EF2 Tornado — Trousdale, Tennessee

2008-02-05 · near Paynes Store, Trousdale, Tennessee

Event narrative

Tornado ripped a gas plant and caused a gas leak and fire at the Columbia Gulf Transmission Company at 5422 Green Grove Road in Hartsville, TN. The fire eventually burned itself out. Two people were killed, and 5 people were injured. Ten homes were destroyed, and 23 homes had major damage.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 79650. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.