At 5:54 p.m., the Madison County Sheriff's Department confirmed the tornado had crossed Old Railroad Bed Road and SR 53.
Next it crossed Hammond Lane (where it caused major damage to a few two story brick homes), Beaver Dam Road, Beaverdam Creek, and Pulaski Pike.
East of here, the tornado caused damage on the south end of the Timberwind subdivision before crossing the Flint River between Meridianville and New Market.
At 6:13 p.m., a Madison County Sheriff's deputy radioed that the tornado was passing over his car on Butler Road.
The tornado continued east of here causing structural damage along Arnold Road and Noles Drive before crossing Mountain Fork.
At this point, the tornado path became more easterly as it moved into the more rugged terrain of northeastern Madison County.
It reached the Jackson County border at 6:21 p.m. All told, over 10,000 Huntsville Utilities customers lost power during the storm.
[3] The tornado weakened considerably as it moved across Putnam Mountain in northwest Jackson County, before ending near Princeton.