EF1 tornado — Bradley County, Tennessee

EF1 tornado in Bradley County, Tennessee

Tornado April 28, 2014 · Bradley County, Tennessee

EF1

Rating

0.6 mi

Path length

100 yd

Path width

$90K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 100 yards (0.06 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

An NWS Survey team determined an EF1 tornado touched down near Gap Springs with wind around 105 mph. It touched down 7 miles east-northeast of Cohutta Georgia and tracked into southern Bradley County, then lifted 7.5 east-northeast of Cohutta. The 100 yard wide track traveled along Hughes Lake Road SE where a home was shifted off its foundation. The path length was only 0.56 miles. No injuries or fatalities were reported.

The wider storm

A cold front tracked across east Tennessee on the 27th through 29th. The front produced numerous thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Many trees and powerlines were downed by the wind. Hail as large as golfball was also seen, Several building were damaged. In addition, an EF1 tornado tracked into southern Bradley where homes were shifted off their foundation 2 mile west-southwest of Gap Springs.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 506611. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

EF1 tornado in Bradley County, Tennessee

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wider storm

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