Heavy Rain in the Southern Appalachians; Fire Weather and Heat in the West; Monitoring Tropical Storm Erin

Heavy to excessive rainfall over the southern Appalachians may bring areas of flooding today. Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather conditions to parts of the Great Basin and northern Rockies today and Thursday. Hot to extremely hot temperatures are in place through today across parts of the western U.S. Read More >

Rating	EF-1	Peak Wind	105 mph
Path Length	6.9 miles	Peak Path Width	300 yards
Beginning Point	34.3836, -86.2970	End Point	34.4426, -86.1995
Start Time	6:45 AM	End Time	6:51 AM

This tornado tracked northeast from Guntersville Lake (near McKee Island) west of Highway 79 across the north end of Buck Island and ended up near Star Point. Sufficient radar and damage survey information supports this additional track crossing the north side of Buck Island. Visible damage was seen to a marina just west of Highway 79 where a canopy collapsed. The tornado then crossed Joe Starnes Field (airport), then snapped/uprooted many trees along Buck Island Road on the north side of Buck Island. The tornado is line with damage that occurred over Star Point, along Milky Way Road, Monsanto Road and Star Point Road. Trees were mostly snapped, twisted and uprooted at this location. Little additional damage was noted northeast of this point, due to the tornado crossing over water at several points along its path. It is challenging to get additional precise location/damage information at this time.