Power Outage in Fayetteville, TN

The tornado formed on Amana Avenue with minor roof and shingle damage to single family homes. It tracked due east into the Fairgrounds where it uplifted reinforced roofing to horse stalls, and destroyed a large outdoor shed approximately 80 ft. by 30 ft. that had several 4x4 support beams anchored with concrete snapped near the base. The tornado then rolled a large horse trailer next to the building approximately 80 yards. It continued to snap trees and power lines heading east. As it approached Hedgemont Avenue, several residential and commercial structures had roofing and siding damage. The tornado crossed Main Avenue South and snapped several bradford pear trees, then crossed Highway 231. At the Lincoln Medical Center, power poles were snapped, debris collided with the front of the building, several cars were lifted and had their windows blown out, and an exterior wall was disconnected but not collapsed. The HVAC system was also toppled on the roof. After damaging Lincoln Medical Center, the tornado went through open fields and wooded areas where numerous trees were snapped and uprooted.|Before lifting, an awning that was reinforced with 4x4s in concrete was flipped. Just west of Winchester Highway, the tornado lifted.

A strong gust front and associated thunderstorms knocked down trees and power lines through much of Lincoln County. Power was knocked out in about one-half of the county.

A tree was knocked down onto a power line on March Mill Road near Fayetteville.

Power lines were knocked down.

Power lines were knocked down in the Twin Oaks subdivision.

Trees and power lines were knocked down in the Kirkland and Bellview areas. Reported on social media.

Several trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. In a couple of cases, trees fell onto cars and produced some roof damage of a few homes in the path of the severe storms.

Several trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds.

One quarter to three quarters of an inch of ice accumulation occurred due to freezing rain. The heaviest accumulations of ice were over northern portions of Lincoln County. Trees and power lines experienced heavy accumulation and a few power outages were reported.

A tornado touched down in extreme southern Lincoln County, just north of the state line, near the intersection of Jeans Road and Old Quick Road. The tornado produced mainly tree damage as it moved northeast across Lincoln Road, but tore off portions of the roofs of houses along Smith Mill Road. It continued moving northeast and intensified near the intersection of Old Lincoln Road and Tipton Lane where it produced its most significant damage. Three houses were almost completely destroyed, leaving only a few interior walls standing. This is also the area where two fatalities occurred, as their mobile home was flipped and destroyed, with its frame having been thrown approximately 125 yards across the street. At another nearby house along Smith Mill Road, even interior walls were collapsed and pushed (though left partially intact). The cars In the attached garage were pushed 10 to 15 feet. A nearby barn was completely destroyed and a nearby RV was rolled approximately 10 yards. The tornado tore off much of the roof from South Lincoln Elementary school, dragged a school bus approximately 75 yards, and caused it to impact the front wall of the school. Additional damage was incurred to homes just northeast of the school, where large sections of roofing were removed. Some of the most widespread damage occurred along Price Lane where multiple mobile homes were rolled as much as 50 yards and completely destroyed. Single family homes had exterior walls collapsed and roofs removed with electrical transmission towers completely toppled. The tornado continued to produce tree and roof damage as it moved northeast across Corders Crossroads and Crystal Springs Roads. Houses were pushed off their foundations near the intersection of Howell Mill Road and Crystal Springs Road, and nearby truss electrical transmission towers were crumpled.||The tornado appeared to weaken somewhat northeast of this location as it continued to snap multiple trees and produce minor roof damage. It broadened upon crossing Highway 64 and moved along Smithland Road where it snapped hundreds more trees and a few power poles. The tornado crossed the Elk river, toppled more trees, and produced minor roof damage in the Champ community.

A tornado touched down in extreme southern Lincoln County, just north of the state line, near the intersection of Jeans Road and Old Quick Road. The tornado produced mainly tree damage as it moved northeast across Lincoln Road, but tore off portions of the roofs of houses along Smith Mill Road. It continued moving northeast and intensified near the intersection of Old Lincoln Road and Tipton Lane where it produced its most significant damage. Three houses were almost completely destroyed, leaving only a few interior walls standing. This is also the area where two fatalities occurred, as their mobile home was flipped and destroyed, with its frame having been thrown approximately 125 yards across the street. At another nearby house along Smith Mill Road, even interior walls were collapsed and pushed (though left partially intact). The cars In the attached garage were pushed 10 to 15 feet. A nearby barn was completely destroyed and a nearby RV was rolled approximately 10 yards. The tornado tore off much of the roof from South Lincoln Elementary school, dragged a school bus approximately 75 yards, and caused it to impact the front wall of the school. Additional damage was incurred to homes just northeast of the school, where large sections of roofing were removed. Some of the most widespread damage occurred along Price Lane where multiple mobile homes were rolled as much as 50 yards and completely destroyed. Single family homes had exterior walls collapsed and roofs removed with electrical transmission towers completely toppled. The tornado continued to produce tree and roof damage as it moved northeast across Corders Crossroads and Crystal Springs Roads. Houses were pushed off their foundations near the intersection of Howell Mill Road and Crystal Springs Road, and nearby truss electrical transmission towers were crumpled.||The tornado appeared to weaken somewhat northeast of this location as it continued to snap multiple trees and produce minor roof damage. It broadened upon crossing Highway 64 and moved along Smithland Road where it snapped hundreds more trees and a few power poles. The tornado crossed the Elk river, toppled more trees, and produced minor roof damage in the Champ community.

