BONNERTOWN, Tenn. (WSMV) – Update (Tuesday): The National Weather Service has confirmed a third tornado touched down in Tennessee during Sunday’s severe weather event.
NWS reports that an EF0 hit Montgomery County on Sunday.
It peaked at 75 mph winds and had a 5-mile-long track.
Earlier: The National Weather Service confirmed Monday afternoon that two EF1 tornadoes were on the ground in Tennessee on Sunday night amid severe storms in the region.
Surveyors confirmed that the first tornado touched down in an open field west of Earnest Street and south of Highway 4 in Lexington, Alabama, on Sunday. There, it caused some building and home damage and uprooted trees as it moved northeast.
The National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-1 tornado was on the ground in Lawrence County and Maury County on Sunday night.
“Homes had siding damage, several small open structures collapsed and a garage door was blown in,” The NWS said. “It continued snapping and uprooting trees as it approached the state line.”
The tornado then crossed the Tennessee-Alabama state line and continued moving northeast for about 10 miles into Tennessee.
“In Bonnertown, many residences were impacted, with several homes heavily damaged,” the NWS said. “A few manufactured homes were moved off their piers, and a couple mobile homes were lofted or slid, remaining intact.”
An EF1 touched down in Alabama and crossed into Lawrence County, Tennessee, while another was on the ground in Maury County, Tennessee.
The Lawrence County Fire Department reported that 10 residential structures and one commercial building were damaged during the storm. The department also reported that several hundred trees were down in the county, but remarkably, no major injuries were reported.
Other damage included missing awnings and shingles, thrown carports and uprooted trees. A chicken farm roof along Appleton Road beyond Bonnertown was also destroyed, and the NWS said a few structures in Giles County were impacted, including a few metal farm outbuildings that had collapsed.
The tornado ended south-southeast of Minor Hill.
Surveyors assessed the tornado to have had 105 mph winds, making it an EF1.
Additionally, the NWS confirmed that an EF1 also touched down in Maury County. The rotation was first reported on the ground close to Mount Pleasant, and continued northeast through Columbia before finally lifting just south of Spring Hill.
This tornado reached wind speeds of 90 mph and was 500 yards wide at its peak. It was on the ground for a total of 16.5 miles, according to the NWS report.
EF1 is the second-lowest ranking on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, where winds typically stay between 86 and 110 mph.
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