EF1 Tornado — Roane, Tennessee

2025-05-20 · near Jonesville, Roane, Tennessee

Event narrative

A 100 yard wide EF-1 tornado with peak winds near 100 mph started near Blair Road and Butler Drive where several trees were uprooted and trunks snapped. The tornado tracked near Old Harriman Highway where numerous tree trunks were snapped along the path. The tornado lifted near Whaley Road and Old Harriman Highway. Tornado was on the ground for roughly a 0.5 mile.

Wider weather episode

An occluding surface low bringing a trailing cold front forced several bouts of severe thunderstorms in East Tennessee, fueled by high effective shear and moderate amounts of instability.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1265418. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.