EF3 Tornado — Lincoln, Tennessee

2023-04-01 · near Lincoln, Lincoln, Tennessee

Event narrative

A tornado tracked out of Madison County, Alabama into Lincoln County after crossing Borderline Road. The tornado's estimated peak wind of 160 mph was noted at the intersection of Borderline Road and Myers Road where a newly constructed, however not completed, home was destroyed with a complete collapse of walls. The degree of damage at this location was slightly lowered below expected values due an uncertainty in the status of the garage, which was facing west. The tornado paralleled Borderline Road as it continued east-northeast. Sporadic trees were uprooted and snapped south of Vanntown, crossing Hester Creek. The tornado with a peak wind speed of 143 mph destroyed several farm outbuildings housing farm equipment from Mason Road eastward onto Echols Road. The tornado was weakening at this point, and finally lifted just after it crossed John Hunter Highway (Highway 122) just south of Elora in far southeastern Lincoln County. Tin was strewn into an open field in this location, but no further tree or structural damage was noted beyond the tree line near Collins Road and Mountain Road.

Wider weather episode

As part of a larger regional outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes on March 31st into April 1st, a band of thunderstorms, many of them supercellular, pushed east across north Alabama and southern middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of the 1st. One of these thunderstorms produced an EF-3 tornado in northern Madison County Alabama, which tracked into far southern Lincoln County Tennessee, paralleling the state line.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1092808. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.