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July 14, 2015 · Madison County · 2015
EF0

July 14, 2015

5:35 PM
Madison County, Alabama · Near Madison (ZIP 35756)
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Path Length
0.9 mi
Max Width
75 yd
DateJuly 14, 2015
Time5:35 PM
CountyMadison
CityMadison
Property Loss$0
Crop Loss$0
SourceNCEI 593977
NWS Birmingham

1.6 SE Huntsville International Airport - 1.5 NNE Trianna A tornado developed just southeast of Huntsville International Airport and twisted a metal billboard sing. The tornado proceeded southeast into the River Landing Subdivision, causing damage to several homes. A majority of the damage occurred to roofs and fences. This included missing shingles, and some gutters and siding were peeled back. Other damage to small plastic sheds was noted and large portions of fences were destroyed and lofted into surrounding homes. No damage to trees was noted because this was a fairly new subdivision. Start: 34.6115/-86.7527 End: 34.6010/-86.7429

NWS EF Scale: F0 Polygon

Event Narrative

A tornado developed just southeast of Huntsville International Airport and twisted a metal billboard sing. The tornado proceeded southeast into the River Landing Subdivision, causing damage to several homes. A majority of the damage occurred to roofs and fences. This included missing shingles, and some gutters and siding were peeled back. Other damage to small plastic sheds was noted and large portions of fences were destroyed and lofted into surrounding homes. No damage to trees was noted because this was a fairly new subdivision.

Episode Narrative

A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) dropped southward into the Tennessee Valley during the afternoon and evening hours. The airmass was very unstable, and despite low to moderate low to mid level wind shear, multiple swaths of damaging winds occurred. Within these pockets of winds, a few weak and mostly short-lived tornadoes developed. The most concentrated wind and tornado damage occurred in portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, and Lawrence Counties including the Shoals region of Florence, Sheffield, Muscle Shoals, Town Creek and Courtland. Other short-lived tornadoes occurred in Madison, Morgan and Cullman Counties. Unfortunately, one person was killed by a falling tree near West Point in Cullman County.

Outbreak Context

Part of 6-tornado outbreak on July 14, 2015

Shared Episode Narrative

A quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) dropped southward into the Tennessee Valley during the afternoon and evening hours. The airmass was very unstable, and despite low to moderate low to mid level wind shear, multiple swaths of damaging winds occurred. Within these pockets of winds, a few weak and mostly short-lived tornadoes developed. The most concentrated wind and tornado damage occurred in portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, and Lawrence Counties including the Shoals region of Florence, Sheffield, Muscle Shoals, Town Creek and Courtland. Other short-lived tornadoes occurred in Madison, Morgan and Cullman Counties. Unfortunately, one person was killed by a falling tree near West Point in Cullman County.

Source Data
NCEI Event ID: 593977
SWDI Tornado ID: 2015-07-14T23:35:19Z_KHTX_O2
SWDI Radar Site: KHTX
SWDI Signature: TVS

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