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 along Bass Lane in Mount Juliet with several trees blown down and minor damage to a house. Other trees were blown down on Quarry Loop Road at Quarry Road and a warehouse building had minor roof damage. A few more trees were blown down along the south side of Highway 70 east of Highway 109 before the tornado lifted. Maximum winds were estimated at 65 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 Beckwith (36.2230, -86.4610).
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 594249. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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