June 9, 2014
7:30 PM2.3 W Old Bethel - 0.8 NNE Wolf Springs A tornado touched down Monday evening near the intersection of Clement Road and LaGrange road in the LaGrange community in southeast Colbert County. Here, several hardwood trees were either snapped or uprooted. A large outbuilding was completely destroyed and another smaller one sustained significant damage. Several hardwood trees were sheared off very near the base along LaGrange Road . Damage here was consistent with winds of at least 100 mph. The tornado moved east-northeast crossing Logan Lane and Waldrep Loop . Minor damage, mainly lost shingles, was noted to several homes with one home losing an awning. Numerous trees had large limbs snapped or twisted in this area. The tornado then produced sporadic tree damage in the forested area between Waldrep Loop and Country Line Road (CR 48). As the tornado crossed CR 48, substantial tree damage was noted at a homestead. Large hardwood trees, some greater than 2 feet in diameter, were snapped or uprooted. A utility pole was also snapped near the ground. The damage was consistent with at least 105 mph here. Start: 34.5822/-87.5607 End: 34.6094/-87.4631
NWS EF Scale: F1 Polygon
A tornado touched down Monday evening near the intersection of Clement Road and LaGrange road in the LaGrange community in southeast Colbert County. Here, several hardwood trees were either snapped or uprooted. A large outbuilding was completely destroyed and another smaller one sustained significant damage. Several hardwood trees were sheared off very near the base along LaGrange Road. Damage here was consistent with winds of at least 100 mph.||The tornado moved east-northeast crossing Logan Lane and Waldrep Loop. Minor damage, mainly lost shingles, was noted to several homes with one home losing an awning. Numerous trees had large limbs snapped or twisted in this area.||The tornado then produced sporadic tree damage in the forested area between Waldrep Loop and Country Line Road (CR 48). As the tornado crossed CR 48, substantial tree damage was noted at a homestead. Large hardwood trees, some greater than 2 feet in diameter, were snapped or uprooted. A utility pole was also snapped near the ground. The damage was consistent with at least 105 mph here.
A squall line rapidly moved east-northeast through northern Alabama during the evening and overnight hours. Wind damage was reported along the line, along with one tornado which tracked from Colbert into Lawrence Counties.