March 5, 2004
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.
Tree damage near Sewanee (Sherwood area).
Tree damage near Sewanee (Sherwood area).
Limestone/Madison Counties, AL
Based on a post-event storm survey completed by NWS Huntsville
Science Operations Officer (SOO), Tom Bradshaw, a weak F0 tornado
touched down in Limestone county in association with a supercell.
The tornado first touched down approximately 6.5 miles east-southeast
of Athens, near the intersection of Highway 72 and Mooresville Rd.
The approximate time of touchdown was 928 pm CST. The tornado tracked
east-northeast for approximately two miles. The tornado lifted at
this point (just southeast of East Limestone School).
A second tornado touched down a short time later (at approximately
9:35 pm CST), on the southeast corner of the Limestone Correctional
Institute. This tornado tracked northeast into extreme western Madison
county, and lifted just east of the intersection of Orville Road
and Old Railroad Bed Road. Estimated path width was 75 yards. Damage
was principally confined to the roof and one wall of a wooden outbuilding
at the Limestone Correctional Institute, a few isolated downed pine
trees, and damage to some shingles and eave facings. The two brief
F-0 tornadoes had winds estimated at 60 mph through their life span.
0.5 degree Reflectivity from KHTX (Hytop) at 9:25 pm, just before
the time of tornado touch down in East Limestone County.
0.5 degree Storm Relative Motion from KHTX at 9:25 pm.
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