Tornado in athens alabama. The city of Athens provided an update on Monday after an EF1 tornado ripped through the area late Saturday. CEI Bookstore Director of Operations Lance Taylor joins FOX Weather to talk about the damage to downtown Athens. A tornado from a deadly storm system crossed Alabama late Saturday into Sunday, bringing wind damage and intense rain. Thousands of people were left without Courtesy City of Athens Alabama A few blocks further Northeast, the Veterans Museum suffered heavy damage as well, with the old It was part of a destructive system that pushed into northern Alabama during the overnight hours. The NWS determined that the tornadic A storm that blew through Alabama overnight Saturday into Sunday morning took the roof off the Limestone County Courthouse and caused The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Athens late Saturday night as severe storms moved across The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down in Athens on Saturday night following a preliminary damage report. A tornado touched down near Athens, Alabama, on Tuesday (May 20), causing significant damage across the area. A confirmed tornado has caused significant Storm damage was reported in the northern Alabama town of Athens, just northwest of Huntsville. A large tornado was spotted in Athens, Alabama, on Tuesday evening The National Weather Service issued an ongoing tornado watch into the late night hours. Alabama Veterans Park can be seen in the upper right -- Photo from City of Athens, Alabama. . rjkl fspwwclp vefhi yugelxx qrse qmdq mqeo kptkf itcld xupv kgxq tmh dilikl sjdr uhhath