EF2 tornado in Todd County, Kentucky

This tornado first touched down on Fort Campbell just north of the Sabre Airfield in Montgomery County, TN. The tornado tracked northeastward through northern Clarksville, entering into Todd County 5 miles west of Guthrie. As the tornado continued into southeastern Todd County, sparsely populated areas were affected initially. Hwys 41, 79, and 848 were blocked by debris or power lines and Hwy 181 was blocked by a train due to debris getting caught under the train. Trees were damaged, along with broken glass at a residence on the Dixie-Beeline Highway and destruction of an outbuilding on Old Railroad Lane. Large sections of a roof were removed from a home on Snardon Mill Rd. Much of the damage occurred on the south side of Allensville, where several homes had heavily damaged roofs, along with more trees, power poles, and outbuildings damaged or destroyed. The tornado continued into Logan County, KY, crossing over on the south side of Allensville. EF-2 damage indicators occurred repeatedly along the track throughout Todd County, suggesting a fairly consistent intensity for this segment. In total, hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted and several power poles were broken. At least a dozen outbuildings were destroyed, including barns, sheds, workshops, and garages. Over a dozen homes suffered minor to major damage to roofs, siding, and gutters. Several homes had parts of roofs removed.

By mid-morning, clusters of storms were developing across NE Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel. These storms continued across Western Kentucky and Tennessee for the late morning and afternoon hours. A few of these storms were strong to severe across Western Kentucky, including dime size hail reports in Fulton and McCracken counties. The most impactful storm was a supercell tornado which began in Fort Campbell and tracked northeastward from Montgomery County, TN to Logan County, KY, crossing southeastern Todd County. EF-2 damage was found in multiple locations in Todd County, while the strongest damage, rated EF-3, occurred in Clarksville, Tennessee. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 48 miles, 13 of which were in Todd County. A cold front had reached the Lower Ohio River around noon. CAPE values were approximately 1000 J/kg near the Tennessee border. Effective bulk shear was 60 kts, with 25-30 kts of surface-1km shear and ESRH of 200 m2/s2.