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. The tornado was at its peak as it entered into Scott County and crossed Highway 481 and Measles Rd. Here, multiple trees were snapped along with some power lines down. A few homes were damaged by fallen trees along with a few having minor roof damage from the tornado. Several sheds or outbuildings were destroyed as well. The tornado continued to the northeast as it crossed Highway 13 north of Forkville. Sporadic tree damage occurred as it crossed many rural roads in northern Scott County. The tornado tracked into southeast Leake County just on the south side of Walnut Grove as it crossed Highway 35. More trees were down along Highway 492 just west of the correctional facility. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The total path length of the entire tornado was 23.6 miles and total path width was 300 yards. Maximum estimated winds were 100mph. |
| 22:29Z | EF0 | KDGX | MS | Leake | Walnut Grove | This tornado touched down in the Leesburg community at the intersection of Harrell Rd and Leesburg Rd and tracked to the northeast. Before exiting Rankin County, the tornado downed trees and broke many large tree limbs. The heaviest tree damage was along Munn Rd where a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. The tornado was at its peak as it entered into Scott County and crossed Highway 481 and Measles Rd. Here, multiple trees were snapped along with some power lines down. A few homes were damaged by fallen trees along with a few having minor roof damage from the tornado. Several sheds or outbuildings were destroyed as well. The tornado continued to the northeast as it crossed Highway 13 north of Forkville. Sporadic tree damage occurred as it crossed many rural roads in northern Scott County. The tornado tracked into southeast Leake County just on the south side of Walnut Grove as it crossed Highway 35. More trees were down along Highway 492 just west of the correctional facility. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The total path length of the entire tornado was 23.6 miles and total path width was 300 yards. Maximum estimated winds were 100mph in Scott County. The tornado was rated an EF0 in Leake County, but overall was rated an EF1. |
| 23:49Z | EF1 | KGWX | MS | Winston | Fearns Spgs | This tornado touched down on C McDonald Rd and tracked northeast into Noxubee County. Multiple trees were blown down just after touchdown and as it crossed Jr Boy Goodin Rd. One home had a large tree on it, two mobile homes had skirting blown out and a large tractor shed was demolished. The tornado peaked as it crossed Ebenezer Church Rd. Here a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. One mobile home was heavily damaged and some power lines were down. The tornado continued northeast into a heavily wooded area and moved into Noxubee County. A tornadic debris signature was noted during this time. Several trees were snapped as it crossed Butler Rd. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. Total path length of the tornado was 4.6 miles. |
| 23:52Z | EF1 | KGWX | MS | Noxubee | Gholson | This tornado touched down on C McDonald Rd and tracked northeast into Noxubee County. Multiple trees were blown down just after touchdown and as it crossed Jr Boy Goodin Rd. One home had a large tree on it, two mobile homes had skirting blown out and a large tractor shed was demolished. The tornado peaked as it crossed Ebenezer Church Rd. Here a few dozen trees were snapped/uprooted. One mobile home was heavily damaged and some power lines were down. The tornado continued northeast into a heavily wooded area and moved into Noxubee County. A tornadic debris signature was noted during this time. Several trees were snapped as it crossed Butler Rd. The tornado dissipated just to the northeast of that location. The maximum estimated winds were 105 mph. Total path length of the tornado was 4.6 miles. Maximum path width was 170 yards, which occurred in Winston County. |
| 23:52Z | EF1 | KGWX | MS | Oktibbeha | Sessums | The tornado started near Skinner Road and traveled 3.5 miles north northeast before lifting after crossing Robinson Road. Minor to moderate tree damage was mixed with a few instances of minor structural and roof damage to residences along its path. The worst damage was north of Oktoc, near Browning Creek Road and Robinson Road. The maximum estimated winds were 110mph. |
| 00:12Z | EF1 | KGWX | MS | Clay | Abbott | The tornado traveled roughly three miles northeast through northern Clay County before exiting into Monroe County at 6:15pm. The tornado tracked for a total of 9 miles. Mostly minor to moderate tree damage occurred with one structure having suffered roof damage near the county line. The maximum estimated wind speed was 110mph. The total path width was 200 yards, which occurred in Monroe County. |
