Rosa Tornado - March 17, 2021

Rosa EF-1 Tornado (Blount County)
March 17, 2021

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	100 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	12.89 miles
Maximum Path Width:	300 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	2 S Fairview 33.9227/-86.5587 at 5:43 pm CDT
Approximate End Point/Time:	2 ENE Hendrix 34.0614/-86.4172 at 6:05 pm CDT

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in just north of Oneonta in Blount County and determined it was the result of an EF-1 tornado.

The tornado began near Tim King Road along Hunt Mountain. It moved northeast and crossed Highway 231 and ended along Wilson Chapel Road. Damage consisted mainly of snapped and uprooted trees. The tornado then crossed Wilson Chapel Road where it snapped a couple of trees and rolled a camper at a residence before dissipating. The tornado damage path was 12.89 miles long and was 300 yards wide at its widest point. The maximum winds were estimated around 100 mph.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the circulation during the time of the tornado.
Images are from KBMX at 5:51 pm CDT.

Trees Uprooted & Snapped

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