EF0 Tornado — Macon, Tennessee

2021-05-04 · near Brattontown, Macon, Tennessee

Event narrative

This small, weak tornado touched down on Brattowntown Circle on the west side of Lafayette and moved southeast, knocking down several trees and power lines, and partially blowing the roof off a convienence store on Highway 52. Lafayette EMS personnel captured the tornado on video as it passed south of their station located at Hartsville Road and Highway 52. The tornado is estimated to have lifted near Hunt Lane.

Wider weather episode

A QLCS (Quasi-linear Convective System) moved across Middle Tennessee during the early morning hours of May 4, 2021. This line of thunderstorms spawned a total of 14 EF-0 tornadoes throughout Middle Tennessee, at least 4 of which were captured on video by local residents. In addition to the tornadoes, significant straight-line wind damage also affected many other areas of Middle Tennessee, and was just as damaging as the tornadoes in many cases. Thankfully, no injuries or deaths were reported.

Special thanks goes to Middle Tennessee emergency management, tSpotter coordinators, and the public for their assistance and helpful information with these difficult and lengthy storm surveys.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 957717. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.