▁Road ▁ 1 6 5 ▁and ▁County ▁Road ▁ 4 0 , ▁high - end ▁EF 2 ▁damage ▁continued ▁as ▁a ▁house ▁lost ▁its ▁roof ▁and ▁exterior ▁walls , ▁another ▁home ▁had ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁roof ▁torn ▁off , ▁several ▁manufact ured ▁homes ▁were ▁dam aged ▁or ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁many ▁trees ▁were ▁sn apped . ▁Far ther ▁along ▁the ▁path , ▁low - end ▁EF 2 ▁damage ▁was ▁observed ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Alabama ▁State ▁Route ▁ 1 6 9 , ▁where ▁numerous ▁trees ▁were ▁sn apped ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁structures ▁at ▁the ▁peri ph ery ▁of ▁the ▁damage ▁path ▁sust ained ▁minor ▁impact s . ▁Further ▁weak ening ▁occurred ▁as ▁the ▁torn ado ▁crossed ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁Route ▁ 1 6 9 , ▁down ing ▁trees ▁at ▁EF 1 ▁intensity . ▁ ▁The ▁torn ado ▁began ▁to ▁strength en ▁again ▁just ▁east - n ortheast ▁of ▁this ▁location , ▁reaching ▁EF 2 ▁strength ▁as ▁it ▁crossed ▁County ▁Road ▁ 2 4 5 . ▁A ▁house ▁lost ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁roof , ▁and ▁another ▁home ▁sust ained ▁less ▁severe ▁damage ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁torn ado ▁then ▁crossed ▁County ▁Road ▁ 1 7 9 ▁and ▁entered ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Smith s ▁Station ▁at ▁high - end ▁EF 2 ▁strength . ▁In ▁Smith s ▁Station , ▁multiple ▁small ▁and ▁poor ly - construct ed ▁frame ▁homes ▁lost ▁their ▁roof s ▁and ▁exterior ▁walls , ▁a ▁bar ▁and ▁music ▁ven ue ▁sust ained ▁major ▁struct ural ▁damage ,