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Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale EF2
-- Length 15.59 Miles
-- Width 500 Yards
State TENNESSEE
County/Area FRANKLIN
WFO HUN
Report Source NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source CSV
Begin Date 2018-11-06 01:16 CST-6
Begin Location 2WNW OWL HOLLOW
Begin Lat/Lon 35.2078/-86.2074
End Date 2018-11-06 01:26 CST-6
End Location 1NE WILDER CHAPEL
End Lat/Lon 35.3079/-85.9605
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage
Crop Damage
Episode Narrative A line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved east through across all of southern middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of the 6th. A significant tornado developed in northern Franklin County producing damage in the Estill Springs/Decherd areas. There were were also a few other reports of damaging winds.
Event Narrative A tornado touched down on the southern periphery of Tims Ford Lake on Awalt Drive, snapping and uprooting a few hardwood trees. It then crossed Tims Ford Lake, snapping more trees on the northeastern shore along Ridgefield Circle. Moving northeast, the tornado downed additional trees onto carports and uprooted small hardwood trees in the Eastbrook community. The tornado continued moving northeast, skipping across U.S. Highway 41 and snapping and uprooting hardwood trees along Peabody and Decherd Estill Roads. The tornado had increased to EF-1 intensity at this point. The tornado rapidly intensified about 2 miles SE of Estill Springs as it crossed Aedc Road. The survey team found widespread damage to homes and hardwood trees in the Penile Hill and Allred Roads area. Homes here lost most if not all of their roof material, and large 3-4 foot diameter trees were snapped. The worst home damage occurred here, with walls collapsing on a well-built single family home. This was the highest rated damage along the path, topping out at 130 mph, and measuring about 500 yards wide. The tornado continued producing sporadic damage as it moved northeast, crossing Monroe Floyd Road. A well-constructed barn was stripped of its roof at this location, along with several outbuildings that were destroyed. Path width at this point was about 300 yards wide. The tornado strengthened once again as it approached Gum Creek and Knight Roads. At this location, a single-wide mobile home was rolled from its original location, heavily damaging the frame. Damage was also sustained to several homes in this area, with numerous power poles snapped. Grain silos were destroyed and debris scattered for several hundred yards at this site along the path. Damage in this location before tracking into Coffee County retained its EF-2 status, demolishing barns, rolling and destroying mobile homes, and snapping and uprooting numerous large hardwood trees and power poles. Debris was strewn several hundred yards from silos and grain bins in these locations, sustaining 120 mph winds. The tornado then crossed into Coffee County.


    

Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 0 0 0.50K 0.00K
PLEASANT HILL MOORE CO. TN 11/06/2018 01:00 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 52 kts. EG 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
MARBLE HILL MOORE CO. TN 11/06/2018 01:05 CST-6 Thunderstorm Wind 43 kts. EG 0 0 0.50K 0.00K
OWL HOLLOW FRANKLIN CO. TN 11/06/2018 01:16 CST-6 Tornado EF2 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
Totals: 0 0 0.50K 0.00K