( CNN ) -- A reported tornado briefly touched down Friday afternoon in northern Alabama , causing damage and scares days after twisters proved deadly in Texas . The twister was part of a severe thunderstorm that rolled through the Southeast , prompting tornado warnings Friday afternoon . Law enforcement officials reported a funnel cloud -- indicative of a tornado -- at 2:15 p.m. ( 3:15 p.m . ET ) , the National Weather Service noted . The same agency later noted there had been a `` brief touchdown '' of a tornado . A couple of homes in Athens -- a community of about 22,000 people some 20 miles west of Huntsville -- suffered minor damage as the storm rolled through , said Rita White , spokeswoman for Limestone County 's emergency management agency . Strong winds knocked down trees and power lines , she added . This severe weather struck two days after at least 16 tornadoes , according to the National Weather Service , ripped through parts of central Texas . Six people died . The same storm system produced a tornado Thursday in Waskom , Texas , which is along that state 's border with Louisiana . The National Weather Service rated that twister as an EF1 -- on the enhanced Fujita tornado damage scale that runs from zero to five , which is the strongest -- meaning it contained winds blowing at about 100 mph . ' I thought that lady was gon na die in my truck ' CNN 's Todd Borek contributed to this report .
NEW : A tornado that hit on the Texas/Louisiana border Thursday was an EF1 . National Weather Service reports a `` brief touchdown '' of a tornado in Alabama . The storm causes minor damage in Athens , county official says . At least 16 tornadoes ripped through Texas on Wednesday , contributing to 6 deaths .