EF1 tornado in Hamilton County, Tennessee
Tornado April 27, 2011 · Hamilton County, Tennessee
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Hamilton County → Hamilton County → Hamilton County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Ooltewah#2 Tornado. A NWS storm survey reported an EF1 tornado touched down near Ooltewah. It formed near the Ooltewah-Apison Pike then tracked to near Ooltewah Lee Highway where it dissipated. The 100 mph wind downed numerous trees and several homes along the path received minor to moderate roof damage.
The wider storm
Favorable atmospheric conditions resulted in a deadly tornado outbreak across east Tennessee on the 27th. The thunderstorms produced more than 50 tornadoes across the east Tennessee area with 32 deaths and more than 200 injured. The tornadoes produced from light to heavy damage to hundreds of homes and businesses. Hail as large as baseballs was also reported.
Began near Summit (35.0681, -85.0964).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
50 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 300733. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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