This tornado moved through multiple semi-rural subdivisions outside of Arlington, causing considerable damage to homes. Houses had roofs ripped off, brick veneer dislodged, windows blown out, and one home had its entire second floor destroyed. Large trees were snapped and uprooted along the path, and two power line support towers were knocked down while another was twisted. One person was injured.[19][20]
1 death – This tornado moved directly through the town of
Gassville, where significant damage to homes occurred and a mobile home park was severely impacted, killing an elderly woman at that location. Several business in Gassville were heavily damaged, including a gas station. Numerous trees were snapped, some of which had large amounts of debris and sheet metal wrapped around them, and a gas leak was reported in town. 21 frame homes were destroyed, 26 sustained major damage, and 40 sustained minor damage. 12 mobile homes were destroyed, 15 sustained major damage, and 12 sustained minor damage. Many power lines and power poles were downed as well, and 36 people were injured.[21][22]
Three barns and a shop building were destroyed. Several houses and mobile homes sustained varying degrees of damage. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted.[31][32]
This strong wedge tornado destroyed a
Caterpillar plant, a county owned warehouse, an Ability Works Incorporated plant, a church, and a veterinary clinic along its path. A lumber company was severely damaged as well. 11 homes were destroyed and 15 others suffered heavy damage. 10 mobile homes were destroyed or heavily damaged as well. Nine commercial structures were destroyed with another 6 sustaining heavy damage. 2,500 acres (110,000,000 sq ft) of trees were snapped or uprooted in the
Holly Springs National Forest, and about 70 structures were damaged or destroyed in total. Fourteen people were injured.[34]
Tornado touchdown in a suburban area caused roof and gutter damage to homes and damaged a gazebo. Eads Elementary School lost a significant amount of roof shingles, and some trees were snapped and uprooted.[35][36]
One home sustained damage to its shingles while another had its interior ceilings blown out, its interior significantly damaged, and its windows shattered.[42]
A few barns and storage buildings were destroyed, a few homes sustained minor damage, and many trees were downed; a fallen tree knocked down half of a brick chimney.[45]
The roof was partially blown off one home while others sustained lesser damage. A barn was shifted slightly off its foundation, and trees were snapped or uprooted.[46]
Six mobile homes were impacted, of which two were completely destroyed and two others sustained severe damage. Several vehicles and an RV were tossed. Three houses, a church, and a cemetery sustained damage, and numerous trees were downed. Four people were injured.[47]
Seventeen houses (including at least five mobile homes) were destroyed and 27 were damaged. Nineteen garages, sheds, and barns were damaged or destroyed. Two people were injured.[51]
One home had its entire roof ripped off and front exterior wall partially collapsed; three other homes sustained extensive roof damage. Large trees were snapped or uprooted.[52]
Several homes were impacted, including one that was destroyed. Four to five mobile homes were damaged or destroyed, a manufactured home and a cabin were moved off their foundations, a large metal building sustained severe damage, and a garage was impacted. An old barn was knocked over, and numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. [55][56]
Several porches and awnings were destroyed, many trees were snapped, and several structures sustained roof damage (including a church that sustained severe damage to its roof).[57]
3 deaths – This large wedge tornado destroyed 59 houses, 11 mobile homes, 11 public buildings, a vacant store, and 11 farm buildings. This included a few frame homes that were leveled or swept from their foundations. Another 117 structures received varying degrees of damage. Violent damage was observed at Sharon Baptist Church, where five buildings were destroyed. This included a 550-seat sanctuary housed in a large, well-built metal frame building that was completely flattened. Large, well-anchored steel beams were completely ripped out of the structure's slab foundation, which had some sections pushed clean of debris and metal framing. A nearby church school building was partially leveled as well, and metal light poles in the parking lot were twisted off at the base and blown away. Vehicles were tossed and destroyed, and a boat was hurled through the exterior wall of a brick mansion that was badly damaged in the tornado. Hundreds of trees along the
Tennessee River were snapped and shredded, and five people were injured. All three fatalities occurred in mobile homes.[58]
3 deaths – This strong tornado struck the neighboring towns of Greenville and
Powderly, destroying 48 homes and mobile homes and severely damaging 32 others in the area. A half dozen businesses and churches were damaged, including a hotel and a car dealership. A high school sustained damage to its gymnasium roof. One building in an industrial park was flattened, with another building being severely damaged. Numerous trees were downed, some of which landed on roads and vehicles in the
Central City area. All three fatalities took place in a mobile home park. In total, 69 homes were destroyed and 203 were damaged along the path. Twenty-four people were injured.[59]
Large trees and tree limbs were snapped off, some of which fell onto cars and homes. An old barn was blown over, and a newer barn lost part of its roof and a large door. Several grain bins were dented by wind-blown debris, and an equipment shed was blown away. Several homes had shingle damage, and power poles were snapped..[62]
Sixteen houses or mobile homes were destroyed and 31 houses or mobile homes sustained major damage. Trees were uprooted and snapped, and 20 power poles were downed.[64][65]
Four houses and two mobile homes were destroyed. Six houses sustained major damage. Barns and outbuildings were flattened, and trees were snapped and uprooted.[68][69][70]
Several dozen homes, garages, and outbuildings, as well as an elementary school, sustained significant roof and wall damage. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted and power lines were downed.[71]
Near Broseley, this high-end EF2 tornado ripped large sections of roof from several homes, and obliterated an abandoned mobile home leaving the frame bent. Metal silos were thrown up to 900 yards away from where they originated. One of these silos was smashed into a house, which lost its roof and most of its exterior walls. Near Bernie, a metal barn was destroyed with debris scattered hundreds of yards away, a concrete silo was destroyed, and a wagon was thrown 150 yards. Extensive damage to trees and power poles occurred along the path.[72][73]
Severe damage occurred in the rural community of
Brushy with 8 houses destroyed and 39 others heavily damaged. Additional homes were damaged near
Leiper's Fork, one of which collapsed. One person was injured. The tornado dissipated just before reaching the Nashville suburbs.[74][75]
This tornado was embedded within a squall line. It destroyed a mobile home and an outbuilding at the beginning of the path before striking Cecilia and Elizabethtown.
