1.2 NW McLarty - 1.0 SSE Henagar The tornado first touched down about 4 miles northeast of Brooksville, and then tracked northeastward. It was on the ground for less than a mile before moving across the county line into Marshall County, just west of the intersection of Panky Lane and Nixon Chapel Road. Within Blount County, two structures were damaged and hundreds of trees were snapped and uprooted. One mobile home was moved off its foundation and also damaged by fallen trees. A long track EF-3 tornado produced severe damage in the towns of Albertville and Geraldine. The city of Albertville was especially hard hit with severe damage to numerous residences, Albertville High School and several large retail buildings. Extensive tree damage was also observed throughout the damage path. The tornado crossed into DeKalb County just east of County Road 372. A long track EF-3 tornado crossed into DeKalb County about 6.5 miles west-southwest of Geraldine, about one mile north of Highway 75. The tornado continued into the town of Geraldine, snapping or uprooting numerous large trees which also led to some structural damage to residences. This was also noted along County Roads 227 and 52, just southeast of State Highway 75. Start: 34.1917/-86.4146 End: 34.4600/-86.7800

NWS EF Scale: F3

After crossing into Blount County from Jefferson County, the Parrish Tornado crossed Interstate 65 near exit 284, and finally lifted southwest of the Hayden community, between the Interstate and McCay Lake. As in Jefferson County, the damage in Blount County primarily consisted of trees that were blown down and snapped.

A deepening storm system and associated cold front brought widespread severe thunderstorms, including at least 8 tornadoes, to central Alabama.

Part of 13-tornado outbreak on April 24, 2010