EF2 tornado in Moore County, Tennessee

As the storm tracked into Moore county there was a wide swath of snapped and uprooted trees north of Lynchburg. In this area, hundreds of trees were leveled. The roofs of some homes were partially lifted and a church was also damaged in this area. Along the far northern reaches of the county (north of Motlow State Community College), a mobile home park sustained significant damage. Two mobile homes were thrown off their foundation with one being rolled. The tornado lifted before reaching the county border. The EF-2 rating is based on power poles being snapped near the ground close to the intersection of highway 110 and 231 and the nature of the widespread tree damage at the start of the track in Moore county.

A powerful storm system roared across the Southeast United States on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. This storm system would be responsible for one of the largest and deadliest tornado outbreaks to ever impact much of the southeastern region.

The powerful storm system that affected the National Weather Service, Huntsville service area would actually occur in three separate waves of severe weather that day. The first occurred during the early morning hours of April 27, 2011 roughly between the hours of 2 AM and 8 AM CDT, while the second occurred during the late-morning to early afternoon period. The third and most devastating wave occurred during the afternoon hours on Wednesday, with some of the most violent and destructive tornadoes to affect the central Tennessee Valley area in recent decades.

While the majority of the analysis and survey work conducted by the National Weather Service, Huntsville and its partners have been completed, there will undoubtedly be countless research studies conducted by both academia and operational personnel in order to further evaluate and understand the complex processes associated with this near unprecedented severe weather outbreak.