Thomas Yates Road Tornado - March 19, 2018

Thomas Yates Road EF-0 Tornado (Blount County)
March 19, 2018

Event Summary

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage in extreme northern Blount County and determined that the damage was consistent with an EF-0 tornado. The tornado began on the west side of Highway 53/231, just south of Berry Road, in extreme northern Blount County. The tornado tracked toward the southeast, impacting all four chicken houses on the east side of Highway 53/231, just north of Thomas Yates Road. Sections of metal roofing were blown off the buildings. As the tornado continued southeast, some small trees were snapped, along with large branches broken. The tornado ended on the east side of Hopewell Road.

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-0
Estimated Maximum Wind:	80 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	0.93 miles
Maximum Path Width:	100 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	1 S Strawberry 34.2299/-86.4949 at 7:09 pm CDT
Approximate End Point/Time:	2 SSE Strawberry 34.2246/-86.4798 at 7:11 pm CDT

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Radar Data & Damage Pictures


This is an image of the 0.5 degree reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) data from KHTX at 710 pm just after the tornado touched down.


Chicken House Damage	Chicken House Debris

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