3.5 WSW Winfield-3.3 NW Winfield The tornado touched down just north of the Faye tte Marion County Line near the intersection of Cou nty Road 69 and County Road 27. The tornado traveled northward and crossed County Road 27 a few time . The tornado lifted as it crossed US 43/78 about 3 miles northwest fo Winfield. Numerous trees were snapped off or were blown down along the path. The tornado was produced by an outer band of Hurricane Rita. Start: 33.9000/-87.8700 End: 33.9500/-87.8500

NWS EF Scale: F1

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage across southern Marion County and determined the damage was the result of a tornado. The tornado touched down just north of the Fayette-Marion County line near the intersection of County Road 69 and County Road 27. The tornado traveled northward and crossed County Road 27 a few times. The tornado lifted just as it crossed US 43/78, approximately 3 miles northwest of Winfield. The damage was not initially reported to county officials or the National Weather Service. A technician working on the NOAA Weather Radio transmitter at Winfield noticed the damage while servicing the transmitter. Numerous trees were snapped off or blown down along the path of the tornado. The tornado produced only very light tree damage near the end of the path. This tornado was produced by an outer band of Hurricane Rita.Begin: 33.9205/87.8777 End: 33.9549/87.8655

Part of 23-tornado outbreak on September 25, 2005