| 00:15Z | EF1 | KGWX | MS | Monroe | Muldon | This tornado started in Clay County Mississippi and tracked into Monroe County at 615pm. Shortly there after it took a chimney off a house, damaged two outbuildings moving them off their foundation, and twisted and snapped trees. The tornado then moved across Highway 45 alternate where a semi truck was blown over and several power poles were damaged. Near the end of the track the tornado damaged multiple cars and trucks, damaged a barn roof and two farmsteads, and several trees all along highway 25 near Homestead and Binford roads before dissipating at 625pm. |
| 01:05Z | EF2 | KGWX | AL | Franklin | Pleasant Grove | A supercell crossed over northern Franklin County Alabama and a tornado developed and touched down near Lost Creek Road on the northeast side of the Cedar Creek Reservoir. When it touched down, a number of hardwood trees, softwood trees, and power poles were snapped and a well built single family home lost a significant amount of the roofing material and the one occupant of the home was injured when the tornado occurred. The home also shifted with cracks noted on the concrete under-girding of the home. This is where the tornado was at its strongest (EF-2). The tornado quickly moved northeast snapping 10-20 trees and power poles as it moved towards the Frankfort Community along County Road 88. |
| 01:08Z | EF1 | KGWX | AL | Colbert | Crooked Oak | A tornado crossed into Colbert County from Franklin County. More softwood and hardwood trees were snapped causing damage to a single wide manufactured home and car shed on Jones Road. More softwood and hardwood trees were snapped as the tornado continued northeast across County Road 49. Then, as the tornado continued to move northeast multiple softwood and hardwood trees were snapped close to Underwood Mountain Road before striking a single wide manufactured home. The single wide manufactured home sustained damage consistent with EF-1 rating with destruction of roof and walls leaving floor and undercarriage in place. Two people within this home sustained injuries. Another single family dwelling next to this manufactured home sustained damage uplift of the roof damage while more snapped hardwood trees were noted just to the northeast of these houses. This is also where the tornado had the largest width of 100 yards. The tornado then lifted shortly after this damage occurred. |
| 01:15Z | EF1 | KGWX | AL | Pickens | Melrose | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northern Pickens County just northeast of Ethelsville and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 95 mph.||The tornado touched down about 5 miles northeast of Ethelsville on County Road 35. A few trees were snapped off around this location but the initial damage was rather minor. The tornado continued northeast and crossed Antiach Church Road where it continued snapping off and uprooting trees. The tornado then approached County Road 34 where the tornado was at its maximum intensity. Numerous trees were snapped off and were uprooted on both sides of the tornado path. Several outbuildings were either damaged or destroyed. The tornado continued northeast where it crossed Shawtone Road, Woodard Road, and Miller Road. The tornado lifted just before it crossed County Road 27. There were sporadic trees blown down within one mile on the southern side path. This damage was due to strong inflow winds into the storm. |
| 01:29Z | EF0 | KGWX | AL | Marion | Twin | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Marion County near Twin and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-0 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 75 mph.||The tornado touched down about 3 miles north of Gu-Win, or just southwest of the Twin Community on County Road 250. The tornado damage was light and mainly consisted of tree and tree branch damage northeastward across County Road 3, Alabama Highway 253 and up to Interstate 22. The tornado proceeded northeastward and crossed County Road 95, County Road 36 and Vinston Road. More tree and tree branch damage was done on this part of the path. The tornado then passed Piney Grove Road, Alabama Highway 129 and lifted near County Road 170. More light tree damage occurred and a few outbuildings sustained damage in this area. |
