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12:40Z EF1 KOHX TN Humphreys Mc Ewen A high-end EF1 tornado with maximum winds around 105 mph and a path width of 150 yards touched down in northeastern Humphreys County and tracked northeastward before exiting the county at 0642 CST. Outbuildings were damaged on White Oak Road with sheet metal wrapped around trees. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted along the track.
12:42Z EF1 KOHX TN Houston Silverton A high-end EF1 tornado with maximum winds around 105 mph and a path width of 150 yards that touched down in northeastern Humphreys County moved northeastward across southeastern Houston County before exiting the county at 0645 CST. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted along the track.
12:45Z EF1 KOHX TN Dickson Edgewood A high-end EF1 tornado with maximum winds around 105 mph and a path width of 150 yards that touched down in northeastern Humphreys County and crossed far southeastern Houston County continued moving northeastward before ending just southwest of Vanleer in western Dickson County at 0651 CST. One barn was destroyed and several others suffered roof damage on State Highway 46 north of Cedar Creek Road. Further to the east, one home completely lost its roof on Hill Road causing the collapse of the north exterior wall. However, the roof appeared to be poorly attached to the home. Debris from the home was blown over 100 yards to the|northeast. A poorly constructed single wide mobile home on Haliburton Road was blown 50 yards to the north into trees and completely destroyed. One barn was destroyed and others damaged further east on Haliburton Road. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted all along the track. Total path length of this tornado was 10.6 miles.
16:22Z EF0 KOHX TN Maury Scribner An EF0 Tornado with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph touched down on McKnight Road east of Culleoka where several trees were blown down and one mobile home had minor siding damage. A few more trees were blown down on Old Brush Creek Road. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in all directions along side roads north of Old Brush Creek Road. A few more trees were blown down on Joe Reeves Road and an old barn lost part of its roof.
16:47Z EF0 KOHX TN Bedford Poplins Xrds An EF0 tornado touched down in northwestern Bedford County about 4.6 miles southwest of Unionville where a few trees were blown down and a barn damaged on Moon Bend Road. More trees were blown down and an outbuilding blown over on State Highway 270. A barn lost its roof and several more trees were snapped and uprooted in all directions on Clem Creek Road and Old Pencil Mill Road.
17:12Z EF0 KOHX TN Rutherford Plainview An EF0 Tornado with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph touched down in extreme southeastern Rutherford County east of Christiana. The tornado began on Sledge Road west of Plainview Road, crossed Interstate 24 south of Exit 89/Epps Mill Road, and ended along Jacobs Road east of Exit 89. Minor damage occurred to sheds and outbuildings and about 100 trees were blown down.
19:10Z EF0 KGWX AL Colbert Underwood Xrds A weak and short-lived tornado touched down about 2 miles northwest of Leighton, snapping trees near the intersection of 6th Street and Hatton School Road. Just to the east of this location, large pines were uprooted and snapped, and minor structural and roof damage to a residence occurred. A car port was lifted and destroyed and the undercarriage from a single-wide mobile home was pulled out and thrown into a nearby tree. The tornado continued to track east, uprooting trees in an open field and additional large cedar trees were snapped along its path at Shaw Cemetery. The tornado continued just a bit farther east before apparently lifting just east of Shaw Road, just north of 6th Street. Sporadic wind damage, possibly due to inflow winds was observed around the narrow tornado track with several trees snapped on either side of 6th Street nearing the Lawrence County line.
20:41Z EF0 KHTX AL Marshall Boaz A tornado touched down just east of U.S. Highway 431 in Boaz just south of Bruce Road producing minor structural damage to businesses along Highway 431. The tornado tracked east-southeast crossing McVille Road and Alabama Highway 168 causing minor tree damage. The tornado intensified and widened to 300 yards as it crossed Bethsaida Road, when it uprooted and snapped numerous trees as it approached Alewine Road, just north of Ellis Road. The tornado then crossed into Etowah County about a half of a mile west of Oak Drive.
20:41Z EF1 KHTX AL Marshall Mc Ville A tornado produced EF0 to EF1 damage, with wind speeds up to 100 mph along a path beginning along Hambey Road just east of McVille Road. Several softwood and hardwood trees were either uprooted or snapped along Hambey Road. As the tornado moved east, several wooden power poles were snapped. Several farm buildings were destroyed with debris strewn over 100 yards. Additional tree damage was noted along County Roads 381 and 82. The tornado crossed into DeKalb County east of Gaines Road.
