Albertville The tornado initially touched down in the southwest side of Albertville between Whitesville Road and South Broad Street. At this stage, the tornado was 40 yards wide producing F0 intensity winds up to 60 mph for along a one quarter mile path. Then the tornado increased to F1 intensity with winds up to 100 mph along a path width of 500 yards. Several trees were snapped and uprooted in its path. Several homes sustained minor roof, awning, and gutter damage. The tornado continued its path north-northeast into western Albertville before dissipating. Start: 34.2300/-86.2300 End: 34.2700/-86.2200

NWS EF Scale: F1

A small and brief tornado was witnessed and photographed by two residents along Highway 69 just northeast of Arab looking west along State Highway 69. Trees were knocked down near the location of the photographed tornado, but it is not certain if this damage was directly related to the tornado or its parent thunderstorm.

A very moist and unstable environment and strong directional and speed wind shear resulted in an environment favorable for supercell thunderstorms as a warm front tracked northeast through the area. Several supercell thunderstorms erupted during the early afternoon across northwest and north central Alabama, with storms redeveloping through early evening across northeast Alabama. Many of these storms exhibited storm tops that climbed to over 55,000 feet. Nearly all of the storms exhibited a mesocyclone of weak to moderate strength, posing a tornado threat. Numerous photographs were taken by television viewers or newspapers of these storms. The photos indicated recognizable storm structures usually documented by supercell storms including mesocyclones and wall clouds. However, only three tornadoes were confirmed in the Huntsville National Weather Service service area by storm survey, spotter report or photographs.

Part of 6-tornado outbreak on September 22, 2006