Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast and Northern Plains; Critical Fire Weather in the West

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and hail are forecast across the Northeast U.S. and North Dakota today. Heavy to excessive rainfall is possible over eastern New Mexico into western Texas and over the western Florida peninsula today. Critical fire weather conditions will persist today over parts of the interior Northwest and Great Basin. Read More >

On November 17th, a line of showers and thunderstorms, moving ahead of a cold front during the evening hours, weakened as it moved over southern Tennessee and northwest Alabama. A small portion of the line broke, and a weak tornado touched down briefly in Lincoln County, Tennessee around the Howell and Petersburg areas.

Tornado Surveys Completed

NWS Huntsville Meteorologists surveyed damage near Howell in Lincoln County, TN on November 18th. The damage occurred on November 17th, between 937 PM CDT and 940 PM CDT. Below is a summary of the information about this tornado.

(Click on the entries under the last column for track information and to look at damage pictures)

Detailed Summary Link	EF Scale/Max Wind Speed (mph)	Injuries/ Fatalities	Path Length (Miles)	Path Width (Yards)	Starting Lat/.Long	Ending Lat/.Long	Track Images/Files
Howell, TN (Lincoln)	EF-0 85 MPH	0/0	0.6	25	35.22198/ -86.64184	35.22175/ -86.63181	KMZ - Points


Roof Damage to a trailer on Haysland Road	Carport destroyed on Brown Teal Road

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Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast and Northern Plains; Critical Fire Weather in the West

November 17, 2013 Storm Survey