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On November 17th, a line of showers and thunderstorms, moving ahead of a cold front during the evening hours, weakened as it moved over southern Tennessee and northwest Alabama. A small portion of the line broke, and a weak tornado touched down briefly in Lincoln County, Tennessee around the Howell and Petersburg areas.

Tornado Surveys Completed

NWS Huntsville Meteorologists surveyed damage near Howell in Lincoln County, TN on November 18th. The damage occurred on November 17th, between 937 PM CDT and 940 PM CDT. Below is a summary of the information about this tornado.

(Click on the entries under the last column for track information and to look at damage pictures)

Detailed Summary Link	EF Scale/Max Wind Speed (mph)	Injuries/ Fatalities	Path Length (Miles)	Path Width (Yards)	Starting Lat/.Long	Ending Lat/.Long	Track Images/Files
Howell, TN (Lincoln)	EF-0 85 MPH	0/0	0.6	25	35.22198/ -86.64184	35.22175/ -86.63181	KMZ - Points