4.9 SSW Turnbull - 4.8 SSW Turnbull During the late afternoon hours of Saturday January 3 2015... A strong mesocyclone moved from southwest to northeast across Monroe County. The thunderstorm produced severe thunderstorm wind damage near Monroeville and Pine Orchard before it cycled...re-intensified and produced a brief EF-1 tornado about 4 miles east of Tunnel Springs located in northeastern Monroe County . The circulation was classically situated on the tip of a radar hook when the tornado formed. The tornado lasted no longer than one minute as the path length was just shy of 200 yards. Evidence of roof damage...uprooted hardwood trees and snapped pine trees at the trunk support a mid-range EF-1 rating. Start: 31.6566/-87.1667 End: 31.6570/-87.1649

NWS EF Scale: F0 Polygon

During the late afternoon hours, a strong mesocyclone moved from southwest to northeast across Monroe County. The thunderstorm produced a brief EF-1 tornado about 4 miles east of Tunnel Springs located in northeastern Monroe County. The tornado lasted no longer than one minute as the path length was just shy of 200 yards. The tornado produced roof damage, uprooted hardwood trees and snapped pine trees at the trunk.

Thunderstorms developed across southwest Alabama during the afternoon hours with one producing a weak tornado in southwest Alabama.

Part of 6-tornado outbreak on January 3, 2015