EF0 tornado in Sumner County, Tennessee

This EF-0 tornado began along Henry Road southwest of Orlinda were it blew down several trees. Moving eastward, the tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees along Doss Road with one tree falling onto a home. Two outbuildings were destroyed on Dixon Road, and tree limbs were knocked down just south of East Robertson Elementary School. Numerous additional trees were blown down on Pleasant Hill Road and a shed was blown into the roadway and destroyed. Further to the east, a barn was damaged on Starks Road, and more trees were uprooted on Rock House Road and Highway 31W. The tornado dissipated into a large microburst that blew down several trees in neighborhoods along West Harper Road and Jernigan Road. Total path length was 9.41 miles.

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.