EF1 Tornado — Fentress, Tennessee

2023-06-11 · near Banner Spgs, Fentress, Tennessee

Event narrative

This low end EF-1 tornado touched down west of the intersection of Bicknell Road and Leamon Hall Road and traveled toward the east-northeast before lifting west of Larue Lane. Dozens of trees were uprooted and snapped, causing damage to two homes and a few outbuildings. 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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1093606. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.