Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
Issued by NWS Huntsville, AL
794 NOUS44 KHUN 072118 PNSHUN ALZ001>010-016-TNZ076-096-097-080930- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Huntsville AL 418 PM CDT Mon Apr 7 2025 ...NWS Damage Survey for 04/05/2025 Tornado Event Update #1... .Update...Three additional tracks were added. One was identified via drone footage from Lauderdale County EMA, one identified from a ground survey crew in Franklin County, TN, and a third identified from a ground survey crew that impacted Marshall and Jackson counties in AL. .Sheffield Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.43 miles Path Width /maximum/: 275 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/05/2025 Start Time: 10:18 PM CDT Start Location: 6 WSW Tuscumbia / Colbert County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 34.7188 / -87.8127 End Date: 04/05/2025 End Time: 10:30 PM CDT End Location: 1 NE Sheffield / Colbert County / AL End Lat/Lon: 34.7664 / -87.6819 Survey Summary: A joint damage assessment conducted by the National Weather Service in Huntsville and the Colbert County Emergency Management Agency determined that damage in northern Colbert County, near Sheffield, AL, was caused by an EF-1 tornado with estimated maximum winds of 90 mph.The tornado developed from a large parent circulation within a transitioning super cell cluster. It initially touched down near Pride, AL, where numerous trees were damaged or uprooted, and a small farm building sustained minor roof damage. The tornado continued eastward across Little Bear Creek, where widespread tree damage was observed, including several instances where falling trees caused structural damage to single-family homes.The survey team tracked the tornado as it moved through Sheffield, where additional tree damage was noted. The tornado ultimately lifted just west of Highway 43. Barron/Magee .Tuscumbia Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 mph Path Length /statute/: 12.45 miles Path Width /maximum/: 280 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 5 Start Date: 04/05/2025 Start Time: 10:25 PM CDT Start Location: 4 WSW Tuscumbia / Colbert County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 34.7099 / -87.7779 End Date: 04/05/2025 End Time: 10:40 PM CDT End Location: 4 ENE Muscle Shoals / Colbert County / AL End Lat/Lon: 34.7638 / -87.5722 Survey Summary: A second tornado track was identified by the joint damage assessment team from the National Weather Service in Huntsville and Colbert County Emergency Management Agency. This tornado, originating from the same parent circulation of the Sheffield Tornado, impacted areas of Tuscumbia and Muscle Shoals, located south of the Sheffield tornado track. Maximum winds were estimated at 105 mph.The tornado likely touched down just south of Highway 72 near Hawk Pride Mountain Road before crossing the highway and tracking along County Road 24 into southern Tuscumbia. Most damage indicators consisted of uprooted trees; however, one location featured a snapped hardwood trunk, supporting the peak wind estimate of 105 mph.The tornado continued east into Muscle Shoals, where it caused significant damage in the Holiday Trailer Park area. Several large hardwood trees were uprooted and fell onto residential units, resulting in five reported injuries.The tornado tracked just north of Northwest Alabama Regional Airport and possibly lifted near Nitrate City. It remains unclear whether the tornado maintained continuity as it crossed the Tennessee River into Lauderdale County. Barron/Magee .Aqua Vista Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 9.07 miles Path Width /maximum/: 250 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/05/2025 Start Time: 10:44 PM CDT Start Location: 3 SE Killen / Lauderdale County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 34.8315 / -87.4871 End Date: 04/05/2025 End Time: 10:57 PM CDT End Location: 3 NW Rogersville / Lauderdale County / AL End Lat/Lon: 34.8612 / -87.3339 Survey Summary: A NWS storm survey team assessed damage in Lauderdale County that began in the Aqua Vista community with several trees uprooted and large limbs snapped. The tornado tracked to the east-northeast along a supercell cluster that was transitioning into a bowing segment. Drone imagery courtesy of Lauderdale County EMA supplemented the ground survey for areas inaccessible by roads. With this data, it was determined that the tornado then tracked north of County Road 31 where several more trees were uprooted before impacting a neighborhood off of Bull Run road. There, several houses were missing shingles and large portions of fencing. Outdoor sheds had a collapse of most walls and tree damage was also present. The tornado then crossed County Road 33, snapping and uprooting more hardwood trees, and then crossed Highway 72 just southeast of Elgin, AL. Drone imagery helped show areas of trees uprooted or with large