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EF3 Tornado — Giles, Tennessee

2008-04-11 · near Liberty Hill, Giles, Tennessee

$1.0M

Property damage

4.7 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A low end EF3 tornado hit northwest Giles County near Liberty Hill. This was part of the same storm complex that hit Lawrence County. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Many homes had roof damage. The hardest hit area was along Rhea Branch Rd. One residential home was completely leveled. Major damage occurred to the back of the Liberty Hill Baptist Church.

A newspaper article stated that 8 homes were completely destroyed, and 30 other homes had serious damage.

Wider weather episode

There were six confirmed tornadoes on April 11, 2008. Large hail and straight line winds were also reported.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (35.3321, -87.1979)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 92475. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.