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Watching Hurricane Erin; Heavy Rainfall Threat for Upper Midwest; Heatrisk for Mississippi Valley

Hurricane Erin continues to track westward with its outer bands bringing heavy rainfall and gusty winds for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are occurring and will spread across the Atlantic coasts this week. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and possible flooding are in the forecast for upper Midwest through Monday. Heatrisk continues for the Mississippi Valley. Read More >

We've received several pictures and videos of the tornado, and associated storm structure, that moved across Madison County. If you have pictures or video you'd like to share with us, please email them to SR-HUN.Spotter@noaa.gov.

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Huntsville Tornado Pictures

 

Due to very dry air in the mid levels of the atmosphere and a relatively high cloud base, the Huntsville tornado of January 21, 2010 was likely one of the most visible tornadoes in the history of the city of Huntsville. As a result, pictures of the tornado were taken from almost every conceivable angle. On the map below, the approximate tornado path is represented by a bold red line. The yellow arrows on the map represent locations where pictures were taken, with the arrows pointing in the general direction the camera was facing. To view the associated image(s), click on an arrow on the map.
Picture Locations

In addition, these pictures have been received of the thunderstorm that produced a tornado in Huntsville:

  • View from south Decatur - courtesy Pat Kelly - 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • View from Maysville - courtesy Daniel Hall - 1 2 3
Sewanee Tornado Pictures
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Tornado east of Sewanee, viewed from truck stop in Monteagle (forwarded by Paul Barys) Tornado near Sewanee (courtesy Gary Campbell)