| 02:04Z | EF1 | KGWX | AL | Winston | Forkville | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in northwest Winston County near Forkville and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 105 mph.||The tornado touched down about 5 miles east northeast of Haleyville. At initial touch down along Chicken Foot Road, there were a few trees that were blown down and minor damage to a garage roof. The tornado continued northeastward where it snapped several power poles, one home suffered roof damage, and some garage doors were blown in. A metal pole and rafter barn was destroyed and the debris was scattered across a field. Toward the end of the path, several tree trunks were snapped off. |
| 02:06Z | EF2 | KGWX | AL | Winston | Pleasant Hill | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Winston County in the Ashridge Community and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-2 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 125 mph.||The tornado touched down along County Road 55 just north of Macedonia Road. This location was about 4 miles northwest of Double Springs or 2 miles south of Ashridge. At the beginning point, one home lost a portion of its roof covering. The tornado moved north northeast and almost paralleled County Road 55. A chicken house sustained significant damage and one home suffered roof damage on County Road 3182. The tornado increased its intensity and width as it entered the Bankhead National Forest near Ashridge. Several homes and outbuildings sustained damage and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. The EF-2 damage occurred just off County Road 55 south of Ashridge. Two mobile homes and one outbuilding were totally destroyed. Numerous power poles and trees were blown down. The tornado continued north northeast and crossed Alabama Highway 195, County Road 2 and eventually lifted near Jim Brown Road. Several structures sustained damage and many trees were snapped off on this final section of the tornado path. |
| 02:06Z | EF0 | KGWX | AL | Fayette | Hubertville | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Fayette County near Flynn and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-0 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 65 mph.||A brief, weak tornado touched down near the intersection of Flynn Road and Alabama Highway 102. This location is about 3 miles southwest of Fowlers Crossroads or 10 miles northeast of Fayette. Some trees were knocked down along the short path. Minor roof damage to an outbuilding occurred near the end of the path. |
| 02:12Z | EF1 | KGWX | MS | Lowndes | Trinity | This tornado traveled north northeast just southwest of Columbus for a distance of 3.5 miles, mostly doing minor to moderate tree damage. One farm pivot was heavily damaged near the intersection of Limerock Road and Sally Freeman Road. The maximum estimated winds were 105mph. |
| 02:40Z | EF3 | KHTX | AL | Morgan | Danville | The tornado first touched down along Danville Road just east of the Lawrence County line. In this area, trees were snapped and uprooted. Minor damage was noted to a shed here. The tornado then moved northeast and strengthened as it crossed the intersection of Maddox Road and Johnson Chapel Road. Here hardwood trees were snapped near the base and a home suffered significant roof and structural damage.||Along northwest Maddox Road several homes sustained significant structural damage. One home had the roof and a large section of the wall blown out. The residents of the home rode the storm out safely in the interior most hallway. Several power poles were snapped at the base. Damage here was consistent with very high end EF-2 damage.||The tornado once again crossed Danville Road causing structural damage to several buildings including a multi-story home. Significant roof uplift was noted in this location. A large industrial garage in this area was also destroyed. A convenience store nearby suffered damage, and the owner's family received warning alerts and took shelter in an interior hallway to ride out the storm.||The tornado then approached Neel School Road causing significant damage in and around the Neel Volunteer Fire Department. The roof was nearly completely taken off the fire department and large metal trusses were bent at this facility. A nearby large building was obliterated and other well built structure had its roof and supports taken off.||As the tornado moved northeast, it cross Singleton Road impacting more structures. Several homes sustained structural damage, mainly roof damage. One very large building was completely destroyed with another sustaining near collapse. The tornado then reached its maximum intensity as it crossed Boys Ranch Road on the eastern edge of Bogar Loop.||Here a home suffered complete roof loss and partial wall collapse. An anchored mobile home was obliterated with the contents thrown over 100 yards. A motor cycle repair shop that included an anchor bolted large shop building was nearly wiped clean with motorcycles thrown or rolled large distances. An SUV parked here was thrown and then rolled about 75 yards. Damage here was consistent with lower end EF-3 damage at 140 mph.