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

Severe Weather and Heavy Rainfall Potential for the Plains; Coastal Low Across the mid-Atlantic

An upper trough and frontal boundary will focus showers and thunderstorms across portions of the Plains through early Monday; A few severe thunderstorms along with heavy rainfall are expected. Meanwhile, low pressure off the Southeast Coast will bring inclement weather across the mid-Atlantic coast through Monday. This system is forecast to meander off the coast then track inland early this 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