EF1 Tornado — Franklin, Alabama

2025-02-15 · near Vina, Franklin, Alabama

Event narrative

An EF-1 tornado touched down just west of Vina on Shottsville Road as identified on Worldview-3 satellite imagery. It then traveled northeastward causing major damage to the metal roof on a residence on Highway 42 along with a large uprooted tree falling onto the garage. The tornado continued northeast across Highway 172 where more tree damage was observed by Emergency Management before also damaging a chicken house roof off of Highway 32 and minor shingle damage to the roof of a home. The track then continued northeast through mainly wooded areas where Worldview-3 imagery indicated several areas of tree damage along the path before crossing Highway 37 and lifting just west of Bear Creek.

Wider weather episode

An impactful severe weather event occurred during the late evening of the 15th into the early morning of the 16th. A squall line of severe thunderstorms pushed east across north Alabama, producing widespread wind damage and 8 tornadoes (1 EF-2, 6 EF-1 and 1 EF-0). Numerous trees, power poles and power lines were knocked down, resulting in road blockages and structural damage.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1258883. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.