EF2 Tornado — Fentress, Tennessee

2025-02-06 · near Highland Jct, Fentress, Tennessee

Event narrative

This tornado touched down northwest of Clarkrange along Baldwin Gulf Road in Fentress County where it caused roofing damage to a residence. The tornado traveled east-southeast and crossed Lowe Point Road, Old Bean Shed Road, and S York Highway, snapping trees along its path. The tornado continued its east-southeast track towards the Fentress and Morgan County border, and once it crossed Ernest Hall Road, it destroyed a chicken barn. The tornado then crossed into Morgan County at Brodio Road. Damage found in Fentress County was rated EF-1 tornado damage with maximum estimated winds of 95 mph, but the tornado strengthened to EF-2 after crossing into Morgan 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 1228002. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.