EF0 tornado in Wilson County, Tennessee
Tornado July 2, 2015 · Wilson County, Tennessee
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 50 yards (0.03 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
An EF0 tornado touched down briefly in the Langford Farms subdivision of Green Hill and moved northeast across Peach Orchard Drive, Kensington Drive, Brownleaf Drive, and Wayside Drive. Several homes suffered minor roof and siding damage, and scattered trees were blown down. Max winds were estimated to be 80 mph.
The wider storm
Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed across Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and evening hours on July 2. Some of these storms became supercells with low level rotation, and produced 5 weak tornadoes along with several other funnel clouds and wind damage. Showers and thunderstorms spread eastward into the Upper Cumberland region during the evening on July 2 and continued through the night and into the morning on July 3, causing widespread major flash flooding. Dozens of homes and businesses were flooded, and many roadways were washed out and closed. One man was killed in Cumberland County when he drove off a 30 foot ravine created by a washed out roadway.
Began near Green Hill (36.2263, -86.5796).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 594241. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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