EF1 tornado in Perry County, Tennessee
Tornado February 5, 2008 · Perry County, Tennessee
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Perry County → Lewis County → Hickman County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 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
Numerous trees were blown down in Perry County. Across extreme northwest Lewis County, trailers were destroyed. Roofs were damaged. Barns and outbuildings were flattened along McCord Hollow Road and Cane Creek Rd. This tornado continued into Lewis and Hickman Counties.
TEMA reported this tornado destroyed 4 homes, and one mobile home in Perry County.
The wider storm
The Super Severe Weather Outbreak on Feb. 5, 2008 produced supercelluar thunderstorms, well in advance of a multicell line of thunderstorms. The whole episode lasted about 6 hours. This occurred ironically while many states, including Tennessee, were participating in the Super Tuesday Primary Election. Fortunately, polls had already closed in the mid state when these tornadoes struck.
Began near Sugar Hill (35.5667, -87.6833).
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 79130. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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