July, 14th, 2015: Priceville (south) EF0 Tornado

Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

.MORGAN COUNTY ALABAMA TORNADO SOUTH OF PRICEVILLE... RATING: EF-0 ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.76 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JULY 14 2015 START TIME: 648 PM CDT START LOCATION: ALONG BETHEL ROAD 2 MILES SOUTH OF PRICEVILLE. START LAT/LON: 34.4992 / -86.8958 END DATE: JULY 14 2015 END TIME: 650 PM CDT END LOCATION: SPRING VALLEY TRAIL 2.75 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PRICEVILLE. END LAT/LON: 34.4897 / -86.8889 SURVEY_SUMMARY: A TORNADO DEVELOPED ALONG BETHEL ROAD ABOUT TWO MILES SOUTH OF PRICEVILLE. THE TORNADO TRACKED SOUTHEAST UP A RIDGE INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA ALONG SPRING VALLEY ROAD AND SPRING VALLEY TRAIL. WIND SPEEDS IN THE TORNADO RANGED FROM 60 TO 80 MPH SNAPPING NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS. AT LEAST ONE TALL HARDWOOD TREE WAS PARTIALLY UPROOTED WHILE ANOTHER WAS FULLY UPROOTED ALTHOUGH IT HAD A ROTTED BASE. A LARGE PORTION OF A TREE WAS TOPPLED ONTO A HOME ALONG RIVER VALLEY TRAIL CAUSING DAMAGE TO SIDING, GUTTERS AND THE ROOFTOP. THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED UPON REACHING SHOAL CREEK ROAD. SURVEYED BY: NWS HUNTSVILLE: KULA/MURPHY/STUMPF UA-HUNTSVILLE: LYZA MORGAN COUNTY EMA: CROWELL