April 12, 2020
9:22 PM| Date | April 12, 2020 |
| Time | 9:22 PM |
| County | DeKalb |
| City | Fort Payne |
| Property Loss | $0 |
| Crop Loss | $0 |
| Source | NCEI 886309 |
1 NNE - 4 NE Collinsville National Weather Service Huntsville storm assessment team determined the sporadic and minor damage near Collinsville was caused by an EF-0 Tornado. Damage indicators at touch down were noted as several trees were uprooted along and just east of N. Valley Ave. Large branches were snapped off trees as the tornado tracked east of CR 822 before destroying a small barn shed along CR 853. Start: 34.2744/-85.8560 End: 34.2988/-85.8027
NWS EF Scale: F0
The tornado continued from Marshall County into southern DeKalb County and caused sporadic tree damage before it dissipated near the intersection of CR 29 and CR 26.
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.