Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, May 4, 2021

Quarter size hail reported on Chilton Road east of Celina.

Facebook report of nickel size hail in Timothy.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down with power outages across Stewart County.

A narrow swath of trees were snapped and uprooted on Swift Lane east of Highway 48. Damage photos suggested this might have been a brief EF-0 tornado, but radar data was too inconclusive.

Several trees were blown down at 3567 Tannahill Court near Fredonia.

Numerous trees were blown down and power outages across Robertson County.

An EF-0 tornado touched down near Cotton Harris Road along the Cheatham/Davidson county line and moved eastward across northern portions of Joelton, blowing down dozens of trees and large tree limbs on Harper Road, Baxter Road, Wilkinson Road and Strawberry Hill Road. The tornado lifted east of Ridgewood Road. Total path length of this tornado was 4.91 miles, with peak winds of 80 mph.

An EF-0 tornado touched down near Cotton Harris Road along the Cheatham/Davidson county line and moved eastward across northern portions of Joelton, blowing down dozens of trees and large tree limbs on Harper Road, Baxter Road, Wilkinson Road and Strawberry Hill Road. The tornado lifted east of Ridgewood Road. Total path length of this tornado was 4.91 miles, with peak winds of 80 mph.

This small EF-0 tornado touched down north of Lakeview Road and moved eastward across Calvert Road, heavily damaging an outbuilding, blowing much of the roof off a large barn, and knocking down several trees. More trees were blown down and a carport was destroyed on Hancock Road before the tornado lifted near Charles Dorris Road.

An EF-0 tornado touched down north of Morton Road to the northeast of Greenbrier and moved eastward. Numerous trees were blown down, an outdoor shed was destroyed, and a home on Distillery Road suffered minor damage. More trees were blown down on Gideon Road with at least two homes damaged by falling trees. Additional trees were blown down along the north side of Herbert Shannon Road before the tornado lifted near Highway 76.

South of the Greenbrier EF-0 tornado track, a 1/4 mile wide by 1.2 mile long downburst blew down several trees on Morton Road and Gideon Road.

This EF-0 tornado began along Henry Road southwest of Orlinda were it blew down several trees. Moving eastward, the tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees along Doss Road with one tree falling onto a home. Two outbuildings were destroyed on Dixon Road, and tree limbs were knocked down just south of East Robertson Elementary School. Numerous additional trees were blown down on Pleasant Hill Road and a shed was blown into the roadway and destroyed. Further to the east, a barn was damaged on Starks Road, and more trees were uprooted on Rock House Road and Highway 31W.

An EF-0 tornado touched down along Greer Road northwest of Goodlettsville and moved eastward, blowing down dozens of trees, power lines and some power poles as it moved across Lakeside Drive, Freeman Hollow Road, Lickton Pike, Old Springfield Road, and Highway 41. More trees were blown down on the east side of Goodlettsville on Patton Branch Road and Madison Creek Road before the tornado lifted.

South of the EF-0 White House tornado, a 1/2 to 3/4 mile wide by 3.5 mile long downburst affected neighborhoods from Raymond Hirsch Parkway eastward across Tyree Springs Road, Palmers Chapel Road, Christiana Drive, Fern Valley Road, and Shun Pike. Scattered trees were blown down in this area and a few homes and outbuildings suffered minor roof damage.

A small, brief and weak EF-0 tornado touched down in White House along Highway 76 just west of Highway 31W, then moved northeast across the Highway 31W and Portland Road intersection area before lifting near Reidway Drive. A few trees were knocked down west of Highway 31W and the sheet metal roof was blown off a building on Highway 31. Part of the metal roof was also blown off a variety store on Portland Road and a few more trees were knocked down east of Portland Road before the tornado lifted. A resident captured the small tornado on video as he drove south on Highway 31. Total path length was 0.71 miles.

A small, brief and weak EF-0 tornado touched down in White House along Highway 76 just west of Highway 31W, then moved northeast across the Highway 31W and Portland Road intersection area before lifting near Reidway Drive. A few trees were knocked down west of Highway 31W and the sheet metal roof was blown off a building on Highway 31. Part of the metal roof was also blown off a variety store on Portland Road and a few more trees were knocked down east of Portland Road before the tornado lifted. A resident captured the small tornado on video as he drove south on Highway 31. Total path length was 0.71 miles.

This EF-0 tornado began along Henry Road southwest of Orlinda were it blew down several trees. Moving eastward, the tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees along Doss Road with one tree falling onto a home. Two outbuildings were destroyed on Dixon Road, and tree limbs were knocked down just south of East Robertson Elementary School. Numerous additional trees were blown down on Pleasant Hill Road and a shed was blown into the roadway and destroyed. Further to the east, a barn was damaged on Starks Road, and more trees were uprooted on Rock House Road and Highway 31W. The tornado dissipated into a large microburst that blew down several trees in neighborhoods along West Harper Road and Jernigan Road. Total path length was 9.41 miles.

The EF-0 Orlinda tornado dissipated into a large downburst that blew down several trees in neighborhoods along West Harper Road, Jernigan Road, Austin Branch Road and Riggs Road, blocking the roadways.

