One tornado touched down on Sunday in north Alabama, according to the National Weather Service in Huntsville. The weather service sent out a survey team to Cullman County and found damage consistent with an EF-1 tornado. The tornado had estimated winds of 86 mph. It touched down at 5:38 a.m. Sunday southwest of the Fairview…
New tornado confirmed from Friday’s storms, bringing total to two
At least two tornadoes touched down in Alabama during a round of severe weather on Friday. The National Weather Service had already confirmed one tornado, which ran through Cullman and Winston counties and peaked as an EF-2. But the weather service in Huntsville on Monday confirmed a second tornado and released a preliminary storm report.…
EF2 Tornado Injures 4, Including 3-Week-Old Infant, Near Cullman, Alabama
An EF2 tornado injured four people and destroyed a home near Cullman, Alabama, on Friday evening. The Cullman County Emergency Management Agency reported that two adults, a 7-year-old child and a 3-week-old infant were injured as the tornado ripped through a mobile home around 7 p.m. CDT between Jones Chapel and Vinemont, Alabama, according to…
Tornado confirmed; hail crashed into Cullman at 130 mph
An EF-1 tornado touched down briefly near Vinemont during Monday’s storm, but the rare occurrence was the size and force of the hail. The magnitude of the hail storm, which included one spiked hail stone measuring 5.25 inches in diameter, was rare for Alabama and the Southeast, said Chris Stumpf, a meteorologist with the National…
Cullman County man finds what may be the state’s largest hailstone in his front yard after Monday’s storm
CULLMAN COUNTY, Ala. — Even though the storms from Monday left extensive damage, one pretty cool scientific discovery came out of them. A man in Cullman County found what may be the largest hailstone in the state of Alabama. An onslaught of hail poured down across the Tennessee Valley during Monday night’s storm. “It sounded…
UPDATE: National Weather Service confirm tornadoes in Cullman, Franklin and Jackson Counties
The National Weather Service Huntsville forecast office is releasing its findings after Saturday’s severe storms caused damage in several Tennessee Valley counties. The latest find is an EF-0 tornado near Skyline in Jackson County. That tornado had a max width of 200 yards a distance of 2.19 miles and peak winds of 85 mph. The…
Tornado touches down in Cullman County; barns destroyed, structures damaged
An EF-1 tornado hit parts of north Alabama on Saturday. According to the National Weather Service in Huntsville, storm survey crews visited Cullman County today and provided additional details about the Saturday storm. The NWS said the crews discovered an EF-1 tornado with 100 miles-per-hour winds hit the Jones Chapel area of the county yesterday…