EF0 Tornado — Franklin, Alabama

2025-02-15 · near Pleasant Hill, Franklin, Alabama

Event narrative

An EF-0 tornado touched down west of Highway 61 as seen on Worldview-3 imagery causing a swath of uprooted trees. The tornado tracked northeastward damaging the roof of a chicken house, causing minor damage to the roof of a single-family home, and damage to a second chicken house off of Factory Falls Road. The track crossed Highway 43 with two homes damaged on Keeton Gap Road due to trees falling onto the roof before lifting near the intersection of Keeton Gap Road and Old Keeton Gap Road.

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 1258884. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.