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12:03Z EF0 KILN OH Hamilton Mt Washington The tornado first touched down between 4 Mile Road and Phillips Road in a heavily wooded ravine. Numerous trees were knocked down in the ravine. As the tornado moved east toward Phillips Road, several more trees were knocked down, one of which fell on a home and damaged the roof.||On Phillips Road, numerous homes were damaged by trees or large limbs that were tossed onto roofs. One of the more heavily damaged houses had a garage wall knocked down. Additionally, the house suffered roof and siding damage. A neighboring house lost 20 percent of the backside of its roof.||Between Phillips Road and Nimitz Lane, more trees were knocked down. Several of the trees fell onto homes on Nimitz Lane, causing roof damage. A very large tree was knocked down across Nimitz Lane, completely blocking the road.||The tornado lifted briefly, but touched down again on Birchdale Court, knocking trees down onto several homes and causing additional damage.||Once again the tornado lifted, and then touched down near the intersection of Burney Lane and Wetheridge Drive. A large property on Burney Lane had numerous trees knocked over or snapped. As the tornado moved eastward along Wetheridge Lane, more trees were knocked down, with several causing roof damage to houses. The path continued down to Chesterton Way, before the tornado finally lifted.
12:39Z EF1 KILN OH Highland New Market At a location on Sanders Road just west of US Route 62, a barn roof was significantly damaged with roofing material thrown to the east as much as a half mile away. A few trees were downed in this area.||Damage was most significant at a dairy farm on State Route 136, about 1.3 miles south of Millers Chapel Road. A large barn at this property experienced a significant amount of roof damage, including a total loss of the roof on the east side of the structure. Insulation, wood beams, and sheet metal from this roof were scattered across the property and well into a field across State Route 136. A roof was also removed from a dog kennel and a roof was partially removed from another barn at the property. Other outbuildings had minor damage as well and another house sustained minor roofing damage and several broken windows, along with some damage of siding. Trees were snapped or downed at this property, as well as along a tree line further to the west.||Tree damage occurred on Millers Chapel Road near the intersection with Poole Lane. A few other trees were snapped in the field just to the north of Poole Lane, but damage was not observed west of the end point of Poole Lane.
12:57Z EF1 KHPX KY Logan Adairville A NWS Nashville Storm Survey concluded that an EF-1 tornado down southeast of Adairville, traveled 1.5 miles, and then lifted approximately 2.5 miles east of Adairville. Along its path, the tornado did minor roof damage to a house near Martin Rd. A home and an outbuilding had minor damage near Barnes Rd, along with several downed trees. The most significant damage happened just before the tornado lifted near Prices Mill Road, where a large barn lost a significant portion of its roof structure. Maximum estimated winds were 90-95 mph, and the max width was 50 to 75 yards.
13:00Z EF1 KOHX TN Williamson Berrys Chapel An EF-1 tornado touched down along Hillsboro Road just northwest of the city of Franklin, then moved rapidly east-northeast across the Cool Springs and Brentwood areas of northern Williamson County before lifting just west of the Davidson County line. The first evidence of damage was several trees blown down in the Monticello neighborhood on Poteat Place and Spencer Creek Road near Hillsboro Road. Two sheds were destroyed and more trees snapped and uprooted along South Berrys Chapel Road. Several more trees were blown down and an outbuilding damaged along Mallory Station Road and Jackson Lake Drive, and numerous homes suffered minor to moderate roof, siding, and chimney damage along Sunrise Circle and Brentwood Pointe. Several businesses suffered damage along Mallory Lane and Galleria Boulevard including blown out garage doors and roof damage, and a video of the tornado was taken from a car dashcam on Commerce Way. The tornado then weakened as it crossed Interstate 65, but still blew down seven interstate highway signs along the roadway. As the tornado moved through Brentwood, it continued to blow down trees and cause minor damage to homes and businesses on Westgate Circle, Gordon Petty Drive, Wilson Pike, Demery Court, Crockett Road, and in the Governor's Club neighborhood. The tornado then intensified as it traveled down Concord Road, with dozens of trees snapped and uprooted and numerous homes suffering roof and exterior damage. The tornado then lifted near Owl Creek Park along Chestnut Springs Road just before reaching the Davidson County line. Preliminary estimates from Williamson County Emergency Management indicated that 472 homes and businesses received minor damage, 49 sustained moderate damage, and one home on Sunrise Circle suffered major damage for a total of 522 damaged structures. Damage totals are estimated at 7.27 million dollars.
13:16Z EF1 KILN OH Pike Waverly A weak tornado briefly touched down, initially near Denver Road to the south of Left Fork Crooked Creek. Tornado damage consisted of primarily hardwood and softwood trees that were both snapped off above ground and uprooted. In addition, some structural damage was noted, including complete destruction of three outbuildings, and partial roof removal from a residential home. One additional home suffered minor structural damage to one side.||Damage showed a distinctively convergent pattern in the immediate vicinity of Left Fork Crooked Creek, particularly in several stands of trees. In this area, tree damage was extensive and significant.
