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Heavy Rain From the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Wave Begins This Weekend

Strong to severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will impact portions of the central Plains into the Upper Midwest and the Mid-Atlantic through the weekend. A stretch of unusually hot and humid weather is expected across portions of the central U.S. and the Southeast beginning this weekend and continuing through next week. The heat may reach dangerous levels, particularly mid to late next week. Read More >

Rating EF-1 Peak Wind 95 mph
Path Length 6.37 miles Peak Path Width 100 yards
Beginning Point  34.2548, -86.4307 End Point  34.3324, -86.3705
Start Time  6:24 AM End Time  6:34 AM

This fast moving tornado associated with a broad yet well-defined mesocale convective vortex touched down just inside Marshall County along County Road (CR) 14/Diamond Road and Red Hill Road. Large hardwood trees were found snapped and uprooted in a convergent pattern along Diamond Road/CR 14 as the tornado moved north-northeast. Significant roof damage to several chicken houses occurred along Red Hill Road just west of CR 14. The tornado appeared to lift just north of Brookline Ridge Road near the extreme south side of Guntersville Lake.

Radar Data

Hytop, AL Radar (HTX) radar loop of the EF-1 tornado track from 6 :24 - 6:35 am CDT.  The imagery on the left is reflectivity, while the imagery on the right is storm-relative velocity.  Click on the image to loop.
Hytop, AL Radar (HTX) radar loop of the EF-1 tornado track.  The imagery on the left is reflectivity, while the imagery on the right is storm-relative velocity.  Click on the image to loop.

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