EF1 tornado in Franklin County, Tennessee

A tornado tracked from Lincoln County with damage noted along Elora Road, continuing southwest of Huntland just east of Stovall Mountain. In this location of Greasy Cove, the tornado uprooted and snapped several large hardwood oak trees, and was at its most intense along Whites Gap Road. Here, the tornado produced 105 mph winds, destroying a pole barn in addition to snapping the very large oak trees that were 6-8 feet in diameter. The tornado lifted shortly after crossing Whites Gap Road along Hall Branch, about a quarter of a mile north of the Alabama/Tennessee State

line.

A significant outbreak of tornadoes occurred in two waves during the evening of the 8th and early morning hours of the 9th. The first wave occurred as multiple supercell thunderstorms developed across southern middle Tennessee and far north central Alabama. These storms moved east during the evening hours, producing ## tornadoes in southern middle Tennessee.

A break in the activity was then followed by a line of thunderstorms that dropped southeast through southern middle Tennessee into north central and northeast Alabama after Midnight through the early morning hours. The line produced ## tornadoes in southern middle Tennessee, a couple of which continued into northeast Alabama.