June 16, 1997
12:08 PM| Date | June 16, 1997 |
| Time | 12:08 PM |
| County | Colbert |
| City | Muscle Shoals |
| Property Loss | $100.0K |
| Crop Loss | $5.0K |
| Source | NCEI 5605530 |
Leighton A tornado touched down near the intersection of Sockwell Lane and CR 22 and moved nearly due east causing damage to five houses in the area where it first touched down and to the high school near the end of the track. One person was injured when he fell down the stairs heading to shelter. Several trees were also downed. Several storage sheds were destroyed, too. Start: 34.7000/-87.5500 End: 34.7000/-8 7.5000
NWS EF Scale: F1
A tornado touched down near the intersection of Sockwell Lane and CR 22 and moved nearly due east causing damage to five houses in the area where it first touched down and to the high school near the end of the track. One person was injured when he fell down the stairs heading to shelter. Several trees were also downed. Several storage sheds were destroyed, too.