Eva Carter, holding young Merrick Carter, and Michael Steinberg look over her damaged Fairfield Pike home. (T-G Photo by David Melson)

No injuries were reported.

The storm is not being classified as a tornado at this time, according to the National Weather Service.

A clearly visible path -- about the width of a football field's length in some areas -- extends from near Minkslide Road north of Shelbyville to past the Country Estates subdivision south of Bell Buckle.

The storm narrowly missed Cascade School where Jimmy Woodson, who was scheduled to drive a bus for Cascade High's baseball team, said he heard a roar from inside the building but didn't see a tornado.

Most of the damage was concentrated in or near Country Estates, about a mile east of the school, and occurred shortly after 1 p.m.

A barn on the Tim Turrentine farm, Anthony Road, was left in this condition. (T-G Photo by David Melson) [Click to enlarge]

"I was watching TV and heard like a real big boom," Zach Harvey, a resident of the subdivision, said. "It was a big tree falling on our garage.

"I instantly took my sister into the closet until it all passed over."

A large truck trailer was turned on its side a few feet away from the Harvey home.

"It's my 21st birthday," Harvey said sarcastically, "I got a nice little birthday present."

The initial damage report came from the farm of Eva Carter, about a mile north of the Minkslide Road intersection on Fairfield Pike.

One side of a metal building described by Carter as a "large shop" was ripped open, leaving the inside exposed, while portions of the roof and siding were scattered around the yard. Surprisingly, a row of horse figurines perched on an inside beam next to the fallen wall were intact.

A long row of utility poles were left leaning in an eastward direction after the storm, which moved in from the west. (T-G Photo by David Melson) [Click to enlarge]

Michael Steinberg, who lives in a nearby trailer on the Carter property, said he heard the storm approaching.

"I ran into the house and suddenly it just came. I heard it thunder and it was pouring rain."

Horses grazing in a field just a few feet from the home were uninjured. Puppies inside the shop also escaped injury.

Damage was apparent at a barn across the road about a half-mile from the Carter home.

After crossing a large area of unoccupied woods, more damage occurred at the Tim Turrentine farm on Anthony Road.

The home itself suffered relatively minor damage, but one large, old barn leaned precariously while another was destroyed.

Massive tree damage occurred all over the property.

The storm then crossed more fields and passed less than a half-mile south of Cascade School, across the Wartrace-Bell Buckle Road property of Phil Cortner.

An above-ground swimming pool behind the Country Estates home of Derek and Melody Cook was blown apart. Higher up, Mike Calahan (from left), Chris Inmon, Ben Fletcher and David Peoples help repair the home's damaged roof as Melody Cook looks on. (T-G Photo by David Melson) [Click to enlarge]

"I lost a barn that was just built two weeks ago," Cortner said.

An approximately block-long line of utility poles along the east side of Wartrace-Bell Buckle road, leaned in an eastward direction, obviously hard-hit by the winds.

The storm leapfrogged Cascade Lane, just east of Wartrace-Bell Buckle Road and the school, then took aim at Country Estates.

Residents who were outdoors didn't describe seeing an actual twister but said debris was visible high above the ground.

"I saw it coming and got into a safe place before it came through," Leslie Warren said. "I saw debris in the air."

A steel horse feeder Warren said weighs several hundred pounds was blown 300-400 feet.

"There was lots of stuff in the air but I didn't hear a thing," Warren said.

Warren described birds circling in confusion as the storm blew through.

A large motor home was blown several inches at the home of Barry Hendrixson, who also saw a debris cloud.

"I saw stuff flying in the air, tin and debris going up," Hendrixson said. "It was definitely a tornado."

The motor home's wheels, which had pointed straight, were turned several inches to the right.

A metal garage which housed the motor home was blown away, Hendrixson said, as well as a camper top on an otherwise-undamaged pickup truck next door. Debris from the homes was scattered across a field east of Country Estates Road, although horses grazing in a field were uninjured.

Kenny Jenkins, another Country Estates resident, said he definitely heard and saw the storm.

"It sounded like a freight train," Jenkins said in his office at nearby Whistlestop Farms, which was also hard-hit.

The top of a silo and portions of a tin roof were peeled off and many trees were downed at the farm, which is just to the east of Country Estates.

The storm apparently lost some of its strength a short distance beyond Whistlestop, where Fairfield Pike was blocked by fallen trees for a short time.

Lee Road, east of Bell Buckle in the storm's path, was also blocked for a short time.

Tornado warnings were issued for Bedford County, which had been under a tornado watch since mid-morning, well in advance of the storm.

The supercell storm first became tornadic over Wayne County and left extensive damage in Lawrence County.

Television and NWS meteorologists tracked the storm as it crossed Giles and Marshall counties.

The Marshall County Sheriff's Department was notified at about 12:50 p.m. Friday of a reported tornado touchdown in the Mooresville area near Interstate 65, State Route 373 and Globe Road, but within an hour Lewisburg Fire Chief Larry Williams said there was no touchdown there.

A helicopter crew had reported a tornado on the ground near that intersection at 12:40, according to the NWS.

The first tornado warning for Bedford County was issued at 12:51 p.m., when the storm's center was pinpointed as 18 miles west of Shelbyville. The storm track was projected as over northern Bedford County. This warning was scheduled to expire at 1:15.

Another warning, for the northeast portion of Bedford County, was released at 1:13 p.m., when the NWS said the storm was in the Wartrace area, with an expiration time of 1:45.

The storm crossed into Coffee County, where winds overturned a tractor-trailer rig on Interstate 24 at mile marker 99 near Manchester, and eventually caused damage in Warren County.

Senior staff writer Clint Confehr contributed to this story.

(T-G Video by Brian Mosely)