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Public Information Statement

National Weather Service Nashville TN

722 PM CDT Sun Apr 6 2025



...NWS Damage Survey for 04/05/2025 Severe Weather Event - Update #1...



.Update...A survey team investigated storm damage in Cheatham,

Dickson, and Humphreys Counties today. A brief EF1 tornado path 

was identified in Humphreys County near Buffalo.



Today's assessed storm damage in Dickson and Cheatham Counties 

was determined to be straight-line, or non-tornadic. However, the

worst wind damage in these counties rivals that of an EF0-EF1 

tornado and was likely caused by embedded microbursts.



Similar wind damage extends across portions of Williamson, 

Davidson, Sumner, Wilson, Trousdale, and Macon Counties. Some 

additional investigation may be needed in a few areas to clarify 

whether heavier pockets of damage were from embedded microbursts 

or brief tornadoes. Additional surveys may also be needed 

elsewhere as we continue to sort through storm damage reports.



.Overview...Widespread strong to severe thunderstorms moved across

Middle Tennessee during the afternoon and overnight hours of

Saturday April 5, 2025. The strongest storm produced widespread 

wind damage that extends from near Humphreys County through Macon

County, generally along and north of Interstate 40. The overall 

storm system also produced widespread flooding as the 4-day storm 

total rainfall reached 4-11 inches for the northwest half of 

Middle Tennessee.



.Buffalo Tornado...



Rating:                 EF1

Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph

Path Length /statute/:  2.64 miles

Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards

Fatalities:             0

Injuries:               0



Start Date:             04/05/2025

Start Time:             03:49 PM CDT

Start Location:         8 NNW Lobelville / Humphreys County / TN

Start Lat/Lon:          35.8799 / -87.8227



End Date:               04/05/2025

End Time:               03:51 PM CDT

End Location:           9 N Lobelville / Humphreys County / TN

End Lat/Lon:            35.8962 / -87.7803



Survey Summary:

NWS Nashville confirmed a brief EF1 tornado near Buffalo in

southern Humphreys County. The tornado began near Interstate 40,

snapping and uprooting numerous trees. The tornado continued

northeast along Hwy 13 causing additional timber damage and

damaging Overholt's Farm Market, and is believed to have

dissipated in a heavily wooded east of Hwy 13 area thereafter.

Non-tornadic wind damage was also found in the surrounding area 

of the tornado.



.Cheatham County...



Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph



NWS Nashville assessed damage from near Burns in Dickson County 

through southern Cheatham County, particularly Kingston Springs. 

Widespread wind damage was found in these areas and consisted 

mainly of timber damage and sporadic structural damage. Analysis 

of KOHX RADAR and UAS imagery near Kingston Springs suggest these 

areas were impacted by 60-70 mph straight-line winds along a fast-

moving bowing segment. Heavier pockets of damage occurred from 

embedded microbursts which likely produced winds of 80-90 mph. 

Divergent damage was evident in the aerial imagery where swaths of

heavy timber damage occurred. These heavier pockets of non- 

tornadic winds rival that of EF0-EF1 tornadoes. The area of 

surveyed wind damage was at least 2.5 miles wide.



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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the

following categories:



EF0.....65 to 85 mph

EF1.....86 to 110 mph

EF2.....111 to 135 mph

EF3.....136 to 165 mph

EF4.....166 to 200 mph

EF5.....>200 mph



NOTE:

The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to

change pending final review of the event and publication in

NWS Storm Data.





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Sizemore