7 NNW Owens Crossroads - 4 SW Paint Rock The tornado initially touched down northwest of Highway 431 S. in Hampton Cove along Paul Drive off of Old Big Cove Road. It skipped south and east as it crossed Highway 431 at Hampton Cove Cemetery, causing sporadic tree and limb damage. From there the tornado moved southeast as it approached Old Highway 431, crossing portions of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Hampton Cove. Sporadic tree damage was noted along Masters Drive, Augusta Trace, and Hampton Cove Way into the main entrance of the neighborhood on the Bypass. Trees were snapped and uprooted at this location near the waterfall at the entrance to the subdivision, and tornado width was estimated at about 40 yards. From here, the tornado continued south and east across mainly rural portions of the golf course as it approached Old Highway 431 heading to Cherry Tree. Trees were downed at the ball fields at this location, before the tornado strengthened as it approached homes further down Cherry Tree Road. A home suffered damage when trees were blown down onto the structure, as well as trees snapped near the bases at this location. The tornado was at its strongest at this location, with 93mph wind speeds and a width of 50 yards as it snapped the trees about 2-5 feet from their bases. From this point south and east the tornado produced sporadic tree damage following Goose Creek along Cherry Tree Road. The last noted damage occurred near the intersection of Cherry Tree Road and Old Gurley Pike. Additional satellite data may be necessary to get an official end point as the road network ended, and trees may have been downed in the distance on ridge to the north of this location. Start: 34.6763/-86.5016 End: 34.6230/-86.3944

NWS EF Scale: F1

The tornado initially touched down northwest of Highway 431 in Hampton Cove along Paul Drive off of Old Big Cove Road. It skipped south and east as it crossed Highway 431 at Hampton Cove Cemetery, causing sporadic tree and limb damage. From there the tornado moved southeast as it approached Old Highway 431, crossing portions of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Hampton Cove. Sporadic tree damage was noted along Masters Drive, Augusta Trace, and Hampton Cove Way into the main entrance of the neighborhood on the Bypass. Trees were snapped and uprooted at this location near the waterfall at the entrance to the subdivision, and tornado width was estimated at about 40 yards. From here, the tornado continued southeast across mainly rural portions of the golf course as it approached Old Highway 431 heading to Cherry Tree. Trees were downed at the ball fields at this location, before the tornado strengthened as it approached homes further down Cherry Tree Road. A home suffered damage when trees were blown down onto the structure, as well as trees snapped near the bases at this location. The tornado was at its strongest at this location, with 93 mph wind speeds and a width of 50 yards as it snapped the trees about 2-5 feet from their bases. From this point, the tornado produced sporadic tree damage following Goose Creek along Cherry Tree Road. The last noted damage occurred near the intersection of Cherry Tree Road and Old Gurley Pike.

A complex of strong to severe thunderstorms spread east from the southern Plains through the mid South during the morning hours, and arrived in the Tennessee Valley during the afternoon hours. One of the thunderstorms spawned a tornado in Madison County. Several of the thunderstorms produced wind damage.