||The tornado then crossed mostly rugged, hilly and rural terrain downing trees as it began to slowly wind down in intensity. The tornado then once again crossed Danville Road north of McCleskey producing widespread tree damage. Here very large hardwood trees were snapped near the based and uprooted. A home here sustained damage to the roof and also damage due to falling trees. A large shed/outbuilding here was destroyed. As the tornado crossed Herring Road it produced damage to a roof on a conventional home and also significant roof and structural damage to|a mobile home. On the northeast side of Herring Road minor tree damage was noted as the tornado finally lifted. |
| 02:52Z | EF2 | KBMX | AL | Winston | Nathan | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in eastern Winston County near Arley and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-2 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 130 mph.||This tornado touched down in a wooded area just northeast of Southside Drive and southwest of Winston County Road 3906. As it crossed Winston County Road 3906 and neared County Road 12, the circulation became substantially stronger and snapped numerous pine trees and caused minor structure damage to two homes along County Road 12. It continued to snap trees and cause minor structural damage as it crossed County Road 77/ Helicon Rd and Hosanna Highway. As it neared Hosanna Highway along the shores of Smith Lake, it intensified to EF-2 strength with wind speeds of 130 to 135 mph, rendering 4 homes as uninhabitable/destroyed. As the tornado crossed Smith Lake, it decreased intensity but widened to a maximum path width of 1000 yards. The tornado re-intensified and narrowed as it continued to move northeastward along County Road 77/Helicon Road, snapping and uprooting trees and damaging another 10 homes and several sheds and outbuildings, and snapping more than a quarter mile stretch of concrete power poles. The tornado continued to brush the south side of Helicon, destroying a Fire Department training building and passing over a community storm shelter. From there it continued northeastward across Winston County Road 40 and weakened as it crossed into Cullman County approximately 2 miles ENE of Helicon. |
| 03:05Z | EF1 | KHTX | TN | Coffee | Tullahoma | An EF-1 tornado touched down just inside the Coffee County line west of Tullahoma. This tornado tracked through the northside of Tullahoma crossing over State Route 16/Jackson Street damaging several businesses with mostly roof damage observed. The tornado then moved across the Lakewood Golf and Country Club and Lake Tullahoma Estates neighborhoods where several hundred trees were uprooted and snapped. Almost all of the structural damage in these neighborhoods were due to downed trees. One person sustained a minor injury when a tree fell on their car. Once the tornado crossed the lake, it lifted just before Cherry Springs Road. |
| 03:05Z | EF1 | KBMX | AL | Cullman | Crane Hill | This tornado was originally the Arley/Helicon EF-2 tornado that originated in Winston County. It continued across County Road 986, causing significant damage to a barn and snapping several hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado continued northeast, continued to snap trees and destroyed another shed as it crossed CR 946 and 939. It appeared to lift northeast of CR 939. |
| 03:24Z | EF1 | KHTX | TN | Coffee | Red Hill | A new circulation formed east-southeast of the Tullahoma tornado and touched down just southeast of Manchester. Although not on the ground for long, several dozen trees were snapped and uprooted and several barns and outbuildings were heavily damaged along the path. A one story log cabin style house was picked up off of the foundation and moved 6-8 feet off of center with most of the house still fully intact. Unfortunately, this house was not properly attached to the foundation hence the EF-1 rating. |
| 03:29Z | EF2 | KHTX | AL | Madison | Huntsville Mills Arp | Initial continuous damage was found along the leading edge of Monte Sano Mountain close to the intersection of Monte Sano Blvd. and Nolan Avenue. Several trees were snapped and uprooted as it moved along the northern brow of the mountain. A clear, continuous path of snapped trees was observed just north of the RV campground area of Monte Sano State Park. From here, the tornado skipped down the northeast face of the mountain, caused minor tree damage near Wall Road, US Highway 72, and Morring Road.