EF2 damage occurred at the southern outskirts of Brent, as a few site-built homes in the area of Belcher Road and Goodson Road sustained roof and structural damage, and several mobile homes, barns, and outbuildings were heavily damaged or destroyed. ", "Wow, @spann of Birmingham @abc3340 just reported his house was hit by a #tornado but his wife is OK. "Not good" he added. Some homes sustained major structural damage, including several that had their roofs torn off, and one that had its entire second floor blown away and destroyed, with partial collapse of exterior walls on the first floor. It continued to parallel GA 34 as it approached the county line, snapping and uprooting trees in a heavily forested area. The first area of significant damage along the path occurred just northeast of this point along County Road 35, where a mobile home was completely destroyed at high-end EF2 intensity. 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Severe damage continued into the Ashby community south of Brierfield, and at least four mobile homes were completely destroyed and swept away along Buzzard Road. This high-end EF0 tornado moved through the south side of Rosedale, ripping a large portion of a metal roof off of a church and damaging its siding and façade. East of the interstate, a manufactured home was completely destroyed at high-end EF1 intensity and more trees were damaged. Trees were also blown down onto the Norfolk Southern and CSX rail lines. A well-built, two-story brick apartment building sustained the most intense damage in this area, and had its roof ripped off with collapse of most walls on the top floor. [5][9][10] Severe flooding also killed four people in Nashville. North of SR 14, five Y-shaped metal transmission towers were downed. Many more trees were snapped as the tornado moved into the Talladega National Forest. The tornado outbreak of April 15–16, 1998, also known as the 1998 Nashville tornado outbreak, was a two-day tornado outbreak that affected portions of the Midwestern United States, Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys on April 15 and April 16, 1998, with the worst of the outbreak taking place on the second day. A tornado watch is to let folks know to be on the lookout for a possible tornado in the area whereas a tornado warning is a notification that a tornado has been seen or picked up by radar. An EF3 tornado touching down in your city in the dead of the night, killing two in Nashville. By the day of the event, a slight risk outlook had been issued across the Southern Plains and the ArkLaTex regions, mainly for the threat of large hail. The new Tornado Warning System will operate on a Polygonal Alert … Trees and power lines were downed in town, homes sustained shingle and soffit damage, a semi-trailer was tipped over, and a trampoline was thrown. Major damage. Juliet as well. As the tornado approached Double Oak Mountain, it again attained EF2 strength and struck additional residential areas along Dunnavant Valley Road. On April 15, activity developed across the Mid-Mississippi Valley and southern Ohio Valley where several tornadoes touched down in Illinois starting in the late afternoon before moving into Arkansas during the overnight hours where the first fatalities were reported. No warning was issued for this tornado, and five people were injured. Damage to these two homes was rated low-end EF3. The tornado crossed into Coweta County at 11:54 p.m. EDT (03:54 UTC) and began to move toward Newnan. [30], A slight risk of severe thunderstorms was issued for March 27 from the Lower Mississippi through Tennessee Valleys on March 25 as another weather system was expected to enter the region. #gawx", "State of emergency issued for 28 Alabama counties as severe weather approaches", "At least 5 dead as tornadoes tear through Alabama", "At least 5 dead after tornadoes sweep through Alabama", "Storm Prediction Center Storm Severe Weather Summary Page", "Storm Prediction Center 20210327's Storm Reports", "Storm Prediction Center 20210328's Storm Reports", "At least four people dead, 130 rescued after Nashville floods", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tornado_outbreak_sequence_of_March_24–28,_2021&oldid=1021493225, 2021 natural disasters in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles containing placeholders, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Nashville became the first major city in nearly 20 years to have an F2 or larger tornado make a direct hit in the downtown area.[1]. A nearby house lost its roof and several exterior walls as well. Numerous supercells formed that afternoon, producing mainly large hail, although two EFU tornadoes were confirmed. A few other mobile homes and site-built houses sustained significant damage, mostly to roofs, and Ashby Baptist Church also sustained considerable damage. [1] The tornado weakened back to EF1 strength and narrowed as it crossed US 27 and exited Franklin. The tornado briefly regained EF3 intensity near Mount Ivan Church Road, based on another section of very intense tree damage. After briefly weakening, the tornado reached EF2 strength again along Old Sulphur Springs Road, destroying mobile homes, ripping the roof off of a house, and damaging trees. Trees were uprooted and a power pole was damaged. A significant and deadly tornado outbreak sequence took place from March 24–28, 2021 in the Southern United States just one week after another outbreak affected similar regions. A very strong low pressure system developed across the central part of North America and was associated with a long cold front. There was also widespread EF2 to EF3 damage in nearby neighborhoods, with several homes partially or completely losing their roofs and outer walls, along with a wide swath of trees being snapped along this segment of the path. [64] Across the Delaware Valley on April 28, 60–70 mph (97–113 km/h) wind gusts blew down numerous trees and power lines resulting in numerous power outages. By Delia Jo Ramsey April 27 3 ... Smith & Lentz Brewing’s Post-Tornado Pizza Pivot Is the Good News Nashville Needs. The tornado then continued northeast at EF1 strength, damaging or snapping numerous trees as it moved farther into the southern suburbs of Birmingham, and proceeded to cross US 31 and Interstate 65. The tornado rapidly strengthened as it approached and crossed County Road 28, quickly reaching its peak intensity and completely destroying a house at mid-range EF3 intensity, which was left with only one wall standing.