County Road 42 Tornado - April 12, 2020

County Road 42 EF-1 Tornado (Blount County)
April 12, 2020

Event Summary

Rating: (Click for EF Scale)	EF-1
Estimated Maximum Wind:	90 mph
Injuries/Fatalities:	None
Damage Path Length:	0.78 miles
Maximum Path Width:	115 yards
Approximate Start Point/Time:	4 ESE Hendrix 34.0264/-86.3916 at 604 pm
Approximate End Point/Time:	4 W Altoona 34.0318/-86.3798 at 605 pm

National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed the damage near Sand Valley in Blount County and determined it was the result of an EF-1 tornado.

An additional brief tornado touched down near the 3600 Block of County Rd 42 in northeastern Blount County. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted before the tornado impacted a farm property where structural damage occurred to at least three farm buildings, as well as a large silo. The tornado then tracked northeastward across an open pasture where additional trees were snapped and uprooted before dissipating in a nearby wooded area. The tornado was estimated to be on the ground for no more than a minute with a path length of 0.78 miles, at 115 yards wide. Maximum estimated winds were 90 mph. The National Weather Service would like to thank Blount County EMA for their assistance with the several damage assessments across the county.

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Reflectivity (left) and velocity (right) of the circulation as the tornado touched down. Images are from KBMX at 604 pm.

Farm Damage	Farm Damage