13:17Z EF0 KOHX TN Davidson Four Corners An EF-0 tornado touched down in extreme southeast Davidson County near Murfreesboro Pike and Old Hickory Blvd around 717am CST. The tornado caused sporadic damage mainly to trees as it raced to the northeast, although a few homes suffered minor roof damage on Lavergne Couchville Pike, Pepperwood Drive, and Chutney Drive. It then hit the Four Corners Marina around 719am CST and caused extensive damage to docks, boats and shelters. The tornado crossed the Hurricane Creek inlet of Percy Priest Lake into Rutherford County, then blew down a few trees and deposited debris from the marina on the eastern shore of the lake. The tornado then lifted near the northern end of Stones River Road.
13:19Z EF0 KOHX TN Rutherford Sandhill An EF-0 tornado touched down in extreme southeast Davidson County near Murfreesboro Pike and Old Hickory Blvd around 717am CST. It cause sporadic damage mainly to trees as it raced to the northeast, although a few homes suffered minor roof damage on Lavergne Couchville Pike, Pepperwood Drive, and Chutney Drive. It then hit the Four Corners Marina around 719am CST and caused extensive damage to docks, boats and shelters. The tornado crossed the Hurricane Creek inlet of Percy Priest Lake into Rutherford County, then blew down a few trees and deposited debris from the marina on the eastern shore of the lake. The tornado then lifted near the northern end of Stones River Road.
13:24Z EF1 KOHX KY Warren Motley The NWS in conjunction with Warren County Emergency Management determined a high end EF-1 tornado touched down in southeastern Warren County, east of I-65 near Claypool community. Several structures, residences, and barns saw extensive damage along Cemetery Rd and Martinsville Ford Road. The tornado tracked for approximately 3 miles, was 125 yards at its widest point, and had peak estimated wind speed of 110 mph.
13:37Z EF0 KOHX TN Wilson Morene Using Google Earth high resolution satellite imagery along with OHX and TBNA radar data, an EF-0 tornado was determined to have touched down 6.6 miles west of Watertown north of Burnt House Road. This tornado then moved due east across Cainsville Road and rural areas north of Beech Log Road before dissipating into a severe downburst south of Taylor Road, around 3.3 miles west of Watertown. Dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted in all directions in a clearly convergent pattern along the path. One outbuilding was destroyed near a home on Cainsville Road with debris blown towards the north. With most of the path over inaccessible rural areas of Wilson County with no roads, this tornado could only have been determined using the high resolution satellite imagery.
13:40Z EF1 KOHX TN Wilson Cherry Vly An NWS Storm Survey along with Google Earth high resolution satellite data and radar data determined a high end EF-1 tornado touched down in Wilson County just north of Highway 70 (Sparta Pike) in far western Watertown, then curved northeast and east across the northern fringes of the town. One home suffered considerable roof damage at 7077 Sparta Pike and a carport was destroyed at a neighboring home. Another mobile home had most of its metal roof blown off on Linwood Road and several trees were blown down on both sides of the roadway. The tornado intensified as it crossed New Town Road where 2 homes suffered roof damage and dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted in all directions. Another home had roof damage on Parkenson Road where many more trees were snapped and uprooted. The most severe damage occurred along South Commerce Road, where one home suffered considerable roof and siding damage, and the attached garage was knocked off the slab foundation and collapsed. However, the garage was not properly attached to the foundation. An adjacent barn was completely destroyed with debris blown over 200 yards to the southeast. Another barn further south on South Commerce Road was heavily damaged, and the wastewater plant across the road received minor damage. East of South Commerce Road, two wooden TVA high transmission power poles were snapped. A home sustained minor roof damage and a greenhouse was destroyed on the west side of Holmes Gap Road, while another home suffered heavy roof damage and an outbuilding was destroyed on the east side of the roadway. The tornado then weakened as it continued eastward, but still continued to blow down dozens of trees. An outbuilding suffered minor damage south of Hudson Road, and a large outbuilding was destroyed farther east at 850 Haley Road. Numerous more trees continued to be blown down across rural forests and fields to the east before the tornado crossed into Smith County.||In Smith County, the tornado caused EF-0 damage as it crossed Holmes Gap Road around 2 miles southwest of Brush Creek. Two old barns sustained damage on the west side of the roadway, while another barn on the east side was destroyed. Numerous tree were also blown down in the area. The tornado continued to blow down trees in forests to the north of Switchboard Road before dissipating into a large downburst that affected areas south of Brush Creek.
