EF2 Tornado — Jackson, Tennessee

2025-02-06 · near Center Grove, Jackson, Tennessee

Event narrative

This EF-2 tornado touched down just east of Highway 56 north of Center Grove in Jackson County where dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted as well as some minor roof damage to a single family

home. The tornado continued east-northeast and caused significant roof damage to a manufactured home along JC Johnson Lane. From here, the tornado crossed Seven Knobs Road where it intensified, causing significant timber damage west of Blackburn Fork Road. Even more trees were snapped and uprooted as the tornado continued east along Lynn Hill Road. A barn was destroyed along Zion Road before dissipating just east of that area. Damages are a rough estimate.

Wider weather episode

Warm air and moisture advection into Middle Tennessee on February 6, 2025, helped to set the stage for thunderstorms to develop across the area during the afternoon and evening hours. These thunderstorms tended to track eastward along a boundary that had set up near the Tennessee and Kentucky border. One particular thunderstorm intensified rapidly as it tracked eastward towards the Cumberland Plateau. The thunderstorm interacting with the boundary combined with the terrain of the Cumberland Plateau likely allowed it to begin rotating and become tornadic. This one thunderstorm cycled several times and produced four tornadoes across Middle Tennessee.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1227994. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.