EF0 Tornado — Dekalb, Tennessee

2021-05-04 · near Alexandria, Dekalb, Tennessee

Event narrative

This small, brief tornado touched down on the south side of Alexandria. Security cameras at a home on Old Liberty Road captured the tornado on video as the roof and back porch were blown off the house. The tornado is estimated to have lifted east of Nashville Highway.

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.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (36.0571, -86.0347)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 957718. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.