NWS Confirms Tornado Hit Hardeman County
Fourteen tornadoes have been confirmed across the Mid-South from the severe weather event on Friday, March 31, 2023, and Saturday, April 1, 2023. An EF2 tornado was confirmed by the National Weather Service (NWS) in Hardeman County. It traveled just over 12 miles and had estimated peak winds of 115 mph. No injuries or fatalities were reported in Hardeman County.
According to the preliminary report from the National Weather Service, a tornado touched down near Grand Junction in southwest Hardeman County, on Westfork Road around 8:55 p.m. on Friday evening, March 31, 2023. This tornado produced an EF-1 swath of tree damage as it traveled to the northeast, uprooting and snapping the trunks of several large trees along Van Buren Road. The damage swath broadened out quite a bit as it reached Evergreen Road, causing more widespread and significant tree damage to Saulsbury Road and Roger Springs Road where EF-2 tree damage was noted. This tree damage continued for another few miles to the northeast where significant roof damage occurred to a one family residence on Callahan Road. EF-1 damage was observed for several miles to the northeast along Sain Road. The tornado tracked through Lone Oaks Farm along Lake Hardeman Road causing additional widespread tree damage. The tornado crossed Highway 125 damaging more trees before lifting just beyond L Crisp Road in a wooded area.
Another tornado formed in far eastern Hardeman County at 11:04 p.m. on Friday, March 31, 2023, and traveled into McNairy County where it caused significant damage, injuries, and deaths.
Many Tennessee communities are reeling from tornado damage over the weekend, where the dangerous storm killed at least 15 people. Information on helping these communities may be found at redcross.org.
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