EF0 Tornado — Trousdale, Tennessee

2017-11-18 · near Paynes Store, Trousdale, Tennessee

Event narrative

A high-end EF-0 tornado touched down just east of Highway 231 in Trousdale County causing weak tree damage before intensifying on Walnut Grove Road and Sulphur College Road where dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted. A few homes sustained some minor roof damage with a few outbuildings and barns severely damaged. Additional trees were downed on Highway 141 and Halltown Road before the tornado lifted. The tornado passed just 1.5 miles north of the city of Hartsville.

Wider weather episode

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms, known as a Quasi-Linear Convective System (or QLCS), moved rapidly across Middle Tennessee at 60 mph from west to east between 3 PM and 7 PM CST on Saturday, November 18, 2017. This line of storms produced widespread damaging winds in many counties generally along and north of the I-40 corridor. In addition to the damaging winds, the QLCS produced 4 confirmed tornadoes which damaged numerous homes and other buildings.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 724577. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.