Event narrative (NOAA)
A tornado tracked out of Madison County, Alabama into Lincoln County after crossing Borderline Road. The tornado's estimated peak wind of 160 mph was noted at the intersection of Borderline Road and Myers Road where a newly constructed, however not completed, home was destroyed with a complete collapse of walls. The degree of damage at this location was slightly lowered below expected values due an uncertainty in the status of the garage, which was facing west. The tornado paralleled Borderline Road as it continued east-northeast. Sporadic trees were uprooted and snapped south of Vanntown, crossing Hester Creek. The tornado with a peak wind speed of 143 mph destroyed several farm outbuildings housing farm equipment from Mason Road eastward onto Echols Road. The tornado was weakening at thi
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.