||More significant damage resumed near Ryland Pike near its intersection with Delta Pine Dr. Trees were snapped on Ryland Pike, then the tornado entered the Central Estates neighborhood. At least 15 houses had at least some roof decking removed in the neighborhood. A few houses had large sections of the roof structure removed, including one house on Moontown Road which had its entire roof and roof structure removed. Elsewhere around the neighborhood, many more houses had at least superficial damage to fascias and gutters, or had privacy fencing blown away.||The Flint Ridge horse farm suffered significant damage. Nearly all of the tin roofing was removed from one large and one small horse barn, and a riding arena was completely destroyed. Nearly all of the trees within 50-75 yards of the farm buildings were snapped. The tornado was clearly at its strongest between the house that lost all roofing, and the horse farm damage. At this location, the peak intensity is set at 125 MPH, an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The tornado continued over a nearby ridge and weakened slightly, snapping and uprooting more trees along Hurricane Creek Road, Sharps Cove Road, and Neal Drive. Additional damage to houses was noted along Sharps Cove and Neal Drive, where roofing was peeled off a manufactured home and nearby single family home. |
| 03:45Z | EF1 | KHTX | AL | Jackson | Princeton | DEC 2 2016 Update...|NWS and UAH survey team determined that the Monte Sano EF-2 tornado|tracked into Western Jackson County and crossed over Putnam|Mountain. The team observed mainly EF-1 and EF-0 damage. Numerous|hardwood trees were either snapped or uprooted as the tornado|crossed the western slope of Putnam Mountain along with a homestead|sustaining minor roof damage and damage to a small shed. Near the ridge |top, significant tree damage was reported near a small camp ground. Several|camper trailer sustained damage from the downed trees. Additional|ridge top tree damage was observed slightly further to the WSW along CR-303|but was rated lower to slight beetle rot. The tornado continued downslope |where more hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted along with a camper trailer|that destroyed in the valley. |
| 04:02Z | EF1 | KHTX | AL | Jackson | Estillfork | The parent supercell thunderstorm that produced the Monte Sano EF-2 tornado also produced a separate area of rotation that caused the EF-1 Estillfork tornado. The National Weather Service and University of Alabama in Huntsville surveys found significant softwood tree damage in the form of healthy and snapped pine trees along CR-9, east of the CR-9 and CR-141 intersection. The convergence of the down trees was evident at several locations along CR-9 and in the Estillfork area. Peak winds were determined to be 95 MPH. |
| 04:05Z | EF1 | KBMX | AL | Cullman | Jones Chapel | The tornado that began in Winston County producing EF-1 damage continued into NW Cullman County near Ne Smith, AL where multiple hardwood and softwood trees were snapped as it moved towards a storage shed building on County Road 1024.||As it moved towards the small building the tornado uplifted the roof of the building causing the walls collapse and sending debris across a field. Then, as the tornado proceeded northeast it uplifted the metal roof on another single family building. This damage was consistent with EF-1 intensity and was the strongest damage with this portion of the tornado track. More trees were snapped just to the northeast|of this position on County Road 1024 near another single family home before it lifted. |
| 04:20Z | EF1 | KBMX | AL | Winston | Nesmith | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in extreme eastern Winston County just southeast of Addison and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 110 mph.||This tornado touched down about 6 miles north northeast of Arley along County Road 66. A few trees and large branches were snapped off near the initial touch down. The tornado continued northeast and paralleled County Road 66. The tornado continued producing tree damage and at County Road 39, it produced roof damage to a home and outbuilding. Farther down County Road 66, a mobile home was rolled over, a garage was significantly damaged, and a carport was damaged. The tornado continued northeast were it damaged several other structures and took down many trees. The tornado crossed US Highway 278 and entered Cullman County near County Road 45. |
| 05:00Z | EF1 | KHTX | AL | Jackson | Christian Home | A survey team from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) relayed reports of damage and geocoded photographs along CR-690, south of Bryant, AL (Jackson County). NWS Huntsville, after coordination with UAH and investigation of the photos and radar data, determined the damage was associated with a weak EF-1 tornado.||The bulk of the damage was generally observed along CR-690, between CR-691 and CR-676. Damage indicators were limited to snapped soft wood trees and/or snapped large branches. While the majority of the damage was indicative of an EF-0 tornado, there was a small path of EF-1 damage just to the west of CR-676. In this area, several healthy softwood trees were snapped before the tornado weakened as it approached a ridge on the east side of CR-676. |
