April 12, 2020
7:51 PM| Date | April 12, 2020 |
| Time | 7:51 PM |
| County | Cullman |
| City | Cullman |
| Property Loss | $0 |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 886292 |
5 NW Chamblees Mill - 4 SW Holly Pond The tornado touched down just east of County Road 640 near the Duck River and move to the northeast. Along its path, it uprooted numerous trees and removed the metal roofing on a chicken house as it move across County Road 645. The tornado intensified as it cross County Road 703 and removed the roof of a home. Another home along County Road 781 had its roof removed. The tornado continued briefly to the northeast, uprooting more trees and removing the metal roofing of a barn. The tornado lifted just east of County Road 771 near Buzzard Branch. Start: 34.1239/-86.7087 End: 34.1337/-86.6669
NWS EF Scale: F2
The tornado touched down just southwest of County Road 94 near Coon Creek. It moved along a northeasterly track, uprooting several trees. As it crossed County Road 107, several chicken houses were completely destroyed and dozens of trees were uprooted. It continued to the northeast, snapping or uprooting trees and damaging a shed along County Road 108. After crossing County Road 108 and snapping or uprooting several more trees, the tornado lifted just southwest of County Road 222.
Heavy rainfall occurred across the entire NWS Huntsville County Warning area, as well as damage from thunderstorm winds and a few tornadoes. ||While heavy rainfall reports were spread out across the CWFA, the most significant flash flooding occurred in Fort Payne and surrounding areas in Northeast Alabama. ||Intense rainfall of 6-6.5 inches fell in DeKalb County along Big Wills Creek.||A new Flood of Record crest of 17.94 feet occurred, surpassing the old Flood of Record (14.36) by a whopping 3.5 feet! More than 50 roads were shut down, with extensive flooding that occurred on Hwy 35 leading up to the Hwy 35/I459 interchange.
Part of 27-tornado outbreak on April 12, 2020
Heavy rainfall occurred across the entire NWS Huntsville County Warning area, as well as damage from thunderstorm winds and a few tornadoes. ||While heavy rainfall reports were spread out across the CWFA, the most significant flash flooding occurred in Fort Payne and surrounding areas in Northeast Alabama. ||Intense rainfall of 6-6.5 inches fell in DeKalb County along Big Wills Creek.||A new Flood of Record crest of 17.94 feet occurred, surpassing the old Flood of Record (14.36) by a whopping 3.5 feet! More than 50 roads were shut down, with extensive flooding that occurred on Hwy 35 leading up to the Hwy 35/I459 interchange.