EF1 Tornado — Overton, Tennessee

2025-02-06 · near Hanging Limb, Overton, Tennessee

Event narrative

This EF-1 tornado touched down near Coy Phillips Road, west of Hanging Limb in Overton County. It then tracked east-southeast into Hanging Limb where it snapped dozens of trees and caused roof damage to outbuildings along E Fork Lane. The tornado continued along E Fork Lane where it caused significant roofing damage to a residence and uprooted trees. Along Steel Tram Ridge Lane, the tornado completely ripped a porch off the front of a house and caused a camper to roll on its side. The tornado presumably lifted near the end of Indian Creek Trail east of Hanging Limb. This tornado was also responsible for one injury in Overton County. 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 1228001. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.