EF1 tornado in Bedford County, Tennessee

An EF1 tornado with maximum winds 90 to 100 mph touched down around 615 am in extreme southeast Bedford County. Damage was centered along Magnolia Lane and Winding Way Road. The damage path in Bedford and Coffee counties was approximately 1 mile long. Maximum path width was 75 yds. Hundreds of trees were snapped along the path.

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.