| 05:03Z | EF2 | KHTX | TN | Marion | Morganville | A tornado formed in far northern Marion County, about one half mile from the Sequatchie County border and quickly intensified to a strong EF-2 tornado with winds of 130 mph as it crossed into Sequatchie County. A double wide mobile home was completely destroyed and an adjacent church roof was heavily damaged. The tornado passed through a grove of trees snapping nearly all of them halfway up the trunk. The strong tornado passed through a farm and caused significant damage to a two story family home. This part of the tornado path was determined to be at the high end of the EF-2 rating. As the tornado continued along a northeasterly track, two additional homes were heavily damaged before moving along an unpopulated ridge. The tornado likely skipped along this ridge as it crossed Highway 127 and then crossed Highway 111. A mobile home roof was completely removed near the corner of Shell Road and Tri Mile Road along with numerous trees that were either uprooted or snapped. The damage track seemed to end near Snow Bird Lane and Raven Cliff Road. Rear flank downdraft damage was noted farther east along Lewis Chapel Road to about Laurelwood Trail. Major roof damage was seen along Natures Trail and Lewis Chapel Road where winds were estimated around 100 mph. |
| 05:04Z | EF2 | KHTX | TN | Sequatchie | Cartwright | A tornado formed in far northern Marion County, about one half mile from the Sequatchie County border and quickly intensified to a strong EF-2 tornado with winds of 130 mph as it crossed into Sequatchie County. A double wide mobile home was completely destroyed and an adjacent church roof was heavily damaged. The tornado passed through a grove of trees snapping nearly all of them halfway up the trunk. The strong tornado passed through a farm and caused significant damage to a two story family home. This part of the tornado path was determined to be at the high end of the EF-2 rating. As the tornado continued along a northeasterly track, two additional homes were heavily damaged before moving along an unpopulated ridge. The tornado likely skipped along this ridge as it crossed Highway 127 and then crossed Highway 111. A mobile home roof was completely removed near the corner of Shell Road and Tri Mile Road along with numerous trees that were either uprooted or snapped. The damage track seemed to end near Snow Bird Lane and Raven Cliff Road. Rear flank downdraft damage was noted farther east along Lewis Chapel Road to about Laurelwood Trail. Major roof damage was seen along Natures Trail and Lewis Chapel Road where winds were estimated around 100 mph. |
| 05:05Z | EF1 | KHTX | AL | Marshall | Oleander | A tornado developed near the Union Grove Road and Tinner Mayo Road intersection in the Union Grove Community. As it developed multiple trees were snapped and uprooted causing minor roof damage to one single family home. More significant home damage was sustained to another nearby single family house due to trees snapping and falling on the roof.||As the tornado proceeded northeast to Tinner Mayo Road, it flipped a recreational vehicle and moved it into a single family home causing damage to the home and destroying the recreational vehicle. Meanwhile, the tornado caused shingles to come off the roof of this single family house. Further to the northeast, the tornado uplifted the roof of a storage shed for hay and caused minor roof damage to a double wide manufactured home.||More damage was sustained to a single family dwelling near Tinner Mayo and Brock Chapel road as the tornado continued northeast where the roof was completely uplifted and blown into the field. The tornado then snapped a few more hardwood trees before lifting just northeast of Bean Rock Road. |
