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Clinton EF-1 Tornado (Greene County)
  March 25, 2021

 

Event Summary

EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:
100 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:
None
Damage Path Length:
12.05 miles
Maximum Path Width:
600 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:
2 WNW I-20 Rest Area near Eutaw
32.8781/-87.9756
at 3:57 pm CDT
Approximate End Point/Time:
1 WSW Knoxville
32.9888/-87.8160
at 4:16 pm CDT

 

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage in northern Greene County south of Union and determined it was the result of an EF-1 tornado.

This EF1 tornado formed along County Road 174 and crossed Highway 14 between Clinton and Eutaw. It continued northeastward, snapping numerous trees along County Road 181 and County Road 199. The tornado then weakened with sparse damage, but based on storm chaser reports and tree damage on County Road 218 it did not dissipate until it was southwest of Knoxville. 

 
 

 

Radar Image
Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the circulation just after the tornado touched down.
Images are from KBMX at 3:58 pm CDT.

 

Damage Photo
 Tree Damage
Damage Photo
 Tree Damage

 

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