2 NNE Meadowbrook - 3 ENE Leeds A tornado touched down in the Lake Purdy community just west of Highway 119 Thursday evening. Tree damage was noted along Brook Highland Parkway with one tree blocking the roadway. The tornado moved northeast causing minor roof damage to an apartment complex. Large trees were snapped and uprooted on both sides of 119 near a strip mall and a landscaping company. The tornado then continued to move northeast snapping a large stand of softwoods on the east side of Highway 119. The community of Greystone saw large numbers of trees downed. At least one home had a tree fall on the structure. The tornado was likely at its widest and most intense near this location. The tornado then straddled the Shelby-Jefferson county line impacting mostly forested areas on the west side of Double Oak Mountain before approaching Leeds. Sporadic tree and power line damage was noted along Highway 25. Several homes sustained roof or minor structural damage near Oak Crossing. One mobile home had a tree completely fall through the home and destroy the structure. The tornado then began to weaken rapidly as it approached Highway 78 with only sporadic very minor damage noted before the tornado lifted just inside the St. Clair county line. Start: 33.4284/-86.6744 End: 33.5514/-86.5145

NWS EF Scale: F1

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in southeast Jefferson County and determined that it was consistent with an EF1 tornado, with maximum winds near 95 mph. This tornado crossed over from Shelby County into Jefferson County near Southerland Place Drive. It straddled the Jefferson-Shelby County line producing mostly uprooted and snapped trees on the west side of Double Oak Mountain. Sporadic tree and power line damage was observed along Highway 25 with several homes in the Oak Crossing area receiving minor roof and structural damage. One large tree fell through a manufactured home and destroyed the structure. The tornado began to weaken rapidly as it approached Highway 78. The tornado crossed into St. Clair County near Moss Avenue.

A highly sheared and dynamic storm system produced numerous strong and severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours on February 17th. Several supercells developed along a pre-frontal trough, which produced a few tornadoes. Additionally, several rounds of heavy rain produced some flash flooding along and|north of I-20, and strong gradient winds ahead of the front caused scattered tree damage.

Part of 3-tornado outbreak on February 17, 2022