EF1 tornado in Dekalb County, Alabama
Tornado April 12, 2020 · Dekalb County, Alabama
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Blount County → Etowah County → Marshall County → Dekalb County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 440 yards (0.25 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado continued from Marshall County into southern DeKalb County and caused sporadic tree damage before it dissipated near the intersection of CR 29 and CR 26.
The wider storm
Heavy rainfall occurred across the entire NWS Huntsville County Warning area, as well as damage from thunderstorm winds and a few tornadoes.
While heavy rainfall reports were spread out across the CWFA, the most significant flash flooding occurred in Fort Payne and surrounding areas in Northeast Alabama.
Intense rainfall of 6-6.5 inches fell in DeKalb County along Big Wills Creek.
A new Flood of Record crest of 17.94 feet occurred, surpassing the old Flood of Record (14.36) by a whopping 3.5 feet! More than 50 roads were shut down, with extensive flooding that occurred on Hwy 35 leading up to the Hwy 35/I459 interchange.
Began near Arona (34.2052, -86.1063).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
6 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 886309. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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