EF1 tornado in Bradley County, Tennessee

After the Cleveland tornado occluded, the parent mesocyclone spawned another tornado that began near Michigan Avenue Road and Minnis Road. Snapped and uprooted trees were seen in this area along with downed utility poles. The tornado continued moving northeast and strengthened near Corvin and Wilkerson Roads where single family homes sustained significant roof damage, several barns and outbuildings were either partially or completely destroyed, and hundreds of trees were snapped or uprooted. This type of damage continued along Chatata Valley Road through Julian Road. The tornado then began to dissipate along Julian Road northeast of Evans Road where damage was mainly to trees and roof shingles.

A prolonged convective event with deep moist southerly flow in an unstable environment with strong wind shear generated supercell thunderstorms across Southeast Tennessee and Southwest North Carolina. The lengthy period of heavy rain resulted in widespread three to four inch rainfall totals across East Tennessee, Southwest North Carolina, and Southwest Virginia.