EF1 Tornado — Cumberland, Tennessee

2023-06-11 · near Dykes Xrds, Cumberland, Tennessee

Event narrative

This EF1 tornado touched down near Highway 70 about 3.6 miles northwest of downtown Crossville. A home on the south side of Highway 70 west of Ivey Road was destroyed when it slid off its foundation which it was not properly attached to, and a couple of outbuildings were destroyed on the north side of the highway. The tornado weakened as it moved northeast, but was widely visible and several local residents captured it on video. The tornado crossed Interstate 40 and caused minor damage to a hotel roof before lifting near Highway 127. 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 1093625. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.