December 10, 2008
1:02 AM| Date | December 10, 2008 |
| Time | 1:02 AM |
| County | Jackson |
| City | Scottsboro |
| Property Loss | $300000.00M |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | SWDI 2008-12-10T07:03:56Z_KHTX_U9 |
1.0 SE Tupelo - 2.1 ENE Pikeville A tornado struck portions of central Jackson C ounty around 1 AM CST Wednesday morning. This tornado initially snapped several cedar trees near C ounty R oad 21, before toppling three TVA high voltage power line towers near Pikeville Alabama. It then rapidly proceeded northeast snapping trees, collapsing several barns, and ripping off roofs before lifting near the end of C ounty R oad 34. According to Jackson County Emergency Management, the tornado and adjacent straight-line winds were to blame for up to twenty homes being damaged. Three mobile homes were destroyed and seven more were damaged. Nine barns were destroyed and three were damaged. The maximum wind speed with this tornado was estimated at 125 mph. Start: 34.7400/-86.0700 End: 34.7700/-86.0000
NWS EF Scale: F2
Part of 4-tornado outbreak on December 10, 2008