November 6, 2018
12:18 AM| Date | November 6, 2018 |
| Time | 12:18 AM |
| County | Colbert |
| City | Russellville |
| Property Loss | $0 |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 785079 |
4 WSW Littleville - 2 WSW Littleville The primary damage indicators were a combination of soft and hardwood trees. Much of the damaged trees had large branches snapped off with one tree fully uprooted south of the Cook Creek Rd/Ligon Springs Rd. intersection. The team noted debris spread in a convergent pattern, which coincided with the rotational tracks observed on radar. Maximum winds, using the uprooted hardwood tree, were determined to be 76 mph. Start: 34.5717/-87.7332 End: 34.5789/-87.7151
NWS EF Scale: F0
A tornado resulted in numerous trees being damaged in far southern Colbert County. The primary damage indicators were a combination of soft and hardwood trees. Much of the damaged trees had large branches snapped off with one tree fully uprooted south of the intersection of Cook Creek Road and Ligon Springs Road. Maximum wind, using an uprooted hardwood tree, was determined to be 76 mph.
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved east through across all of north Alabama during the late evening hours of the 5th and early morning hours of the 6th. Three tornadoes occurred in Colbert, Lauderdale and Jackson Counties. There were also a few other reports of damaging winds. In the Shoals, rainfall of 1-1.5 inches fell in an hour or less, producing multiple reports of brief flash flooding in Tuscumbia and Sheffield.
Part of 3-tornado outbreak on November 6, 2018
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved east through across all of north Alabama during the late evening hours of the 5th and early morning hours of the 6th. Three tornadoes occurred in Colbert, Lauderdale and Jackson Counties. There were also a few other reports of damaging winds. In the Shoals, rainfall of 1-1.5 inches fell in an hour or less, producing multiple reports of brief flash flooding in Tuscumbia and Sheffield.