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NWUS54 KHUN 240031
LSRHUN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HUNTSVILLE AL
731 PM CDT TUE JUN 23 2026
.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.
..REMARKS..
0358 PM TORNADO 2 SW NEW MARKET 34.89N 86.45W
06/22/2026 MADISON AL NWS STORM SURVEY
AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 90 MPH
TOUCHED DOWN SOUTHWEST OF THE POND LOCATED
IN SHARON JOHNSON PARK SNAPPING THE FIRST
INITIAL SOFTWOOD TREES AND DOWNING LARGE
BRANCHES ON THE PROPERTY. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED ACROSS THE POND, SPRAYING LEAF
DEBRIS ACROSS A WIDE AREA, BEFORE CROSSING
THE PROPERTY LINE BEHIND THE RV PARK ON THE
PREMISES, FURTHER SNAPPING ADDITIONAL HARD
AND SOFT WOOD TREES. THE TORNADO THEN
CROSSED WINCHESTER ROAD AND PRODUCED
ADDITIONAL DAMAGE ALONG FRANK HEREFORD ROAD.
SEVERAL TREES WERE SPORADICALLY SNAPPED AND
UPROOTED ALONG THIS ROAD, ON THE FARMS THAT
DOTTED THE LANDSCAPE BETWEEN HURRICANE ROAD
AND FRANK HEREFORD ROAD. AFTER PRODUCING
THIS DAMAGE, THE TORNADO CLIMBED UP AND OVER
BACKBONE MOUNTAIN, BEFORE PRODUCING THE
FINAL DAMAGE FOUND ON THE SURVEY TODAY ALONG
UPPER HURRICANE CREEK ROAD. IN THIS
LOCATION, THE TORNADO WAS AT ITS WIDEST
(APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS) AND PRODUCED
ADDITIONAL HARD AND SOFT TREE DAMAGE. TREES
WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED IN THIS AREA,
CONCURRENT WITH THE FINAL RATING OF EF1
TORNADO WITH 90 MPH WINDS.
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