3 WSW Powell - 1 NNE Rainsville National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in the Powell community and determined the damage to be from a tornado, with maximum winds of 104 mph. The tornado touched down just east of County Road 120, where a small outbuilding was destroyed. The tornado moved in an easterly direction, uprooting several trees as it crossed S. Broad Street. As the tornado neared Kirk Road SW, it intensified to its highest strength, snapping or uprooting dozens of trees and causing minor roof damage to several homes. The tornado continued to the east, uprooting more trees along its path as it crossed Highway 35. It began to weaken as it neared Rainbow Road, uprooting a few more trees and destroying a couple of carports. The tornado eventually crossed Church Street where roof damage occurred at BlueScope Steel, before lifting just west of Highway 75. Start: 34.5167/-85.9429 End: 34.5115/-85.8375

NWS EF Scale: F1

An EF-1 tornado with maximum winds of 104 mph touched down just east of County Road 120, where a small outbuilding was destroyed. The tornado moved in an easterly direction, uprooting several trees as it crossed S. Broad Street. As the tornado neared Kirk Road SW, it intensified to its highest strength, snapping or uprooting dozens of trees and causing minor roof damage to several homes. The tornado continued to the east, uprooting more trees along its path as it crossed Highway 35. The tornado began to weaken as it neared Rainbow Road, uprooting a few more trees and destroying a couple of carports. The tornado eventually crossed Church Street where roof damage occurred at BlueScope Steel, before lifting just west of Highway 75.

An EF-1 tornado developed in southwest DeKalb County atop Sand Mountain during the mid evening hours along a line of thunderstorms moving east across north central into northeast Alabama. Also, heavy rains led to brief flooding in Cullman County.

Part of 4-tornado outbreak on December 29, 2021