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EF0 tornado in Williamson County, Tennessee

Tornado August 12, 2023 · Williamson County, Tennessee

EF0
Rating
1.9 mi
Path length
40 yd
Path width
$100K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 40 yards (0.02 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF0 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF0 is light damage: shingles and siding peeled, gutters torn, branches broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 65–85 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A brief, weak EF0 tornado touched down 1.2 miles northeast of downtown Franklin and moved southeast before lifting near Highway 96 at Royal Oaks Boulevard. The main damage was numerous trees being blown down along the intermittent damage path with some falling onto homes. A few homes suffered minor roof and exterior damage near the beginning of the path between Sycamore Drive and Chestnut Lane, and some businesses had minor roof and exterior damage along Highway 96. Maximum winds with this tornado were estimated 75 mph. Damages are a rough estimate.

The wider storm

A line of thunderstorms moved through Middle Tennessee during the early afternoon hours of August 12, 2023. Damaging straight-line winds were the main hazard with this line with numerous reports received of downed trees and powerlines. One weak tornado also occurred in Franklin, causing minor tree damage. This activity was produced a lot of lightning with notably caused a large apartment fire in Mount Juliet.

Began near Ewingville (35.9341, -86.8527).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1108865. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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