Unfortunately, Two Fatalities Reported In Lawrence County

Two deaths in North Alabama from a tornado tonight in northern Lawrence County https://t.co/EUj1jfhL6P

— James Spann (@spann) December 17, 2019

Parts of the Tennesee Valley were hit hard by a few tornadoes that moved across the area earlier this afternoon and evening. We have been receiving damage reports throughout the event and the sad news is that we have lost two people to a possible tornado in Lawrence County.

Here is a list of other damage coming in on NWS Chat:

1 SW Meridianville [Madison Co, AL] EMERGENCY MNGR reports TSTM WND DMG at 16 Dec, 6:06 PM CST — STRUCTURAL DAMAGE REPORTED ON HOME ALONG SPENCER LAKES DRIVE. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.

2 SSW Rogersville [Lauderdale Co, AL] EMERGENCY MNGR reports TSTM WND DMG at 16 Dec, 6:08 PM CST — FIVE HOMES DAMAGED (ROOFS AND SHINGLES), FENCE IN BACKYARD DOWNED.

3 SW Killen [Lauderdale Co, AL] LAW ENFORCEMENT reports TSTM WND DMG at 16 Dec, 5:09 PM CST — TREE REPORTED DOWN ON KENDELL GARDENS ON HICKORY COVE ROAD NEAR TAYLOR DRIVE.

3 SW Killen [Lauderdale Co, AL] LAW ENFORCEMENT reports TSTM WND DMG at 16 Dec, 5:57 PM CST — 70 MPH WIND GUSTS REPORTED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF CAPSHAW/NICK DAVIS ROAD.

6 NNE Huntsville [Madison Co, AL] EMERGENCY MNGR reports TSTM WND DMG at 16 Dec, 6:06 PM CST — POWER LINES DOWNED ON MERIDIAN ST NE AND WHOLESALE AVE NE.

4 SSE Harvest [Madison Co, AL] EMERGENCY MNGR reports TSTM WND DMG at 16 Dec, 5:54 PM CST — HOME COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN THIS LOCATION. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.

3 WSW Rogersville [Lauderdale Co, AL] PUBLIC reports TSTM WND DMG at 16 Dec, 5:17 PM CST — LOTS OF TREE DOWN IN JOE WHEELER STATE PARK.

1 S Meridianville [Madison Co, AL] FIRE DEPT/RESCUE reports TSTM WND DMG at 16 Dec, 6:04 PM CST — CARPORT REPORTED ON POWERLINES IN THE AREA OF MONROE ROAD AND HIGHWAY 431.

5 SSE Harvest [Madison Co, AL] FIRE DEPT/RESCUE reports TSTM WND DMG at 16 Dec, 5:54 PM CST — REPORTING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT HOMES ON PORTIONS OF JASMINE DRIVE. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.

6 NW Sheffield [Lauderdale Co, AL] AMATEUR RADIO reports TSTM WND DMG at 16 Dec, 4:56 PM CST — POWER POLE LAYING ACROSS THE ROAD WITH LIVE WIRES AT THE INTERSECTION OF CR 4 AND CR 137.

5 SSE Harvest [Madison Co, AL] TRAINED SPOTTER reports TSTM WND DMG at 16 Dec, 5:53 PM CST — A ROOF WAS BLOWN FROM HOUSE NEAR SARAH JANE DRIVE AND MT ZION ROAD. POSSIBLE TORNADO DAMAGE.

5 SSW Tuscumbia [Colbert Co, AL] PUBLIC reports TSTM WND DMG at 4:53 PM CST — SEVERAL STRUCTURES DAMAGED IN THE COLBERT HEIGHTS AREA. POSSIBLE TORNADO. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

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