3.7 NW New London - 4.7 NNE Riverside The tornado touched down in Pleasant Grove along CR-27. It then tracked northeastward and generally paralleled CR-27 and Wolf Creek. The tornado crossed Interstate 20 near the intersection of US-231 in Pell City, and continued northeastward all the way to the Coosa River just beyond the River Ranch Road Community. Numerous trees and power poles were snapped off along the path. Many fallen trees and power poles landed on homes and outbuildings. Start: 33.5215/-86.4101 End: 33.6651/-86.1795

NWS EF Scale: F1

A brief tornado touched down near the intersection of Sequoyah Road and Cherokee Road, near the Stewarts Crossroads Community. Several trees were blown down along the short path. At least 10 homes suffered minor to moderate damage associated with the fallen trees.

A cold front dipping into the Tennessee Valley helped spark strong to severe thunderstorms for several days, with large hail, damaging winds, and several tornadoes.

Part of 7-tornado outbreak on May 3, 2009