December 28, 2024

1 SW I-65 And AL 113 - Barnett Crossroads An EF1 tornado began on the north side of I-65 along Charlie Dawson Road where several trees were leaning over the roadway with small tree branches taken off. As the tornado continued northeast, it crossed Priscilla Lane continuing to knock off small and large tree branches. The tornado strengthened as it continued to the northeast reaching Eric Odom Road. Here multiple trees had their tops snapped off with some trees snapped midway up. The tornado continued to parallel this segment of Eric Odom Road, continuing to do EF1 tree damage snapping and uprooting multiple pines. The tornado began to occlude northward impacting small cabins and snapping multiple trees in the adjacent forest to the west of Barnett Highway. The tornado then approached Grissett Bridge Road, continuing to snap multiple pines and taking out a majority of a tree stand just south of this road. It's probable the tornado continued northward as it finished out the occlusion process, however there was limited road access beyond this location. High resolution satellite imagery will be needed to determine the exact start and end points for this tornado when it becomes available. Start: 31.1936/-87.3245 End: 31.2228/-87.3113

NWS EF Scale: F1

Part of 14-tornado outbreak on December 28, 2024