areas of limbs snapped as the tornado crossed Second Creek before lifting just south of Toonersville, where damage to the tree canopy was noted, indicating that the tornado lifted. Thank you to Lauderdale County EMA for their assistance with this survey. Barron/Magee .Center Star Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 90 mph Path Length /statute/: 5.76 miles Path Width /maximum/: 85 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/05/2025 Start Time: 10:45 PM CDT Start Location: 4 E Killen / Lauderdale County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 34.8572 / -87.4601 End Date: 04/05/2025 End Time: 10:53 PM CDT End Location: 5 WNW Rogersville / Lauderdale County / AL End Lat/Lon: 34.8564 / -87.3635 Survey Summary: Thanks to aerial UAV/drone data provided by Lauderdale County EMA, the National Weather Service in Huntsville was able to confirm an EF-1 tornado track from the Center Star area to near Pine Haven Shores, with estimated maximum winds of 90 mph.The damage path likely began near County Road 107 and tracked east- southeast through the Bluewater Creek area. Numerous hardwood trees were uprooted, and a farm shed sustained roof damage near County Road 33. Additional uprooted trees were observed east of Bluewater Creek, extending through the intersection of Highway 101 and Highway 72. Sparse damage was noted north of Highway 72, approaching the Pine Haven Shores area, where the tornado likely lifted. Barron .Lost Cove Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.71 miles Path Width /maximum/: 350 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/06/2025 Start Time: 12:38 AM CDT Start Location: Cowan / Franklin County / TN Start Lat/Lon: 35.1673 / -86.0169 End Date: 04/06/2025 End Time: 12:52 AM CDT End Location: 4 SE Sewanee / Franklin County / TN End Lat/Lon: 35.1464 / -85.8813 Survey Summary: An NWS survey identified an EF-1 tornado that touched down on Franklin Street in Cowan, TN, causing several uprooted and split trees near this location before continuing eastward. As this tornado continued just south along Sewanee Highway, sporadic tree damage was observed. It peaked in intensity along Saint Marys Lane where several large hardwood trees were uprooted and split. Structural damage to the roof of a brick shelter was also noted at this location due to the uprooting of the tree that was directly above it. The track continues southeastward across Sherwood Road before a secondary large area of damage was observed along Rattlesnake Spring Road. At this point, multiple hardwood trees were uprooted and snapped in multiple directions. The tornado continued south southeastward towards Gudger Road, following along the ridgeline where it lifted after causing additional uprooting to another tree. This tornado had a track length of 8.7 miles and was 350 yards wide. Cramer/Guillet ..Holiday Shores Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 104 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.08 miles Path Width /maximum/: 175 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 04/06/2025 Start Time: 01:33 AM CDT Start Location: 4 W Langston / Marshall County / AL Start Lat/Lon: 34.5336 / -86.1605 End Date: 04/06/2025 End Time: 01:39 AM CDT End Location: 3 W Langston / Jackson County / AL End Lat/Lon: 34.5356 / -86.1427 Survey Summary: The tornado developed over the river in the waterway west of Holiday Shores Drive in Marshall County. The first-observed damage was a swath of softwood trees along the shore. Here, the trees were snapped and uprooted, and it was at this point that the brief tornado was the widest: 175 yards. Also at this location, several trees were uprooted on the shore just north, where a single boat-slip house was destroyed. Damage on the northern fringe of the tornado was estimated at 85-90mph. Further inland, numerous uprooted and snapped softwood trees were also surveyed having fallen on a few homes. Thankfully, no injuries occurred as several people the survey team spoke with did receive the tornado warning and took shelter. As the tornado traversed this peninsula, it encountered elevation changes in the area and this further weakened the tornado as it moved to McCamy Road. Here, very sporadic tree damage was noted. A bradford pear tree was uprooted and several other large branches were downed here. The weakening tornado continued moving eastward through a wooded area and back out onto open water on the Tennessee River where it lifted. There were a couple of trees that were downed across the waterway on the shore west of Langston, but these were determined to be diseased/dead, and were therefore deemed thunderstorm wind damage points there. No further damage was noted with this path, or just northeast in Section, per Marshall and Jackson County EMA. Special thanks to both Marshall and Jackson County EMAs for their assistance on the storm survey today. Amin/Saari && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$