Storm Events Database

Storm Events Database

Event Details:

Event Tornado
-- Scale F0
-- Length .1 Miles
-- Width 20 Yards
State TENNESSEE
County/Area CUMBERLAND
WFO OHX
Report Source LAW ENFORCEMENT
NCEI Data Source PDS
Begin Date 2002-11-10 20:46 CST
Begin Lat/Lon 35.8/-85.01667
End Date 2002-11-10 20:47 CST
End Location BIG LICK
End Lat/Lon 35.8/-85.01667
Deaths Direct/Indirect 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect 0/0
Property Damage
Crop Damage
Episode Narrative 11 tornadoes were reported in Middle Tennessee in one of the worst tornadic outbreaks ever in November. 8 people...and possibly a ninth victim...were killed in Middle Tennessee alone. Damage estimate for the tornadoes in Tennessee was placed at $160 million. Primary losses were due to houses and cars.

The toll on government owned infrastructure is about $6 million. The federal government is expected to reimburse the state and affected counties for 75% of the costs of responding to the disaster. The FEMA Public Assistance Program has obligated more than $3.6 million to assist local governments. These funds will be used to reimburse local governments for debris removal, the repair of public buildings and utilities, and overtime paid to police officers, firefighters and other emergency personnel.

More than 900 families across the state applied for storm aid. This was the worst tornado disaster since the April3-4 outbreak in 1974. The United States Small Business Administration has approved more than 9.7 million dollars in disaster loans to assist disaster victims with repairing their property or replacing lost personal items.

The 20 counties that are eligible for disaster assistance to individuals, households, and businesses were: Anderson, Bedford, Bledsoe, Carroll, Coffee, Crockett, Cumberland, Fentress, Gibson, Henderson, Madison, Marshall, Montgomery, Morgan, Roane, Rutherford, Scott, Sumner and Tipton and Van Buren.
Event Narrative Law enforcement reported a tornado. No damage reported.


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Event Map:

Note: The tornado track is approximate based on the beginning (B) and ending (E) locations. The actual tornado path may differ from a straight line.
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All events for this episode:

Location County/Zone St. Date Time T.Z. Type Mag Dth Inj PrD CrD
Totals: 8 51 1.575M 0.00K
CLARKSVILLE MONTGOMERY CO. TN 11/10/2002 00:50 CST Tornado F0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PORT ROYAL MONTGOMERY CO. TN 11/10/2002 01:00 CST Tornado F1 2 0 100.00K 0.00K
ADAMS ROBERTSON CO. TN 11/10/2002 01:05 CST Tornado F0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
PORTLAND SUMNER CO. TN 11/10/2002 02:00 CST Tornado F2 0 6 500.00K 0.00K
FREDONIA COFFEE CO. TN 11/10/2002 17:42 CST Tornado F1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
BUGSCUFFLE BEDFORD CO. TN 11/10/2002 17:45 CST Tornado F2 0 3 100.00K 0.00K
FREDONIA COFFEE CO. TN 11/10/2002 17:50 CST Tornado F2 0 0 50.00K 0.00K
FREDONIA COFFEE CO. TN 11/10/2002 18:52 CST Tornado F2 2 24 250.00K 0.00K
CRAB ORCHARD CUMBERLAND CO. TN 11/10/2002 19:08 CST Tornado F1 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
SPENCER VAN BUREN CO. TN 11/10/2002 20:10 CST Tornado F2 0 0 75.00K 0.00K
BIG LICK CUMBERLAND CO. TN 11/10/2002 20:46 CST Tornado F0 0 0 0.00K 0.00K
CROSSVILLE CUMBERLAND CO. TN 11/10/2002 21:43 CST Tornado F3 4 18 500.00K 0.00K
Totals: 8 51 1.575M 0.00K