National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

May 1, 2012
County:  Trimble
EF-Scale:  EF0
Deaths:  0
Injuries:  0
Path width:  15 yards
Path length:  1.9 miles
Time:  4:45pm EDT
Notes:  This weak tornado did tree damage as it briefly touched down along Mount Pleasant Road northwest of Bedford, snapping upper-level tree branches in a narrow path.  Occupants of a mobile home witnessed the tornado as it approached from the west, and they took shelter in their bathroom.  While a large tree next to their home crushed a pickup truck as it came down, their home sustained minimal damage.