EF1 Tornado — Claiborne, Tennessee

2007-04-26 · near Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee

Event narrative

An EF1 tornado touched down on Fords Chapel Road between New Hope Road and Barren Creek Road. A few trees were snapped in this area. The tornado tracked northeast along Barren Creek Road where multiple mobile homes were damaged, one blown over and destroyed. Tree damage was extensive along Barren Creek Road, with large trees both snapped and uprooted. Some homes were also damaged, with a patio roof blown back and shingles and siding blown off. The tornado tracked parallel to Highway 33, snapping trees and causing minor damage to homes in subdivisions on Mountain Road, Rutherford Drive, Harmon Road, and Rowe Street. The tornado crossed Highway 33 near the city limits of New Tazewell before dissipating.

Wider weather episode

A boundary across the region produced scattered supercell thunderstorms across the Cumberland Plateau. Damage was predominately caused by straight-line winds; however, an EF1 tornado tracked across Claiborne County for the second time this month. Its path was within one mile of the EF1 tornado path that occurred three weeks ago.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 25724. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.