Colbert Heights - Leighton A tornado with maximum estimated winds of around 90 miles an hour moved northeast from near Colbert Heights E lementary S chool and continued east and northeast to the Colbert Heights H igh S chool. Numerous trees were down in the path of the tornado. The inital tornado damage occurred at the Colbert Heights E lementary S chool, where a fence at the baseball field at the elementary school was heavily damaged. A manufactured home across from the elementary school suffered extensive roof and porch damage. Most of the roof was blown nearly 100 yards behind the home. At Colbert Heights H igh S chool, damage included a scoreboard, which was blown and twisted off of its base and a nearby baseball dugout at the high school lost its roof. Also, a large outdoor antenna at the high school was twisted in two. There was continuous light tree damage until the tornado reached the Leighton C ommunity, where a large barn suffered extensive roof damage. Corn stalks from a nearby field were found embedded between the remaining barn walls. The tornado uprooted five large oak trees before abruptly dissipating in Leighton. Start: 34.6700/-87.7000 End: 34.7000/-87.5200

NWS EF Scale: F1

A tornado produced scattered damage from just southwest of Tuscumbia through Tuscumbia. The tornado had an estimated maximum wind speed of around 90 miles an hour before it weakened and eventually dissipated. A gas station on the southwest portion of Tuscumbia suffered extensive damage, where a 50 foot billboard sign was twisted backwards and several of the gas pumps were heavily damaged. One of the gas pumps was dislodged from the pavement. Eight homes suffered minor to moderate roof and structural damage in and around Tuscumbia.

Part of 19-tornado outbreak on April 7, 2006