20:43Z EF1 KHTX AL Etowah Sardis City The tornado initially touched down in Marshall County in Boaz and moved eastward into Etowah County about a half of a mile west of Oak Drive where it snapped and uprooted several pine trees. From there it moved to the east and crossed Broadwell Road and overturned a tractor trailer and a camper. The tornado continued eastward, snapping and uprooting trees along the path. Several barns and small outbuildings sustained roof damage. As the tornado crossed Chumley Road, two mobile homes were overturned while more trees were uprooted. The most extensive damage occurred as the tornado approached Rowen Road. A mobile home was lifted and overturned leaving one person seriously injured and two others with minor injuries. In this same area, two additional mobile homes were destroyed. As the tornado crossed Brow Road, a one story brick home had one third of its roof removed and wind-blown debris was observed on all four sides of the home. The tornado continued further east for approximately 300 yards before dissipating as it approched Sand Valley Road.
20:43Z EF2 KHTX AL Dekalb Kilpatrick A tornado tracked east from Marshall County along County Road 381. The tornado struck the Kilpatrick community along County Road 479 injuring 7 residents of mobile homes. Very large hardwood trees were snapped near the base. Numerous power poles were snapped at the base. Several mobile homes sustained significant damage with at least two completely destroyed. Several convectional homes sustained minor to moderate exterior damage in this area as well. At this location, the tornado was at its maximum width (220 yards) and intensity (estimated winds of 125 mph). The tornado continued to move east producing substantial damage to a large livestock building near the intersection of Highways 68 and 168. Metal from the roof that was damaged at the Sand Mountain Stockyards was blown down the road for around a mile. The convenience store at that point suffered minor roof damage. A semi truck pulling a trailer on Alabama 168 from the Family Dollar store chain was knocked onto its side by the high winds. The tornado continued to parallel Highway 68. A car wash sustained significant structural damage. A mobile home was flipped and destroyed near the intersection of Highway 68 and County Road 9004. The tornado narrowed and lifted near the intersection of Highway 68 and County Road 113.
20:43Z EF2 KHTX AL Dekalb Ten Broeck A tornado touched down along County Road 539 north of County Road 50 in the Fyffe and Shiloh communities. Minor tree damage was noted in this area. An unoccupied chicken house also sustained damage. Near the intersection of County Roads 50 and 43, a restaurant sustained roof damage and a carport was flattened. Further east, another large farm building sustained major damage. Along Highway 50, additional chicken houses were damaged or destroyed along with trees snapped and uprooted.||The most significant damage occurred along Traylor Street just north of Highway 50/Grove Oak Road. Two large, well constructed, farm buildings were completely destroyed. One of these contained metal trusses and the posts were ripped out of the ground. Debris was thrown several hundred yards and large debris was embedded into the ground. A nearby home sustained minor structural damage. The path widened to 350 yards with estimated maximum wind speeds of 120 mph. The tornado began to narrow and weaken as it moved further east as it crossed County Roads 523 and 578. The tornado lifted near County road 72/Tumlin Road norht of Highway 75.
22:10Z EF2 KFFC GA Meriwether Rocky Mt A National Weather Service storm survey determined that an EF2 tornado with wind speeds up to 120 MPH touched down near Rocky Mount Road and Caldwell Road in Meriwether County. IT traveled east to southeast before lifting one mile west of Concord in Pike County. Total path length was 13.35 miles and up to 300 yards wide. In Meriwether County, thousands of trees were either blown over or snapped, with some falling on homes.|[03/18/13: Tornado #1, County #1-2, EF2, Meriwether-Pike, 2013:004].
22:25Z EF2 KFFC GA Pike Pedenville A National Weather Service survey team determined that an EF-2 tornado that touched down in Meriwether County continued into Pike County. A home sustained minor roof damage, had both doors blown out, and four front windows were damaged. One barn was completely destroyed, and another shifted several feet off its foundation. A pontoon boat was thrown into a third barn. Two neighboring houses sustained minor damage, one to the roof and another to the garage. Thousands of trees were snapped or uprooted, some falling on homes.|[03/18/13: Tornado #1, County #2-2, EF2, Meriwether-Pike, 2013:004].
01:01Z EF1 KCLX GA Burke Rosier An EF1 Tonado touched down about 12 miles southwest of Waynesboro taking down trees, severely damaging field irrigation systems and destroying cattle barns and heavy equipment barns at several locations. A few cattle were killed and others injured.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).