May 25, 2011

1.5 ENE Mt Leventov - 0.4 S Union Grove A tornado with peak winds of 85 mph briefly touched down near Meridianville and skipped northeast snapping and uprooting trees along its path between Hazel Green and New Market. Concentrated damage began near Harwell Lane in a neighborhood off Patterson Lane. Several residences off Harwell Circle had trees snapped and uprooted with some minor structural damage including torn siding and shingles pulled off roofs. Just north and east of this location, circular and convergent patterns were observed in a wheat field approaching Patterson Lane. The tornado took out numerous trees just east of Highway 231 and north of Steger Road cutting out a path estimated at 25 yards wide and over 200 yards long. Little damage was observed from here to Walker Lane due to open fields. However, as the tornado crossed Walker Lane near Moores Mill Road, numerous large trees were snapped and uprooted between 1759 and 2255 Walker Lane. Additional snapped and uprooted smaller trees were seen just north of the intersection of Walker Lane and Butler Road. Start: 34.8763/-86.5956 End: 34.9248/-86.4796

NWS EF Scale: F0

Part of 7-tornado outbreak on May 25, 2011