February 28, 2018
4:46 PM| Date | February 28, 2018 |
| Time | 4:46 PM |
| County | Cullman |
| City | Cullman |
| Property Loss | $0 |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 732627 |
3 SE Eva - 3 ESE Eva A very weak and short lived tornado touched down Wednesday evening between Eva and Fairview in northeast Cullman county. The tornado first touched down along CR 1526. Here several trees had damage including large limbs snapped and a few small trees were uprooted. A home sustained shingle and gutter damage in this area. The tornado moved northeast crossing CR 1527. Here some shallow rooted trees were pushed over with others having limbs snapped. The tornado reached a maximum intensity of around 75 mph as it crossed CR 1542. A rather large barn sustained significant roof damage. A nearby home had its porch damaged when the roof sustained partial uplift and movement. Another barn in an adjacent field also sustained substantial damage with most of the roof being pulled off and damage to at least one supporting side. The tornado lifted in a field just south of Pentecost Road along the Cullman-Morgan County line. Start: 34.2948/-86.7239 End: 34.3059/-86.7054
NWS EF Scale: F0
The tornado first touched down along CR 1526. Here several trees had damage including large limbs snapped and a few small trees were uprooted. A home sustained shingle and gutter damage in this area.||The tornado moved northeast crossing CR 1527. Here some shallow rooted trees were pushed over with others having limbs snapped. The tornado reached a maximum intensity of around 75 mph as it crossed CR 1542. A rather large barn sustained significant roof damage. A nearby home had its porch damaged when the roof sustained partial uplift and movement.||Another barn in an adjacent field also sustained substantial damage with most of the roof being pulled off and damage to at least one supporting side. The tornado lifted in a field just south of Pentecost Road.
A series of mini-supercells with little or no lightning developed during the late afternoon hours across portions of northwest and north central Alabama south of the Tennessee River. One of these produced a brief tornado in Cullman County.