| 05:40Z | EF1 | KGWX | AL | Lamar | Vernon Lamar Co Arpt | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Central Lamar County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 105 mph.||The tornado touched down about 3 miles west southwest of the Lamar County Airport, near the intersection of Buck Jackson Road and Morris Road. There were several trees with large branches removed and a few trees that were snapped off. The tornado moved northeastward and crossed County Road 25 and Country Club Road. Several trees were snapped or uprooted and a few mobile homes suffered minor damage. The tornado then hit the Lamar County Airport at US Highway 17. Two hangers were destroyed, three planes were destroyed, several outbuildings were destroyed, one restaurant sustained roof damage, several mobile homes sustained minor damage and one home was destroyed. The tornado continued northeastward and produced more tree damage and minor mobile home damage on Pitts Road and Bluebird Road. Additional damage was located on Taylor Springs Road where several trees were uprooted and snapped off, a few homes sustained roof damage, and a few mobile homes were damaged. The tornado continued to snap off trees until it lifted near the intersection of County Road 49 and Garrison Road. |
| 06:01Z | EF1 | KGWX | AL | Marion | Guin | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southern Marion County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 90 mph.||The same storm that produced the Lamar County Airport Tornado continued to move northeast, and eventually caused a tornado in Marion County. This tornado touched down about a mile south of the city of Guin on County Road 69. From there, the tornado quickly widened as it moved to the northeast. As the tornado crossed US Highway 43, it caused significant damage to the roof of a restaurant, and snapped and uprooted several large trees. The tornado then crossed County Roads 27 and 164, and Alabama Highway 253, causing damage to numerous trees and several outbuildings. As the tornado approached and crossed Interstate 22, the damage path narrowed and the damage was barely discernible. The damage path slowly widened again as passed to the northwest of the Brilliant Community, damaging many more trees. A wooden barn structure was significantly damaged on County Road 36 northwest of Brilliant. From there, the path continued northeast over mostly rural farmland, producing more tree damage on Alabama Highway 129, County Roads 46, 171, and 70, and Alabama Highway 233. From there, the tornado began to narrow once again, and it finally lifted near Crooked Creek Road, just south of US Highway 278. |
| 06:02Z | EF2 | KHTX | AL | Jackson | Roslie | Sporadic damage was first observed along CR-71, north of Pisgah with much more widespread tree and structure damage observed CR-71 and CR-60, entering into Rosalie, where the tornado was suspected to touch down. Numerous hardwood and pine softwood trees were observed to be uprooted or snapped along with several wooden power line poles snapped. As the tornado moved east-northeast, nearly on top of CR-71, roof damage was reported to a brick church. Additionally, a large two story wooden structure (used for church related receptions) was heavily damaged. Damage indicators for that structure were related to a small barn. EF-1 damage was recorded for the area around the church with winds approximately 100 mph.||EF-2 damage was observed nearly one quarter mile further ENE along CR-71. A long, one story strip mall was destroyed (Rosalie Plaza Grocery). The assessment team noted that the roof was not strapped down and that cinder blocks were only held together by mortar. It was determined that the tornado likely blew the roof off the structure which quickly led to the block walls to collapse. Winds of 125 mph were estimated.||Additional EF-2 damage was reported one quarter to one third mile further ENE along CR-71. Several mobile homes, with at least one mobile home noted to have been tied down, were completely destroyed. Three fatalities were reported from this section of damage. Additionally, numerous softwood trees were either uprooted or snapped along with several wooden power poles snapped. |
| 06:09Z | EF3 | KHTX | AL | Dekalb | Ider | The assessment team was able to connect the previous Rosalie track to the Ider track after observing significant roof damage to single family home with complete destruction to a barn on the property near the intersection of CR-345 and CR-78. Additional points were added along CR-330 to CR-117 (DeKalb Co.) after the team recorded snapped softwood and hardwood trees and damage to a large anchored shed.||Significant damage was observed from the tornado along CR-117 and CR-159. