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# | Counties | Rating | Time (CST) | Length (miles) | Width (yards) | Fatalities | Injuries | |
1 | Henry/Stewart | F2 | 1435 | 28.5 | 200 | 0 | 13 | |
2 | Benton/Humphreys/Houston | F2 | 1540 | 24.6 | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | Houston | F1 | 1610 | 4.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Houston/Montgomery | F1 | 1622 | 12.5 | 75 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Montgomery | F2 | 1641 | 4.8 | 400 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Humphreys | F1 | 1652 | 4.5 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Humphreys | F1 | 1700 | 4.0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Dickson | F2 | 1733 | 10.0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Wayne | F2 | 1752 | 8.4 | 100 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Robertson | F0 | 1820 | 0.10 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Maury | F0 | 1825 | 0.10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Williamson | F0 | 1832 | 0.10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | Sumner | F0 | 1837 | 0.10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Reports & Outlooks | |||
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F2 Henry/Stewart County Tornado | |
Counties: | Henry/Stewart |
Time: | 2:35 PM CST |
F Scale: | F2 |
Damage Path Length: | 28.5 miles |
Damage Path Width: | 200 yards |
Fatalities: | 13 |
Injuries | 0 |
Damage: STORM DATA (Henry County): The tornado touched down southwest of Paris and moved northeast skirting by the northern edge of Paris. Thirty homes were destroyed and several manufacturing plants were demolished. Over 100 homes were damaged. SHAMBURGER (2016): Based on radar data and satellite imagery from Google Earth, the same tornado that struck Paris, TN and caused significant damage across Henry County continued across the Tennessee River and moved onshore on a small peninsula at the end of Highway 233/Boswell Landing Road in far western Stewart County. Dozens of trees were blown down in this area per Google Earth satellite imagery before the tornado apparently lifted over an inlet to the northeast. Based on this data, this previously unknown part of the Paris tornado track in Stewart County has been added to the NWS Nashville tornado database. Although damage in Henry County was rated F2 with 13 injuries, the damage in Stewart County was only rated F0 with no injuries. |
F2 Benton/Humphreys/Houston County Tornado | |
Counties: | Benton/Humphreys/Houston |
Time: | 3:54 PM CST |
EF Scale: | F2 |
Damage Path Length: | 24.6 miles |
Damage Path Width: | 200 yards |
Fatalities: | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Damage: STORM DATA (Houston County): Well built modular home was destroyed at intersection of Waverly Road and Long Branch Road. Other homes in the area were damaged. Damage was estimated to be $650K by the EMA Director. STORM DATA (Benton County): Home destroyed. Roof was gone and walls left standing on a home on French Store Rd. SHAMBURGER (2016): Both radar data and satellite imagery from Google Earth clearly indicate that this damage in Benton County and Houston County is from one long-track tornado, which began around 4.6 miles north of Camden, moved northeast across northern Benton County and the Tennessee River, crossed far northwest Humphreys County, then entered Houston County before ending around 2 miles southwest of Erin. The time, path length, start and end points, and location of this tornado were all corrected based on radar data and the damage path on aerial imagery from Google Earth, and the Humphreys County portion of the tornado track was also added to this entry. NWS Storm surveys were only conducted for small parts of the damage path in Benton and Houston Counties (F2), and no survey was conducted for the part of the track in Humphreys County where hundreds of trees were blown down per Google Earth satellite imagery (F1). |
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Photos in Benton County by Jerry Orchanian, NWS Nashville Warning Coordination Meteorologist: Roof missing and significant wall failure from home located on French Store Road northeast of Camden in Benton County. Large farm vehicles were also blown over near French Store Road in Benton County. At the home, wind blew from left to right, penetrated garage door (barely visible on left edge of photos) and blew out side wall, exposing the insides of the garage. |
F1 Houston County Tornado | |
Counties: | Houston |
Time: | 4:10 PM CST |
EF Scale: | F1 |
Damage Path Length: | 4.0 Miles |
Damage Path Width: | 100 yards |
Fatalities: | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
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Photos by Jerry Orchanian, NWS Nashville Warning Coordination Meteorologist: |
F1 Humphreys County Tornado | |
Counties: | Humphreys |
Time: | 5:00 PM CST |
EF Scale: | F1 |
Damage Path Length: | 4.0 Miles |
Damage Path Width: | 100 yards |
Fatalities: | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Damage: STORM DATA: Emergency Manager reported structural damage to homes (near Bakerville). Trees were down. SHAMBURGER (2016): No NWS storm survey was conducted for this damage. However, radar data and aerial imagery from Google Earth clearly indicate this damage was caused by a tornado, and this new tornado has been added to the NWS Nashville database. The time, path length, path width, location, and F-scale rating of this tornado were all estimated based on the narrative in Storm Data, radar data, and the damage path on Google Earth aerial imagery. The tornado is estimated to have touched down north of Crockett Road just west of Old State Highway 1, about 2.6 miles south-southwest of Denver. The tornado then moved east-northeast along Old State Highway 1, crossed the Duck River, then moved across Bakerville Road near Pearl Road where a few homes and outbuildings were damaged and several trees blown down per Google Earth satellite imagery. The tornado then lifted east of Bakerville Road. |
EF0 Robertson County Tornado | |
Counties: | Robertson |
Time: | 6:20 PM CST |
EF Scale: | F0 |
Damage Path Length: | 0.10 Miles |
Damage Path Width: | 20 yards |
Fatalities: | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Damage: STORM DATA: Trees were snapped, and large tree branches were down near the intersection of I-24 and Highway 49. This was part of the storm complex from Dickson County. SHAMBURGER (2015): Radar data shows no evidence of a tornado in the area mentioned in Storm Data. However, this same storm complex later on does develop a weak tornado east of Highway 431 to the west of Greenbrier per radar data. Based on the radar data, the time and location of this tornado was corrected and estimated. |
EF0 Maury County Tornado | |
Counties: | Maury |
Time: | 6:25 PM CST |
EF Scale: | F0 |
Damage Path Length: | 0.10 Miles |
Damage Path Width: | 10 yards |
Fatalities: | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Damage: STORM DATA: Trained spotter observed a tornado (5 miles west-northwest of Spring Hill). This storm moved into Williamson County and was later observed in Williamson County as another tornado by a NWS Co-op observer. |
EF0 Williamson County Tornado | |
Counties: | Williamson |
Time: | 6:32 PM CST |
EF Scale: | F0 |
Damage Path Length: | 0.10 Miles |
Damage Path Width: | 10 yards |
Fatalities: | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Damage: STORM DATA: NWS Cooperative observer reported a tornado. No damage was reported from this storm. |
EF0 Sumner County Tornado | |
Counties: | Sumner |
Time: | 6:37 PM CST |
EF Scale: | F0 |
Damage Path Length: | 0.10 Miles |
Damage Path Width: | 10 yards |
Fatalities: | 0 |
Injuries | 0 |
Damage: STORM DATA: Several 16 to 24 inches diameter trees were blown down. This storm complex came from Davidson County. SHAMBURGER (2015): NCDC and Storm Data incorrectly list the time and location of this tornado, which were corrected based on radar data. |