Nws Cleburne Tornado E1768333012802 — Minor damage was reported from the storm. (National Weather Service)

Last weekend’s storms brought plenty of rain, thunder and lightning to our state but most of it remained below severe limits.

However, that doesn’t mean some spots weren’t hit hard.

Strong wind also caused some damage across Alabama and there was even one small tornado confirmed among the storms early Saturday morning.

Cleburne County tornado

Surveyors from the National Weather Service in Birmingham went out this week to review the damage and confirmed an EF-0 tornado happened in Cleburne County. Here are some of the details:

Estimated Peak Wind: 80 mph
Path Length: 7.4 miles
Path Width: 75 yards
Start time: 6:48AM, Saturday, Jan. 10
End time: 6:59AM, Saturday, Jan. 10

NWS said the tornado began in a heavily forest area between CR 549 and CR 205. Several trees were uprooted.

Minor damage was reported to homes at the intersection of CR-40 and CR-65 before gaining strength near the Mars Hill community.

The survey said four chicken houses were hit, peeling the roofing off three of them and scattering debris nearby. A detached garage was damaged by a falling tree and a shed was destroyed in the yard of a separate residence.

The damage path ended just past CR 253 before reaching the state line.

Elmore County tornado warning

The National Weather Service also surveyed damage in Elmore County from a storm that prompted a tornado warning Saturday morning but they said the damage was from straight-line winds from a severe thunderstorm.

“Damage in the Pine Level area consisted of a few uprooted trees or broken limbs along I-65, U.S. 31, CR 107, and CR 40, with minimal continuity between damage points. Roofing was blown from a small produce stand on U.S. 31, just south of the CR 40 intersection. A few large cedar limbs fell in a cemetery, knocking down at least one headstone. A shed and a trampoline were damaged on Chanlee Dr, adjacent to CR 40. A few more downed trees were found in the Deatsville area of Elmore County. Minimal damage was noted downstream of Deatsville. In Holtville, roofing was blown off a home and a backyard shed was flipped on Highway 111. On one section of Lake Region Cir, a few trees were uprooted and fell on power lines. Damage was consistent with winds as high as 60 mph.”
National Weather Service survey