EF0 tornado in Wayne County, Tennessee
Tornado April 27, 2011 · Wayne County, Tennessee
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Lauderdale County, Alabama → Wayne County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 25 yards (0.01 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
This is the end of a tornado which affected Lauderdale County Alabama early on the morning of April 27th.
The wider storm
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.
Began near Ransom Stand (35.0062, -87.9105).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
12 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 318221. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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