13:47Z EF0 KOHX TN Smith Brush Creek An NWS Storm Survey along with Google Earth high resolution satellite data and radar data determined a high end EF-1 tornado touched down in Wilson County just north of Highway 70 (Sparta Pike) in far western Watertown, then curved northeast and east across the northern fringes of the town. One home suffered considerable roof damage at 7077 Sparta Pike and a carport was destroyed at a neighboring home. Another mobile home had most of its metal roof blown off on Linwood Road and several trees were blown down on both sides of the roadway. The tornado intensified as it crossed New Town Road where 2 homes suffered roof damage and dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted in all directions. Another home had roof damage on Parkenson Road where many more trees were snapped and uprooted. The most severe damage occurred along South Commerce Road, where one home suffered considerable roof and siding damage, and the attached garage was knocked off the slab foundation and collapsed. However, the garage was not properly attached to the foundation. An adjacent barn was completely destroyed with debris blown over 200 yards to the southeast. Another barn further south on South Commerce Road was heavily damaged, and the wastewater plant across the road received minor damage. East of South Commerce Road, two wooden TVA high transmission power poles were snapped. A home sustained minor roof damage and a greenhouse was destroyed on the west side of Holmes Gap Road, while another home suffered heavy roof damage and an outbuilding was destroyed on the east side of the roadway. The tornado then weakened as it continued eastward, but still continued to blow down dozens of trees. An outbuilding suffered minor damage south of Hudson Road, and a large outbuilding was destroyed farther east at 850 Haley Road. Numerous more trees continued to be blown down across rural forests and fields to the east before the tornado crossed into Smith County.||In Smith County, the tornado caused EF-0 damage as it crossed Holmes Gap Road around 2 miles southwest of Brush Creek. Two old barns sustained damage on the west side of the roadway, while another barn on the east side was destroyed. Numerous tree were also blown down in the area. The tornado continued to blow down trees in forests to the north of Switchboard Road before dissipating into a large downburst that affected areas south of Brush Creek.
13:51Z EF1 KOHX TN Smith Sykes A NWS storm survey along with high resolution Google Earth satellite imagery confirmed an EF1 tornado touched down in far southern Smith County southwest of the town of Hickman just north of Potter Road. The tornado completely destroyed a 1930s-era home being used as a storage building to the west of Kyle Hollow Lane, with contents blown up to 150 yards away. Numerous trees were also snapped and uprooted around the building and a nearby mobile home sustained minor exterior damage. Three homes on Jenkins Hill Road just west of Hill Road suffered minor to moderate roof damage and two nearby outbuildings were destroyed. A nearby barn was destroyed and another barn suffered roof damage. On Highway 264 at Jenkins Hall Road, a large barn was completely destroyed with debris blown over 200 yards away to the north, and another barn suffered minor roof damage. TDOT also reported Highway 264 was blocked by trees blown down across the roadways. Farther to the east, dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted in the hills and valleys around Nabors Hollow Lane, and one home received considerable roof damage before the tornado lifted. Special thanks to Smith County Emergency Management and @SmithCountyWx for their assistance with this storm survey.
14:04Z EF1 KOHX TN Putnam Denny Seminary An EF-1 tornado touched down on Indian Creek Road near Stanton Road to the east of Buffalo Valley and continued east-northeast to near Baxter. Along Indian Creek Road, dozens of large trees were snapped and uprooted, a few homes had minor roof damage, and some small outbuildings were destroyed. Farther to the east near Baxter, a home suffered minor roof damage and barn was partially destroyed on Dyer Ridge Road. Debris from the barn was blown northward across Dyer Ridge Road into trees over 100 yards away. A large tree fell onto and destroyed a mobile home on Nashville Highway just east of Thompson Ridge Road, and numerous other trees were blown down in the area. The final damage was a collapsed large metal storage building on Highway 56 south of Higgenbottom Road north of Baxter.
14:07Z EF1 KRLX OH Meigs Langsville A National Weather Service storm survey team found damage consistent with a EF-1 tornado near Langsville, OH. Multiple trees were snapped. A small shed was ripped from its foundation and blown several feet away. A porch was torn from a house, lifted over the house and deposited on the other side. The house also had some shingle damage. A large barn suffered significant damage. The metal roof was torn off and thrown up to 200 yards away. It appeared that two side walls of the barn collapsed after loss of the roof. Wind were estimated to be 100 mph.
14:35Z EF1 KOHX TN Putnam Monterey A brief EF-1 tornado touched down on Lake Hill Road just east of Monterey in Putnam County. The tornado uprooted and snapped large trees in a very localized area. It also caused minor structural damage to a house and destroyed a few outbuildings.
21:27Z EF1 KHTX GA Murray Spring Place A National Weather Service survey team found that an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 85 to 90 MPH traveled just under 3 miles across northern Chatsworth in Murray County. The tornado touched down just east of Highway 225 destroying a barn on Dogwood Circle. The tornado continued moving east striking a tractor-trailer storage facility along Lowy Road where it overturned a trailer and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Continuing east, the tornado struck an industrial building at the intersection of Highland Road and Treadwell Road, peeling back a large section of the roof. An apartment complex across Treadwell Road suffered significant shingle damage and some minor structural damage to the roof. The tornado continued moving east snapping or uprooting trees along Keller Drive and then hit Murray County High School at Green Road and Old Dalton Ellijay Road. The tornado caused significant damage to the baseball fields blowing down a fence and a cinderblock wall and throwing a portion of the bleachers onto the field. The press box also sustained damage. The tornado continued east along West Chestnut Street uprooting and snapping trees, blowing a fence down and collapsing a carport onto a car and a house before dissipating as it reached Highway 411, or North 3rd Avenue. [03/01/17: Tornado #1, County #1/1, EF-1, Murray, 2017:030].

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).