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October 3, 2014 · Madison County · 2014
EF0

October 3, 2014

2:12 AM
Madison County, Alabama · Near Madison (ZIP 35758)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.7 mi
Max Width
250 yd
DateOctober 3, 2014
Time2:12 AM
CountyMadison
CityMadison
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 540213
NWS Birmingham

1 SE Madison - 2 SE Madison A brief weak tornado skipped along a path just north of Madison Blvd. The tornado appeared to touch down first in Madison Research Park, where it tore metal roofing off a walkway and building, and snapped large tree branches.In the shopping center at Shelton Road and Madison Blvd, a large air conditioning unit was pushed off its moorings and onto a parking lot below. Additional tree branches were snapped in the parking lot of a church on Shelton Road. The tornado lifted as it reached Shelton Road. Start: 34.6881/-86.7267 End: 34.6934/-86.7163

NWS EF Scale: F0 Polygon

Event Narrative

A brief and weak tornado skipped along a path just north of Madison Boulevard in Madison. The tornado appeared to touch down first in Madison Research Park where it tore metal roofing off a walkway and building, and snapped large branches off several trees, both in the research park and an adjacent cemetery. In the shopping center near the corner of Shelton Road and Madison Boulevard, a large heavy air conditioning unit was pushed off it's moorings and onto the parking lot below. Additional tree branches were snapped in the parking lot of a church on Shelton Road. The tornado lifted upon reaching Shelton Road.

Episode Narrative

A squall line moved east through the region during the pre-dawn hours. As the squall line entered northwest Alabama, it produced a swath of damaging winds in the community of Red Bay in Franklin County. As the line proceeded east and weakened, a new line formed in central and north central Alabama. This line produced a brief EF-0 tornado in the town of Madison in Madison County and an EF-1 tornado in the Asbury community of Marshall County.

Outbreak Context

Part of 2-tornado outbreak on October 3, 2014

Shared Episode Narrative

A squall line moved east through the region during the pre-dawn hours. As the squall line entered northwest Alabama, it produced a swath of damaging winds in the community of Red Bay in Franklin County. As the line proceeded east and weakened, a new line formed in central and north central Alabama. This line produced a brief EF-0 tornado in the town of Madison in Madison County and an EF-1 tornado in the Asbury community of Marshall County.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 540213

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