This EF-0 tornado touched down along Saundersville Road north of Country Hills Golf Course, snapping power poles and uprooting trees. The tornado continued to intermittently touch down as it moved northeast, and was captured on video along Big Station Camp Blvd near Springdale Lane. Several trees were blown down along Vietnam Veterans Blvd, and two large barns were completely destroyed on St Blaise Road. The tornado weakened quickly as it passed through the west side of the Vol State College Campus and a Publix Supermarket parking lot on Highway 31E, blowing down a few trees and signs before lifting.

A couple of power poles were blown down near Hampshire.

Trees were blown down in portions of Gallatin.

Roof was damaged on a mobile home at 348 Highway 20 and trees were blown down in the area.

This EF-0 tornado began on the southeast side of Gallatin near Coles Ferry Road and moved eastward, blowing down numerous trees on Steam Plant Road, Newton Lane, Hidden Cove Road, Cairo Road, and Lakeview Road. Trees continued to be blown down as the tornado passed south of Castalian Springs on East Robertson Road, Harsh Lane, Macedonia Road, and Corum Hill Road before the tornado dissipated.

A tree and several tree limbs were blown down in the Tulip Grove neighborhood.

An EF-0 tornado touched down along Rock Springs Road south of Chenault Lane, heavily damaging a barn and blowing down numerous trees. The tornado then moved east across Lauderdale Lane and Homer Scott Road, continuing to blow down trees. Turning more southeast and entering Trousdale County, the tornado damaged several homes and blew down dozens of trees along Highway 231, Templow Road, Bass Road, Walnut Grove Road, and Gore Lane. Total path length of 5.05 miles.

A large, severe downburst blew down numerous trees and destroyed several barns in the area around Highway 231 and Davenport Lane.

An EF-0 tornado touched down along Rock Springs Road south of Chenault Lane, heavily damaging a barn and blowing down numerous trees. The tornado then moved east across Lauderdale Lane and Homer Scott Road, continuing to blow down trees. Turning more southeast and entering Trousdale County, the tornado damaged several homes and blew down dozens of trees along Highway 231, Templow Road, Bass Road, Walnut Grove Road, and Gore Lane. Total path length of 5.05 miles.

The EF-0 West Trousdale tornado dissipated into a large downburst that caused widespread straight-line wind damage along Highway 25 as well as in and around the city of Hartsville.

An EF-0 tornado touched down just west of the Cato community and moved southeast, damaging a business at Highway 10 and Fort Blount Road. The tornado continued through rural areas blowing down trees along Glasgow Branch Road and Lick Creek Road before lifting.

Fences and a scoreboard were damaged at Wilson Central High School.

This small, weak tornado touched down on Brattowntown Circle on the west side of Lafayette and moved southeast, knocking down several trees and power lines, and partially blowing the roof off a convienence store on Highway 52. Lafayette EMS personnel captured the tornado on video as it passed south of their station located at Hartsville Road and Highway 52. The tornado is estimated to have lifted near Hunt Lane.

Several trees were blown down around three homes at 5765 Nashville Highway in Chapel Hill.

A large metal barn was destroyed and a grain bin pushed off its foundation on Mankin Road.

This small, brief tornado touched down on the south side of Alexandria. Security cameras at a home on Old Liberty Road captured the tornado on video as the roof and back porch were blown off the house. The tornado is estimated to have lifted east of Nashville Highway.

The porch and part of the metal roof was blown off a home on Big Springs Road. Numerous trees were also blown down with one falling on a car. Several nearby homes also suffered minor damage.

A large barn was destroyed and another barn had its roof partially blown off at Gilmore Livestock on Highway 231.

Tree was blown down along Windle Community Road.

This high-end EF-0 tornado touched down along Coconut Ridge Road north of Smithville, blowing down several trees. Moving southeast, the tornado continued to blow down dozens of trees as it crossed Big Hurricane Road and Highway 56. The tornado then moved along and just south of Holiday Haven Road, damaging several homes and barns and continuing to blow down trees. The tornado knocked down more trees as it passed across Eagle Creek and Johnson Ridge Road before lifting on Center Hill Lake. The path of this tornado was visible on Sentinel satellite imagery.

Tree was blown down along Puncheon Creek Lane.

Tree was blown down across the road near Short Mountain.

Trees were blown down with some minor roof damage to buildings in Smithville.

Severe straight-line winds caused significant damage on the west side of Sparta along Old Smithville Highway and Highway 70 from Jerry Parker Road to Highway 111. Numerous trees were blown down, outbuildings were damaged or destroyed, and some homes suffered minor damage.

Numerous trees were blown down along Jones Valley Road.

Tress and power lines were blown down on Hickerson Road.

This small EF-0 tornado touched down on the north side of Sparta near Franklin Avenue and Spring Street, Moving southeast, the tornado heavily damaged a barn on Roberts Matthews Highway and blew down several trees at the Sparta Drive-In Theatre. More trees were blown down on Edgewood Drive before the tornado lifted.

Multiple trees were blown down in Pleasant Hill.

Dozens of trees were blown down around the Heatherhurst Golf Course with some trees falling onto homes and across roads.

Trees were blown down on Summerfield Road and near the South Cumberland Visitors Center.