March 15, 2008
9:50 AM| Date | March 15, 2008 |
| Time | 9:50 AM |
| County | Cherokee |
| City | Gadsden |
| Property Loss | $75000.00M |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 90793 |
2.3 E Gnatville - 1.8 NNW Spring Garden The tornado touched down near the intersection of CR-6 and CR-31, just west of AL-9, about 5 miles north of Piedmont. From there, it moved just north of due east, across AL-9, and then roughly parallel to CR-10 for about 3 miles, before lifting near Hurricane Creek. Some metal roof paneling was torn off a barn and one-half of a roof was torn off a brick home. Two other homes and another barn also sustained damage. Numerous trees in the area were also snapped or uprooted. Start: 33.9800/-85.6300 End: 33.9900/-85.5700
NWS EF Scale: F2
The tornado touched down near the intersection of CR-6 and CR-31, just west of AL-9, about 5 miles north of Piedmont. From there, it moved just north of due east, across AL-9, and then roughly parallel to CR-10 for about 3 miles, before lifting near Hurricane Creek. Some metal roof paneling was torn off a barn and one-half of a roof was torn off a brick home. Two other homes and another barn also sustained damage. Numerous trees in the area were also snapped or uprooted.
An upper level disturbance, and a developing surface low and associated cold front, caused several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across central Alabama.
Part of 2-tornado outbreak on March 15, 2008
An upper level disturbance, and a developing surface low and associated cold front, caused several rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms across central Alabama.