1.8 ESE Copeland - 1.0 S Copeland A tornado with wind speeds up to 85 mph produced moderate damage in the Copeland C ommunity. The tornado and associated nearby downdraft winds damaged one home, two barn structures, numerous trees and a security fence. One resident described the tornado as a "whirlwind" dropping a trampoline from the air into a pond. Small swirl patterns were found by a trained storm spotter in a grassy field near the end of the damage path. Start: 34.8400/-86.8000 End: 34.8400/-86.8300

NWS EF Scale: F0

A tornado with wind speeds up to 85 mph produced moderate damage in the Copeland community. The tornado and associated nearby downdraft winds damaged one home, two barn structures, numerous trees and a security fence. One resident described the tornado as a whirlwind dropping a trampoline from the air into a pond. Small swirl patterns were found by a trained storm spotter in a grassy field near the end of the damage path.

Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front across northern Alabama during the morning of April 4th. Scattered wind damage and isolated tornadoes impacted the area.

Part of 5-tornado outbreak on April 4, 2008