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Aerial Pictures from April 3-4th, 1974

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Never Before Seen Aerial Pictures of Tornado Damage Taken by Madison County, AL

F5 Tornado that affected Limestone, AL/Madison, AL/Lincoln, AL/Franklin, TN Counties
Ford Chapel road and Kellys Way Drive tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Robbins road and Stoney Point tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.N. Day road and Ardmore Highway 53 tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Carter Gin and Jeff Road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.South end of Bo Howard Road and Webb Pond tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Pulaski Pike and Lacy Circle tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Corner of Bo Howard Road, tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Grimwood and Henshaw Road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Opp Reynolds and Mitchell Road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo Courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Banyon road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Loveless and Ready Section Road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo Courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Old Railroad Bed Road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol. Tornado damage just south of Grimwood Road along George, Bentley and Cherry Drive, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol. BoBo Section Road and U.S. Highway 231 tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo Courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol. Bevils Church Road tornado damage, about one mile southwest of Alabama/Tennessee state line, Madison County, Alabama. Photo Courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol. Greenvale Road, about one mile north of Skinem, Alabama. Tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo Courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.
Click on a rectangle/polygon above to see a picture of damage at that location taken by Madison County Emergency Management Officials.
 
Entire Tornado Track
Below		 Estimated Path Width From Forbes/Fujita Original Survey (Click Here to See Original Survey Track)

Radar Loop Damage Picture in Tanner, AL
(Courtesy of Limestone County EMA)
 
F5 Tornado that affected Lawrence, AL/Morgan, AL/Limestone, AL/Madison, AL Counties

, Nick Davis Road and Morgan Drive tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Smith Vasser road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air PatrolOrvil Smith Road and Smith Drive tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Bowling Lane and Orvil Smith road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.Orvil Smith and Old Railroad Bed Road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol. Lockhart road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air PatrolOld Railroad Bed Road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol. Old Railroad Bed Road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol. Old Railroad Bed Road tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol. Spring Crest Lane and Wall Triana Highway tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol. Yarbrough road and Wall Triana Highway tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol. Yarbrough road and Wall Triana Highway tornado damage, Madison County, Alabama. Photo courtesy of Alabama Civil Air Patrol.
Click on a rectangle/polygon above to see a picture of damage at that location taken by Madison County Emergency Management Officials.
 
Entire Tornado Track
Below		 Estimated Path Width From Forbes/Fujita Original Survey (Click Here to See Original Survey Track)
Radar Loop
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