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Thunderstorm Wind in Franklin County, Tennessee

Thunderstorm Wind April 6, 2025 · Franklin County, Tennessee

49 mph
Estimated gust (43 kt)
$1K
Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A large tree was knocked down and blocking the road at 4205 Greenhaw Road. Time estimated by radar.

The wider storm

A line of severe thunderstorms roared east-northeast through southern middle Tennessee during the late evening of the 5th to just after Midnight on the 6th. An EF-1 tracked nearly 9 miles in Franklin County from Cowan to southeast of Sewanee. Thunderstorm winds produced several areas of damage in Lincoln County as well. Also, flash flooding resulted in multiple water rescues due to excessive rainfall in a short period of time.

Flash flooding Lincoln County CAD reports in Q drive.

Flash flooding reports in Franklin County CAD report in Q drive (pdf).

Began near Greenhaw (35.2200, -86.0118).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1258173. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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