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were either uprooted or snapped at the |trunk along CR-117 leading up to CR-159. The strongest winds of this tornado were recorded near this location. A one story day care center was completely destroyed and blown off its foundation. Preliminary info recorded 10 injuries at this location. The damage assessment team noted the structure was bolted the foundation, however the floor plates connecting to the foundation were observed to have some degree of degradation. This led to a preliminary assessment of a tornado of EF-3 strength with winds approximately 145 mph. *Update: of the 10 injuries, one individual has since passed away on 2/8/17. ||Between CR-117 and AL-75 in DeKalb County, numerous chicken farms were completely destroyed along. Several homes in the area sustained significant roof damage and two anchored mobiles homes were observed to have rolled. One unanchored mobile home was completely destroyed with scattered debris. ||Finally, the team traveled along CR-792 in the Deer Head Cove area (near the AL/GA|state line) and observed complete destruction to a well anchored and large metal |shed. Winds were estimated to be 111 MPH at this location. Numerous soft wood pine trees were snapped or uprooted up to the AL/GA state line. The team traveled into|nearby Dade County, observed minor debris, but no damage. |
| 06:20Z | EF2 | KMRX | TN | Mcminn | Poplar Hill | The tornado developed near the intersection of county road 700 and 705 where some minor tree damage was observed. The tornado maintained its intensity as it paralleled Cedar Springs Road and damaged a covered walkway just to the south of Athens along South Jackson Street. It continued to the northeast with the most catastrophic damage along its path occurring along Old Athens Madisonville Road where a few mobile homes were destroyed. The tornado weakened as it moved to the northeast with mostly tree damage; eventually lifting around the intersection of TN-307 and County Road 350. Two people were killed and twenty were injured as the tornado moved across the county. |
| 06:56Z | EF0 | KHTX | GA | Catoosa | Copeland | A brief EF0 tornado with maximum winds of 85 MPH moved along a path with a maximum width of 225 yards for 1.29 miles across portions of Catoosa County. The tornado began as several trees were uprooted or snapped just east of Ooltewah-Ringgold Road between Sleepy Lane and Mountain Lane. The tornado traveled east northeast over White Oak Mountain continuing to cause damage to trees before ending just east of Cherokee Valley Road around Swallow Lane where several homes sustained damage. One home had its garage doors blown in and part of the garage roof lifted off. Debris from this roof was carried more than 500 yards away. Siding was pulled off of another home in this area. [11/30/16: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF0, Catoosa, 2016:007]. |
| 07:28Z | EF3 | KHTX | TN | Polk | Ocoee | The tornado formed south of Ocoee with several large trees snapped. It strengthened to an EF-2 and moved north northeast and collapsed a cell phone tower. It quickly increased to an EF-3 and heavily damaged a post office. Several more buildings were heavily damaged along with some manufactured homes. Two fatalities occurred in the manufactured housing. Twenty other people were injured in this area. The tornado weakened to an EF-0 as it moved northeast towards Benton. It snapped off the tops of a few pine trees. |
| 08:11Z | EF0 | KHTX | AL | Jackson | Olalee | A small area of tight rotation was observed within a line of strong thunderstorms west of the Stevenson area. A National Weather Service and University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) survey team found EF-0 damage near the Allison area associated with this area of rotation. Numerous large tree branches and roof damage to a large farm shed was noted near CR-564. Additional tree damage converged near CR-53 and CR-54. Peak winds were 62 MPH. |
| 11:10Z | EF1 | KBMX | AL | Marengo | Allenville | National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in extreme northern Marengo near Faunsdale and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 90 mph.||The tornado touched down just south of Cedarcrest Lane in northeastern Marengo County near the communities of Siddonsville and Faunsdale. The tornado traveled northeast and crossed Cedarcrest Farms where it damaged several trees, barns and outbuildings. The tornado then crossed County Road 54 where it reached its maximum strength and width. Here, it uprooted and snapped several hardwood and softwood trees. The tornado continued northeast and crossed US Highway 80 where it entered Hale County. |
| 11:18Z | EF1 | KBMX | AL | Hale | Gallion | This tornado is a continuation from Marengo County. National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in extreme northern Marengo and southeast Hale Counties and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-1 tornado, with maximum winds estimated near 90 mph.||The tornado crossed into southern Hale County about 1 mile west of County Road 25. Several more trees sustained damage along County Road 12, County Road 10, and Alabama Highway 25 and Alabama Highway 61. The tornado lifted near Alabama Highway 61 just west of Perry County line. |
Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).