A squall line moved east through the region during the pre-dawn hours.  As the squall line entered northwest Alabama, it produced a swath of damaging winds in the community of Red Bay in Franklin County.  As the line proceeded east and weakened, a new line formed in central and north central Alabama.  This line produced a brief EF-0 tornado in the town of Madison in Madison County and an EF-1 tornado in the Asbury community of Marshall County.

Tornado in MARSHALL, ALABAMA
From 03-OCT-14 03:02:00 to 03-OCT-14 03:04:00 (CST-6)
Location: POPLAR SPGS
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A brief tornado touched down off Martling Road near Jolie Lane destroying one chicken house and severely damaging another.  Much of the debris was thrown to the north-northwest suggesting the wind flow was circular and convergent in nature.  Just northeast, several trees were snapped west of Martling Road.  At the intersection of Martling Road and Burgess Road, six to eight pine trees were snapped near the base and a house sustained some roof and siding damage.  Based on the structural damage to the chicken house and the snapped pines, the maximum winds were determined to be around 95 mph.

Tornado in MADISON, ALABAMA
From 03-OCT-14 02:12:00 to 03-OCT-14 02:13:00 (CST-6)
Location: REDSTONE AAF
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A brief and weak tornado skipped along a path just north of Madison Boulevard in Madison.  The tornado appeared to touch down first in Madison Research Park where it tore metal roofing off a walkway and building, and snapped large branches off several trees, both in the research park and an adjacent cemetery.  In the shopping center near the corner of Shelton Road and Madison Boulevard, a large heavy air conditioning unit was pushed off it's moorings and onto the parking lot below.  Additional tree branches were snapped in the parking lot of a church on Shelton Road.  The tornado lifted upon reaching Shelton Road.

Thunderstorm Wind in FRANKLIN, ALABAMA
From 03-OCT-14 12:10:00 to 03-OCT-14 12:16:00 (CST-6)
Location: RED BAY
Magnitude: 87.00 EG
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A broken line of entered western Franklin County just after 12:00 AM CST producing significant damage in the town of Red Bay.  The initial damage was seen around the Red Bay High School where bleachers were lifted through a net and fence at the softball field and a roof was torn off a dugout.  A large portion of a metal roof was lifted off a home on the south side of the school.  Just east of the school, along Bullard Drive, several large hardwood trees on a hill were snapped near the base.  Additional trees in this area were snapped or uprooted.  All the trees in this area were laying in the same direction, suggesting very strong straight-line winds approaching 100 mph.
The pocket of very strong and damaging winds continued to spread across the Red Bay Cemetery, just north of Old Vina Road.  At this location, several large trees were either uprooted or snapped near their bases.  The concentration of strongest winds appeared to occur between Bullard Drive and 10th Street East near the cemetery.
Additional sporadic damage occurred to the east-northeast between 10th Street East and Highway 24.  At Mud Creek Road and Highway 24, two power poles were snapped along with a 10 by 10 foot shed partially destroyed.  Just east of this location, a portion of a gas station canopy was pulled off.  This was the final piece of damage seen along the path of this wind maxima.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLBERT, ALABAMA
From 03-OCT-14 00:20:00 to 03-OCT-14 00:21:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHEROKEE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in COLBERT, ALABAMA
From 03-OCT-14 00:25:00 to 03-OCT-14 00:31:00 (CST-6)
Location: TUSCUMBIA
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAUDERDALE, ALABAMA
From 03-OCT-14 00:42:00 to 03-OCT-14 00:43:00 (CST-6)
Location: FLORENCE
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds.

Thunderstorm Wind in MARSHALL, ALABAMA
From 03-OCT-14 02:47:00 to 03-OCT-14 02:48:00 (CST-6)
Location: ARAB
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 10.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

A tree and a few power lines were downed due to thunderstorm winds at Cranford road and Matt Morrow road near Arab, Alabama.

Thunderstorm Wind in MORGAN, ALABAMA
From 03-OCT-14 01:25:00 to 03-OCT-14 01:26:00 (CST-6)
Location: DECATUR
Magnitude: 52.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Power lines were downed due to thunderstorm winds.