November 17, 2014
1:11 AM| Date | November 17, 2014 |
| Time | 1:11 AM |
| County | Perry |
| City | Marion |
| Property Loss | $0 |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 549701 |
4 WNW Folsom - 1.3 S Morgan Springs The tornado first touched down a few hundred yards west of Boots Northcutt Road, north of Alabama Hwy 14 in western Perry County. As it crossed the road to the east, the tornado tossed numerous unsecured objects around a home and into the woods, where a few hardwood trees were snapped. The tornado tracked to the northeast across inaccessible land, then crossed Lower Polecat Road. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped and tossed into an open field, and a few hardwoods at the opposite edge of the field were uprooted. The tornado crossed more inaccessible land and weakened as it crossed County Road 23, then quickly dissipated. Start: 32.6990/-87.4659 End: 32.7309/-87.4184
NWS EF Scale: F1 Polygon
The tornado first touched down a few hundred yards west of Boots Northcutt Road, north of Alabama Hwy 14 in western Perry County. As it crossed the road to the east, a few hardwood trees were snapped. The tornado tracked to the northeast across inaccessible land, then crossed Lower Polecat Road. Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped , and tossed into an open field. This is where the tornado reached a maximum wind speed of 100 mph. A few hardwoods at the opposite edge of the field were also uprooted. The tornado crossed more inaccessible land and weakened as it crossed County Road 23, then quickly dissipated.
A surface low intensified as it moved from southwest to northeast across Central Alabama during the overnight hours Sunday, November 16th, and into early morning hours on Monday, November 17th. As it did so, moist, unstable air surged northward to the east of the low across the Interstate 85 corridor. Severe thunderstorms developed in the warm sector and produced a few weak tornadoes, which caused tree and power line damage across portions of rural Perry, Pike, Bullock and Russell Counties.
Part of 5-tornado outbreak on November 17, 2014
A surface low intensified as it moved from southwest to northeast across Central Alabama during the overnight hours Sunday, November 16th, and into early morning hours on Monday, November 17th. As it did so, moist, unstable air surged northward to the east of the low across the Interstate 85 corridor. Severe thunderstorms developed in the warm sector and produced a few weak tornadoes, which caused tree and power line damage across portions of rural Perry, Pike, Bullock and Russell Counties.