Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >
Franklin County, TN A storm survey was completed by NWS Huntsville WCM Tim Troutman after the March 5th severe weather event. It was determined from this survey that an F-0 tornado with winds estimated at 60 mph occurred near Sewanee, Tennessee. The F-0 tornado touched down briefly with a quarter of a mile damage path and a 100 yard wide damage width during its brief path. The damage occurred specifically along the top of Sewanee mountain in Franklin County, Tennessee near highway 41-A along highway 64 at the Garnertown loop road on the south side of Sherwood, Tennessee. The F-0 tornado knocked down and twisted several trees in differing directions, implying that this was tornado damage. |
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