Claiborne-Vredenburgh The same storm system that dropped a couple of tornadoes in Clarke County moved into Monroe County and dropped a tornado four miles east of Claiborne Lake, just west of County Road 17. The tornado moved northeast and moved through Franklin along State Highway 41. The tornado then moved back into the cloud just west of County Road 56, six miles south of Vredenburgh. The tornado skipped along the ground for about eleven miles. Three mobile homes and a house were destroyed near Franklin. Five people were injured, but none seriously. Trees and power lines were blown down along the track of the tornado. Sheds and barns along the track of the tornado also suffered damage. Trees falling on homes also caused some structural damage. Other homes had roof damage when shingles were blown off. Start: 31.5300/-87.4500 End:  31.7300/-87.2300

NWS EF Scale: F2

THE SAME STORM SYSTEM THAT DROPPED A COUPLE OF TORNADOES IN CLARKE COUNTY MOVED INTO MONROE COUNTY AND DROPPED A TORNADO FOUR MILES EAST OF CLAIBORNE LAKE, JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 17. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AND MOVED THROUGH FRANKLIN ALONG STATE HWY 41. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED BACK INTO THE CLOUD JUST WEST OF COUNTY ROAD 56, SIX MILES SOUTH OF VREDENBURGH. THE TORNADO SKIPPED ALONG THE GROUND FOR ABOUT ELEVEN MILES. THREE MOBILE HOMES AND A HOUSE WERE DESTROYED NEAR FRANKLIN. FIVE PEOPLE WERE INJURED, BUT NONE SERIOUSLY. TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN ALONG THE TRACK OF THE TORNADO. SHEDS AND BARNS ALONG THE TRACK OF THE TORNADO ALSO SUFFERED DAMAGE. TREES FALLING ON HOMES ALSO CAUSED SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. OTHER HOMES HAD ROOF DAMAGE WHEN SHINGLES WERE BLOWN OFF.

Part of 13-tornado outbreak on March 18, 1996