The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down in Limestone County Tuesday evening and made a path into Madison County.
A survey team with the NWS says the EF-2 tornado touched down five miles south-southeast of Athens at 6:09 p.m. Tuesday. It had a path that was 380 yards wide and 13.15 miles long. The tornado had maximum estimated wind speeds of 125 mph.
According to the NWS, the tornado was initially observed and filmed by multiple storm chasers west of I-65 near Tanner. As the tornado crossed I-65 near the Highway 31 intersection, numerous trees were uprooted and snapped…