Representatives from the
National Weather Service
completed a preliminary survey of damage in the Flintville,
Tennessee area. The damage occurred with a supercell thunderstorm
that intensified across southeastern Lincoln county between
5:30 and 5:35 PM. The storms occurred ahead of a strong cold
front which pushed into southern middle Tennessee around
7 PM on the 14th.
The tornado path began approximately 3.5 miles west southwest
of Flintville and continued east northeast to approximately
2.4 miles southeast of Flintville. The tornado initially had
a path width of 75 yards, a path length around 5.3 miles,
and maximum wind speeds of 90 mph. This falls under EF-1 tornado
damage on the Enhanced
Fujita scale.
One mile south southwest of the Flintville area, a storage
shed was destroyed and a pole barn suffered considerable
damage. Also, a large oak tree at least 50 years old was
uprooted just northeast of the pole barn. In other locations
along the path, EF-0 damage was evident, with trees blown
down and tops of trees snapped off.
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