CONFIRMED: Tornado Hits Rutherford County

Mar 02, 2017 at 09:22 am by bryan


The National Weather Service has determined Rutherford County was indeed struck by a tornado Wednesday morning. A survey of the damage by NWS meteorologists determined an EF-1 twister traveled just over four-and-a-half miles from five miles northwest of Nolensville to four-miles north of La Vergne.

The maximum width of the twister was 200-yards and was on the ground for six-minutes between 7:11-to-7:17am. The tornado, which had peak winds of 90 miles per hour, touched down near Cane Ridge Park in extreme southeast Davidson County.

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It caused mainly tree damage as it raced toward the northeast. It hit the Four Corners Marina around 7:17am in La Vergne, causing extensive damage to docks, boats and shelters.

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