EF2 Tornado — Hardin, Tennessee

2011-04-27 · near Counce, Hardin, Tennessee

Event narrative

A tornado touched down south of Counce and moved northeast toward Pickwick Lake. The tornado lifted just before reaching Pickwick Lake. At least 15 homes sustained moderate to major damage. A number of other homes sustained minor damage. Two mobile homes were destroyed. A pizza restaurant and a hardware store were also destroyed. Numerous trees and power lines were also knocked down. Two minor injuries occurred from the tornado.

Wider weather episode

A stationary front remained draped across Southern Missouri into Western Kentucky from April 24th, 2011 into April 25th, 2011. A very warm and unstable atmosphere was in place across the Mid-South ahead of the front. A low pressure system developed along the front and interacted with the unstable environment which helped produce several rounds of severe storms into the evening of April 26th, 2011. As a result of the severe storms, the front sank south during the early morning hours of April 27th, 2011 as a secondary low pressure system developed along the front. As a result, another round of severe storms fired during the afternoon hours ahead of the low pressure center. Additional severe storms fired along the trailing cold front. Tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds, flash flooding occurred as a result of the severe storms. Heavy rain from the continuous rounds of severe weather eventually resulted in record river flooding on a number of rivers in the region.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 303574. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.