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Event Details
| Event | Tornado |
| -- Scale | EF3 |
| -- Length | 10.34 |
| -- Width | 100 |
| State | TENNESSEE |
| County/Area | LAWRENCE |
| WFO | OHX |
| Begin Date | 04/11/2008 11:05:00 CST-6 |
| Begin Range | 2 |
| Begin Azimuth | WNW |
| Begin Location | GAITHERVILLE |
| Begin Lat/Lon | 35.27/-87.4 |
| End Date | 04/11/2008 11:15:00 CST-6 |
| End Range | 5 |
| End Azimuth | ESE |
| End Location | WEBBER CITY |
| End Lat/Lon | 35.32/-87.23 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 1/0 |
| Property Damage | 3.00M |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | There were six confirmed tornadoes on April 11, 2008. Large hail and straight line winds were also reported. |
| Event Narrative | Many homes had roof damage especially on Coffee McGee Rd. An outbuilding was damaged on Crawfish Rd. Trees and utility poles were down along U.S. Highway 64 or Waynesboro Highway. Trees were down in Mt. Ararat Cemetery. The worst damage was a downed TVA electrical transmission tower east of U.S. Highway 43 on Hagan Rd. Metal debris was flung up and got stuck about a hundred feet above the ground in an electrical transmission tower. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Newspaper article stated 56 homes had damage, with 12 homes being complete losses, and there were mainly mobile homes having comp;lete; |There was one minor injury. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 5.435M | 0.00K | |||||||
| WAVERLY | HUMPHREYS CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 00:11 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CENTERVILLE | HICKMAN CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 00:36 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| WHITES CREEK | DAVIDSON CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 01:35 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| HUSTBURG | HUMPHREYS CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 09:08 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 20.00K | 0.00K |
| CHARLOTTE | DICKSON CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 09:54 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.75 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CHARLOTTE | DICKSON CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 09:55 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| NASHVILLE | DAVIDSON CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 09:55 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.50K | 0.00K |
| DICKSON | DICKSON CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 75.00K | 0.00K |
| GAITHERVILLE | LAWRENCE CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 11:05 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 3.000M | 0.00K |
| LIBERTY HILL | GILES CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 11:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000M | 0.00K |
| LEWISBURG | MARSHALL CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 11:40 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K |
| HARTSVILLE | TROUSDALE CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAFAYETTE | MACON CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Heavy Rain | 0 | 0 | 1.00K | 0.00K | |
| BELL BUCKLE | BEDFORD CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 12:14 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| SHELBYVILLE | BEDFORD CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 12:15 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00K | 0.00K |
| BEECH GROVE | COFFEE CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 12:30 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| MC MINNVILLE | WARREN CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 12:42 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 1.100M | 0.00K |
| ROCK IS | WARREN CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 13:06 | CST-6 | Hail | 0.88 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| ONWARD | WHITE CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 13:20 | CST-6 | Tornado | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 50.00K | 0.00K |
| MANCHESTER | COFFEE CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 13:25 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| TULLAHOMA | COFFEE CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 13:25 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 50 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 0.50K | 0.00K |
| MANCHESTER | COFFEE CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 13:34 | CST-6 | Hail | 1.00 in. | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| CROSSVILLE | CUMBERLAND CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 13:52 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 55 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 5.00K | 0.00K |
| YAGER | WARREN CO. | TN | 04/11/2008 | 14:22 | CST-6 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 kts. EG | 0 | 0 | 30.00K | 0.00K |
| Totals: | 0 | 1 | 5.435M | 0.00K |