A few trees were downed by thunderstorm winds onto West Campbell Street and also on Eldad Road. A few powerlines were also downed by thunderstorm winds across these areas.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed by a line of severe thunderstorms in the county. The locations around Fayetteville Tennessee where the most concentrated thunderstorm wind damage occurred included: Lewisburg highway, North Main Street, Kidd Highway, and Clay and Oak Streets.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed by a line of severe thunderstorms in the county. The locations around Fayetteville Tennessee where the most concentrated thunderstorm wind damage occurred included: Lewisburg highway, North Main Street, Kidd Highway, and Clay and Oak Streets.

Trees and power lines were knocked down along Amana Avenue in Fayetteville.

Trees were blown down and a horse barn was destroyed on the county fairgrounds in Fayetteville. Many of these trees fell on cars, houses, and power lines.

Thunderstorm winds knocked several large trees down and knocked power out for at least one day near this location.

A tree was knocked down on Gattistown Road. A power substation was also knocked out resulting in a brief outage for 781 residents.

Trees were blown down on Shelbyville Highway. Power outages were reported in the Vann Town area.

A tree was blown down on power lines in the Red Oak community.

Thunderstorm winds along and behind a gust front knocked down several trees and limbs throughout the city of Fayetteville. Power outages were also reported.

Trees and power lines were reported down at the intersection of Lincoln Road and Huntsville Highway.

A few trees and power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds near highway 64.

Thunderstorm winds snapped a tree onto a power line at the intersection of Highway 129 and Gingerbread Road.

High winds blew down numerous trees and powerlines across the county leaving power outages.

Power lines were blown down on College Street. Numerous trees were blown down on several roads and onto two homes. Damage unknown.

Trees and power lines were blown down on Highway 231.

Power lines were blown down across the city of Fayetteville.

Two homes were struck by lightning with unknown damage. Numerous lightning strikes hit power transformers causing power outages.

A tree and power pole were blown down by thunderstorm winds in Park City.

Several power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.

The remnants of Hurricane Ivan produced widespread tree damage across much of Lincoln, Franklin and into Moore counties. At least 100 trees and many power lines were blown down due to the sustained high winds associated with the remnants of Ivan.

Numerous trees and power lines blown down countywide as a line of severe thunderstorms moved southeast through the county.

Several trees and power lines were blown down by a line of thunderstorms moving south throughout the county.

Several power lines were blown down due to thunderstorm winds.

A few power lines were blown down about 5 miles southeast of Petersburg Tennessee due to thunderstorm winds.

F1 tornado moved out of Madison County in Alabama and into southeast Lincoln County in Tennessee. The tornado snapped numerous trees and power poles with some of the debris falling on structures.

Widespread straight line thunderstorm winds damage occurred across northern Lincoln County. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down and at least one barn was significantly damaged.

Law enforcement reported power poles were damaged.

Law enforcement reported a barn damaged, trees down, and power lines down on Prospect Road near the town of Skinem.

Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down near Highway 274 in the western part of the county.

EMA reported numerous trees and power lines down across the county...especially between Fayetteville and Coldwater. Some trees fell on cars. One man was killed flying a gyrocopter in the southern Vanntown area just off Holster Creek Road at 428 PM CST.

A powerful low pressure system moved northeast from the central Plains into the Great Lakes, bringing a strong cold front through the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Very windy conditions developed during the afternoon hours of the 30th, producing sustained speeds of 25-35 mph and gusts of 45 to 50 mph. These winds knocked down numerous tree limbs and a few trees, resulting in a few power lines being compromised and power outages in portions of southern middle Tennessee. Isolated roof damage also occurred.||A squall line which originated during the early morning of the 30th over Arkansas reached northwest Alabama around 5-7 PM, and tracked east across southern middle Tennessee during the evening hours. The line of thunderstorms also produced sporadic wind damage.

An intense fast moving squall line tracked east at 50 to 60 mph across southern middle Tennessee. Ahead of the line, southerly winds accelerated to 30 to 40 mph with a few gusts around 55 mph. The winds knocked some trees and power lines down.

A severe thunderstorm developed during the evening hours and produced isolated tree and power line damage in Lincoln County Tennessee.