EF1 tornado confirmed to have touched down in parts of Tennessee, Alabama

BONNERTOWN, Tenn. (WSMV) – The National Weather Service confirmed Monday afternoon that an EF1 tornado crossed the Alabama-Tennessee border on Sunday night amid severe storms in the region.

Surveyors confirmed that the tornado touched down in an open field west of Earnest Street and south of Highway 4 in Lexington, Alabama, on Sunday. There, it caused some building and home damage and uprooted trees as it moved northeast.

“Homes had siding damage, several small open structures collapsed and a garage door was blown in,” The NWS said. “It continued snapping and uprooting trees as it approached the state line.”…

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