EF1 tornado in Fentress County, Tennessee

This EF-1 tornado touched down south of the Jamestown Municipal Airport near Highway 127 and traveled over 11 miles toward the east-northeast before lifting near Charley Hull Loop Road. The tornado uprooted and snapped hundreds of trees along the path. Over a dozen outbuildings and barns were completely destroyed, and several houses sustained roof and window damage. Local residents captured the tornado on video. High resolution satellite imagery was very helpful in determining the path of this tornado. No injuries or fatalities were reported. Damages are a rough estimate.

As an upper-level low approached Middle Tennessee on June 11, 2023, it along with warm, moist air, plenty of instability, and deep wind shear helped to set the stage for severe weather across much of the area. Before a line of thunderstorms along a cold front arrived, however, the thunderstorms that developed ahead of it brought the first and most significant round of severe weather. These thunderstorms developed strong mesocyclones that were able to produce large hail and damaging winds. Several reports of hail larger than one inch were received with the largest hailstone about 1.75 inches in Pickett County. It was across the Cumberland Plateau where favorable amounts of helicity were also present where three tornadoes occurred. All three were rated EF-1, but one of these tornadoes in Fentress County was on the ground for nearly 11 miles. Fortunately, no injuries or fatalities were reported.