The weather service in Huntsville said it was able to do a storm survey earlier today and confirmed an EF-1 tornado with top winds estimated at 104 mph rolled through parts of Morgan, Lawrence and Limestone counties in northwest Alabama.
The weather service said the tornado was on the ground for 30.4 miles and was 325 yards wide at its peak.The tornado touched down at 8:09 a.m. today and was on the ground for 36 minutes.
A tornado touched down just west of County Road 101 and did a lot of tree damage. It headed east and crossed County Road 117, where several residences had minor roof damage. A home had roof damage, and a metal workshop was nearly destroyed in this area. The tornado crossed Highway 24 and damaged a motel near Highway 24 and County Road 157. The tornado then caused sporadic damage as it likely lifted and dropped through Trinity in western Morgan County.
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