IT’S OFFICIAL: FOUR TORNADOES HIT SUNDAY, CUMBERLAND, FENTRESS & SCOTT CO
National Weather Service survey teams in Nashville and Morristown confirmed that there were at least four tornadoes that struck East Tennessee on Sunday, hitting Cumberland, Scott and Fentress counties.
NWS Morristown said an EF-1 tornado touched down in Crossville. The tornado produced 95 mph winds, was 50 yards wide and had a 1.7-mile-long path.
Cumberland County 911 dispatchers reported some damage off Interstate 40 Exit 317. Dispatchers said crews were responding to The Executive Inn at the exit for some damage, but said nobody was hurt. A home located off Highway 70 was also reportedly damaged when the storm hit, and traffic had to be closed on the northbound side as crews responded. No serious injuries have been report
Another EF-1 tornado touched down in Scott County at 6:10 p.m. EST, according to the NWS.
The tornado produced 95 mph winds and was 200 yards wide in Helenwood, which is 4 miles west of Huntsville, the NWS said.
Two different EF-1 tornadoes touched down in Fentress County, according to NWS Nashville survey teams. The first occurred around 4 p.m. CDT in the Allardt and Jamestown area. The NWS said the funnel cloud was packing 110 mph winds, was 300 yards wide and traveled 10.8 miles.
Another tornado hit the Grimsely and Clarkrange area of Fentress County around 7:40 p.m. CDT. The NWS said winds hit 90 mph, and the tornado was roughly 30 yards wide and traveled 1.8 miles.