9 WNW Russellville A line of severe thunderstorms, with a history of producing damaging wind gusts upstream, moved west to east over Cedar Creek Reservoir. A segment of the line traversed a ridge east of Lost Creek Rd on the north central shore of the reservoir. Coming off the ridge, a small tornado touched down just west of Shady Grove Rd. Damage to a small farm outbuilding and snapped Cedar trees were observed. The tornado quickly moved through a residential farm and damaged the roof of a couple farm outbuildings, snapped more large branches, and downed more trees. The owner of the property managed to safely seek shelter in his tractor as the tornado quickly passed. More tree damage was noted to the northeast the Shady Grove Rd farm before it produced minor roof damage to chicken houses and a mobile home. The tornado appeared to have lifted near this location. Max winds were estimated off Shady Grove Ln of 88 mph, using snapped Cedar trees as a damage indicator. Start: 34.5382/-87.8899 End: 34.5139/-87.8821

NWS EF Scale: F1

A tornado touched down just west of Shady Grove Road. Damage to a small farm outbuilding and snapped cedar trees were observed. The tornado quickly moved through a residential farm and damaged the roof of a couple farm outbuildings, snapped more large branches, and downed more trees. The owner of the property managed to safely seek shelter in his tractor as the tornado quickly passed. More tree damage was noted to the northeast of the Shady Grove Road farm before it produced minor roof damage to chicken houses and a mobile home. The tornado appeared to have lifted near this location. Maximum winds were estimated at 88 mph, using snapped cedar trees as a damage indicator.

A quasi-linear convective system progressed east through north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee from the late morning through the middle afternoon hours. A supercell within the line produced an EF-1 tornado in Franklin County northwest of Russellville. Damaging winds were reported at times along this line, knocking down trees, power lines, and producing damage to some homes. A second area of thunderstorms arrived during the mid to late evening hours in northwest Alabama, producing excessive rainfall and flooding in the Florence area.

Part of 10-tornado outbreak on January 3, 2023