6.98 NNE Snoddy-7 NNW Ralph National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Greene and Tuscaloosa Counties and confirmed a weak tornado. The tornado touched down near the Greene-Tuscaloosa County Line just south of the Jena Community. The initial touchdown was along Shiloh Road where trees were uprooted. The tornado traveled northeast into Tuscaloosa County crossing Homestead Road and Romulus Road where two homes suffered roof damage and several outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. The tornado lifted just north of Romulus Road. Start: 33.1243/-87.8438 End: 33.1382/-87.8298

NWS EF Scale: F0 Tornado Watch Polygon

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in Greene County and confirmed the damage was produced by a tornado. The tornado touched down on County Road 117, south of County Road 115. The tornado nearly paralleled County Road 117 for its entire duration with damage on both side of the road. Damage was light at the beginning of the path with only branches off trees. The damage intensified along the path and dozens of hardwoods and softwoods were snapped off or uprooted. One home had a large tree fall on it causing major damage. One mobile home suffered minor skirting damage and a few outbuildings were damaged.

A surface low tracked northeast across northern Mississippi and northwest Alabama Saturday afternoon and evening. An upper level disturbance moving out of the southwest United States providing ample lift and shear increased as the surface low deepened. The frontal system progressed slowly eastward, and this allowed for widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches.

Part of 6-tornado outbreak on January 3, 2015