2.2 WNW Midway - 1.5 NNW Rogersville A surveillance camera from an equipment company northeast of Leighton captured a tornado on video picking up at least 2 cars and throwing them nearly 40 feet. A home was destroyed and another heavily damaged along River Road and Second Street. Large trees were snapped and uprooted near Fosters Mill at the intersection County Road 40. An 18 wheeler was reported to be overturned in this area as well.A tornado continued its track from Fosters Mill in Colbert County into the far northern tip of Lawrence County. The tornado struck the Doublehead Resort and Lodge producing significant structural damage. A 2-story house was completely lifted off its foundation and moved nearly 20 feet. The entire west-facing side of this house was ripped off along with significant roof damage. A tornado continued its track from the far northern tip of Lawrence County into Joe Wheeler State Park to 2 miles north of Rogersville. The tornado produced sporadic damage to a garage and large trees in this path. Start: 34.7400/-87.4700 End: 34.8500/-87.2900

NWS EF Scale: F2

A tornado with peak winds of 90 mph began a path near the intersection of County Roads 14 and 16, about 2 miles northwest of Oakland and tracked into the Central Heights community. The tornado produced moderate damage to five homes and uprooted several trees in its path. One of the homes was destroyed along Waterloo Road near Feddler's One Stop Market in Oakland where two men were slightly injured by flying glass. A mobile home was also overturned. The tornado widened to 200 yards before narrowing to around 20 yards toward the end of its path.

A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) produced no less than five tornadoes and damaging thunderstorm winds across northern Alabama during the late morning through mid afternoon hours.

Part of 8-tornado outbreak on May 8, 2008