EF1 tornado in Lawrence County, Tennessee

The tornado first touched down near the intersection of Gresham and Moore Roads and lifted near the intersections of State Highways 240 and U.S. Highway 43. Hundreds of trees were snapped and several building suffered damage. A man suffered minor injuries when part of his home on Gresham Road collapsed.

During the early morning hours on Wednesday, April 27th, twelve tornadoes occurred across Middle Tennessee. Seven of these were EF0 tornadoes and five of these were EF1 tornadoes. Numerous thunderstorm wind damage events, along with several flash flooding events, occurred across the mid state also. This severe weather outbreak was the result of a very unstable airmass across Middle Tennessee ahead of a strong frontal system, with a warm front positioned near the Tennessee/Alabama border. As this frontal system pushed across the area through the remainder of the morning through the early evening hours, several thunderstorm wind and flash flood events also occurred as additional severe thunderstorms developed.