EF1 tornado in Jackson County, Alabama

The tornado touched down just southeast of Highway 65 in Trenton, producing large limb damage on County Road (CR) 20. The tornado continued and strengthened along CR 20, producing sporadic hardwood and softwood tree damage just north of Little Nashville. Trees were snapped and uprooted along the path, with several broken power poles observed about 2 to 2.5 miles along CR 20. Tree damage and power pole damage here indicated the highest wind speed of 110 mph. Further northeast along the path, the tornado widened near an old community center near Guess Creek, maintaining the 110 mph wind speeds here. Several projectiles were impaled into the ground at this location, some of which were 2-3 feet into the ground. Large swaths of hardwood and softwood trees were also

downed here, with a width estimated at 275 yards. Minor roof damage was also noted, as well as an older outbuilding with the roof removed at this location. The tornado produced additional tree damage at a cemetery at the end of CR 20 before traversing more terrain, producing additional damage at a farm downstream on CR 17. Sporadic tree damage was found along CR 17 on Sleepy Lane, Wilkins Drive, and Pace Drive before crossing Highway 79. Beyond Highway 79, the tornado snapped and uprooted a few more isolated trees south of Maynard Cove before dissipating by CR 28. AL State EMA (ALEA) flight imagery and NVDI Difference Satellite imagery assisted the confirmation of trees downed in hard-to-access locations.

An outbreak of tornadoes, large hail, wind damage and flash flooding occurred during the afternoon and evening of the 20th. Fourteen tornadoes occurred in north Alabama, including 1 EF-0, 10 EF-1, 2 EF-2, and 1 EF-U (unknown) which was a waterspout on Wheeler Lake. One person was injured in Colbert County. There were also several reports of large hail, including baseball sized and larger in northern Lawrence and southeastern Lauderdale Counties. Damaging winds were also experienced as well with the severe thunderstorms. Lightning sparked a fire which resulted in severe structural and water damage and total loss to the Albertville Public Library which is scheduled to be demolished. There were two reports of flash flooding in Jackson County.