Sumter County tornado confirmed
CALERA, Ala. (AP) — A storm survey team with the National Weather Service’s Calera office confirmed that an EF-0 tornado briefly touched down in Sumter County.
The weather service says a fire official reported the twister, with peak wind speeds of 70-80 mph. The tornado touched down around 10:44 a.m. Saturday near the Ward community. There were no reports of damage that could be directly linked to a tornado.
Michael Coyne, the meteorologist in charge of the Huntsville office of the weather service, says an EF-3 tornado in Albertville weakened north of Geraldine and formed into a second EF-3 tornado in Mentone.
Meteorologist Kristina Sumrall said storm survey crews from the Calera office will try to determine if another tornado passed through Etowah County.
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