EF2 Tornado — Stewart, Tennessee

2011-05-23 · near Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee

Event narrative

Damage began near the intersection of Bumpus Mills and Brazzie Dock Roads and was continuous at least 13 miles northeast across Ft. Campbell. The last visible evidence of damage was 1/2 mile east of the Intersection of State Route 20 and Big Rock Road.

The most significant damage, as the result of an EF-2 tornado with winds near 120 mph, was along Cherry Hollow Rd. just northeast of the Big Rock community. Several homes suffered significant roof damage including one with a complete roof loss. An occupied mobile home was totally destroyed with debris scattered at least 100 yards into a field.

Wider weather episode

During the morning hours on Monday, May 23rd, severe thunderstorms occurred across two counties in Middle Tennessee. This resulted in a thunderstorm wind damage events in these two counties. Also, a severe thunderstorm occurred during the late afternoon hours this same day in Stewart County, resulting in an EF-2 Tornado touchdown and associated damage across portions of that county.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 293512. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.