3.2 ENE Gage - 3.3 ENE Gage Maximum winds were estimated to be 80 mph.This brief tornado touched down just south of Mines Road northwest of Millerville, with a few tree branches down. Along Mines Road there were several hardwood trees uprooted in a convergent pattern and lots of tree debris on the road. Just north of Mines Road more hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted for about one tenth of a mile, with a few small trees snapped. After that point it appears that the tornado lifted. In all there were about 25 to 30 trees uprooted or severely leaning over. No structure damage was observed. A special thanks to Eric Parker and David Hester who reported the damage along Mines Road. Start: 33.2496/-85.9490 End: 33.2510/-85.9495

NWS EF Scale: F0 Polygon

A brief tornado, with maximum winds of 80 mph, touched down approximately 3.9 miles northwest of the community of Millerville, just south of Mines Road. The tornado continued north across Mines road and uprooted several hardwood trees along this road.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms moved northward across Central Alabama Wednesday afternoon, May 14. This activity developed just ahead of an approaching cold front. The atmosphere was quite tropical with precipitable water values over 1.50 inches. Environmental parameters were marginal for the development of severe thunderstorms. However, isolated thunderstorms did exhibit some rotation across East Central Alabama.

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on May 14, 2014