Central Hardin High School in Elizabethtown sustained major roof damage. Concrete pillar stadium lights at the school football stadium were snapped, and the press box was thrown onto the field and destroyed. Homes along the path sustained severe roof damage, and one home lost its roof entirely. An industrial building had roof damage and its garage doors blown in. Several boats were flipped over, and a large bus was pushed two feet as well.[82]
A large, well-built barn was destroyed and tossed 50 yd (46 m). An 18,000 lb (8,200 kg) trailer was moved and flipped. Another barn was destroyed, shingles were removed from a well-constructed roof top, several homes sustained some sort of roof damage, and trees were damaged.[89]
Two shop buildings were heavily damaged or destroyed. A couple trailers were rolled over, and a mobile home was knocked off its foundation and rolled onto two cars. Two people were injured.[90]
This tornado caused considerable damage in Brandenburg, which was devastated by a violent F5 tornado during the
1974 Super Outbreak. Several businesses were damaged, a cinder block storage building collapsed, and another storage building lifted up and thrown. One building sustained collapse of an exterior wall, the Old Brandenburg Telephone Company had roof damage, a church was damaged, and extensive tree and power line damage occurred as well.[93]
February 6 event
List of confirmed tornadoes – Wednesday, February 6, 2008[note 1]
A large, well-constructed outbuilding was blown away. Six-by-six inch posts were snapped, metal sheeting was thrown long distances, and 200 lb (91 kg) concrete joists were displaced.[95]
A warehouse had three of its walls collapsed, a garage was destroyed, the roof of a factory was blown in, and an elementary school sustained extensive roof and ceiling damage. Trees were snapped or uprooted; fallen trees and flying limbs damaged homes and vehicles. A chimney and power lines were downed.[97]
Several homes sustained damage, including a few that had their entire roofs ripped off. Several barns and outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and numerous hardwood trees were snapped.[98]
Two barns were destroyed and three more were severely damaged. A house was damaged, a corn crib was destroyed, and many trees were snapped or uprooted.[102]
4 deaths – This high-end EF3 tornado caused major damage in the Amos community. 12 homes and mobile homes were completely destroyed in this area, including a few older frame homes that were swept from their foundations. Mobile home frames, pieces of farm machinery, and vehicles were thrown and mangled. Large swaths of trees were mowed down in wooded areas, destroying about 200,000 log feet of timber. Fences were flattened, and many farm animals were killed. Eleven people were injured.[108][109]
In Beaverton, the town's post office had its metal roof blown off, and the city hall building sustained roof damage. Many trees were snapped in town, some of which landed on homes and caused major damage. Other trees landed on roads and railroad tracks. North of
Guin, additional trees were downed, one of which landed on and destroyed a barn.[112][113]
Near the beginning of the path, this very large wedge tornado caused major damage to mobile homes. A gas station in the
New Lexington area was damaged. The most severe damage occurred near Oakman, where frame homes sustained major damage and mobile homes were destroyed. A total of eight structures were destroyed, and 15 others were damaged. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted along the path, and four people were injured.[114][115][116][117]
Eight trees were snapped or uprooted, an unanchored carport and two small storage sheds were destroyed, and a house sustained minor roof damage. Three windows were blown out, and a large telephone pole was destroyed.[121]
1 death – This violent tornado produced its worst damage near
Rosalie, where multiple frame homes were destroyed. Some of these homes were swept clean from their foundations. Numerous trees were snapped and denuded, chicken houses were destroyed, and 2,500-pound hay bales were thrown and shredded. Aerial surveys revealed some ground scouring in open fields as well. The fatality occurred when a woman was killed in the destruction of her frame home, and twelve others were injured.[122][123]
This massive wedge tornado was more than a mile wide at times. A wide swath of hardwood trees was mowed down, two mobile homes were blown off of their foundations and rolled over, and four large power poles were snapped. A carport was overturned as well.[124][125]
Notes
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abAll dates are based on the local
time zone where the tornado touched down; however, all times are in
Coordinated Universal Time for consistency.
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abAll damage totals are in 2008
USD unless otherwise stated.