EF0 Tornado — Lewis, Tennessee

2025-05-20 · near Kimmins, Lewis, Tennessee

2.7 mi

Path length

50 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A brief, weak tornado was observed on web cameras from Hohenwald. Locations were determined using WSR-88D radar imagery. No damage was noted from a ground damage assessment though the area impacted was inaccessible due to the road network.

Wider weather episode

Multiple rounds of thunderstorms impacted Middle Tennessee on May 20, 2025. The first round of thunderstorms was a decaying mesoscale convective system (MCS) that produced damaging winds which downed a few trees. The next round was discrete supercells which produced large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. The largest hail reported during this event was in Williamson County where hailstones of two to three inches fell. Five tornadoes were confirmed during this event with the strongest being an EF-1 tornado in Cumberland County. The final round of thunderstorms was a quasi-linear convective system (QLCS) which produced additional damaging winds before all activity finally ended late in the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1250278. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.