EF0 tornado in Tipton County, Tennessee
Tornado February 5, 2008 · Tipton County, Tennessee
NOAA records this tornado county by county. Its path ran through Shelby County → Tipton County; the totals above are for the whole tornado.
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
This tornado began in Northeast Shelby County and crossed into Tipton County along Hughes Road. The tornado tracked northeast and lifted near Beaver Creek Road. One home had minor damage on Beaver Creek Road. Tornado damage was estimated to be EF-0.
The wider storm
A strong low pressure system tracked from Northern Arkansas into Southern Missouri during the evening hours of February 5th, 2008. Supercells developed out ahead of the system during the late afternoon into the early evening. The storms produced tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds. As the supercells moved east during the evening, a cold front moved into West Tennessee. A squall line developed along the front and produced another round of large hail and damaging winds. The front continued to push east into the overnight hours.
Began near Gainesville (35.3884, -89.6662).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
11 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 82359. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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