EF0 tornado in Sumner County, Tennessee

An EF-0 tornado touched down along Rock Springs Road south of Chenault Lane, heavily damaging a barn and blowing down numerous trees. The tornado then moved east across Lauderdale Lane and Homer Scott Road, continuing to blow down trees. Turning more southeast and entering Trousdale County, the tornado damaged several homes and blew down dozens of trees along Highway 231, Templow Road, Bass Road, Walnut Grove Road, and Gore Lane. Total path length of 5.05 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.