EF-3 tornado, one death reported in Madison County, Alabama/Lincoln County, Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee. (WKRN) — The National Weather Service (NWS) determined that an EF-3 tornado with maximum winds of 160 mph occurred early Saturday morning in northern Madison County, Alabama and southeast Lincoln County, Tennessee.
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One person died in a house on Borderline Road along the Tennessee-Alabama border, according to the NWS.
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On Saturday, April 1, the NWS released the following storm results:
“The tornado started west of Highway 431 and south of Elkwood Section Rd where several trees were uprooted and several trees fell on houses. On the east side of HWY 431, off Lincoln Road. Crossroads, numerous buildings were badly damaged, including several shops that suffered severe damage. This includes the collapse of walls and roofs displaced by debris thrown to the east. Given the extent of damage at this location, an average rating of EF-3 was reported. The tornado moved east-northeast across Mulberry Rd. Along the way, the tornado uprooted and broke numerous trees and caused extensive damage to the roof of a single-family home. Unfortunately, the tornado continued to intensify en route to Borderline Rd. It’s along the Alabama-Tennessee border. Severe damage was noted at this location, with houses heavily damaged and two houses having complete wall collapses, destroying structures. One death is reported in a single-family home on Borderline Road. where the structure was destroyed. An estimated maximum tornado wind speed of 160 mph was noted at the intersection of Borderline Road and Myers Road, where a newly built but unfinished house was destroyed with total wall collapse. The extent of damage at this location was slightly lower than expected due to the uncertainty of the condition of the west-facing garage. The tornado continued east north of the state line, parallel to the Border Road as it continued from north to east. Individual trees were uprooted and broken south of Wanttown, crossing Hester Creek. The tornado destroyed several farms/outbuildings with farm equipment from Mason Road east to Echols Road. At this point, the tornado weakened and finally picked up just after crossing John Hunter Highway/HWY 122 just south of Elora in far southeastern Lincoln County. Tin was scattered in an open field at this location, but no further damage to trees/structure beyond the tree line near Collins Road and Mountain Road was noted. The tornado began west of Highway 431 and south of Elkwood Section Rd, where several trees were uprooted and several trees fell on houses. On the east side of HWY 431, off Lincoln Road. Crossroads, numerous buildings were badly damaged, including several shops that suffered severe damage. This includes the collapse of walls and roofs displaced by debris thrown to the east. Given the extent of damage at this location, an average rating of EF-3 was reported. The tornado moved east-northeast across Mulberry Rd. Along the way, the tornado uprooted and broke numerous trees and caused extensive damage to the roof of a single-family home. Unfortunately, the tornado continued to intensify en route to Borderline Rd. It’s along the Alabama-Tennessee border. Severe damage was noted at this location, with houses heavily damaged and two houses having complete wall collapses, destroying structures. One death is reported in a single-family home on Borderline Road. where the structure was destroyed. An estimated maximum tornado wind speed of 160 mph was noted at the intersection of Borderline Road and Myers Road, where a newly built but unfinished house was destroyed with total wall collapse. The extent of damage at this location was slightly lower than expected due to the uncertainty of the condition of the west-facing garage. The tornado continued east north of the state line, parallel to the Border Road as it continued from north to east. Individual trees were uprooted and broken south of Wanttown, crossing Hester Creek. The tornado destroyed several farms/outbuildings with farm equipment from Mason Road east to Echols Road. At this point, the tornado weakened and finally picked up just after crossing John Hunter Highway/HWY 122 just south of Elora in far southeastern Lincoln County. Tin was scattered across the open field at this location, but no further tree/structure damage was noted beyond the tree line near Collins Road and Mountain Road.”
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Over the next few days, the NWS office in Nashville will be looking into potential tornado damage in several counties, including Wayne, Lewis, Marshall, Rutherford, Cannon and Macon counties. It will take time to cover such a large area, but the results will not be long in coming.
The city of Covington became impassable due to tornadoes
Near our observation deck, the NWS office in Memphis will be surveying along the Hardin-McNairy County line near Adamsville.
At least 21 people have died, including 7 in Tennessee, after tornadoes hit the Midwest and South of the United States.
The news comes after McNairy County reported at least seven deaths from the storm, officials said.
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