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The National Â鶹´«Ã½ Service released its full report on a tornado that touched down in Franklin County Wednesday night. 

A preliminary report was released Thursday, stating there was likely an EF-1 tornado in the area. However, NWS still needed to continue its study of the storm to get more details. 

On Friday, NWS released a detailed report confirming an EF-0 tornado intensified to an EF-1 tornado that night. 

The report mentions many trees were uprooted and some fell onto structures, which included a house and a porch roof.

Here is the full NWS report:

The EF-0 tornado began south of Highway 172, which is just east of Sanders Road, and then crossed the highway and intensified with windspeeds reaching 90 mph. It crossed over an open field, uprooting and snapping numerous trees. 

It continued northeast causing more tree damage before intensifying and widening to 225 yards as it approached the southeastern portions of Bear Creek Reservoir. 

Multiple trees were uprooted or snapped, especially as it approached and crossed Overton Farm Road. Some of the tree trunks even snapped at their bases. 

The tornado likely reached its max intensity and width as it crossed Overton Farm Road.

Maximum sustained windspeeds were estimated to be 110 mph as it reached EF-1 intensity. 

The tornado weakened as it approached and moved across Bear Creek.

Franklin EMA drone footage showed the tornado weakened as it continued its movement northeast. Some evidence in the drone footage suggests trees continued to be uprooted in a more sporadic nature.

Additional tree damage was found as it crossed Highway 16. At this location, less than 10 percent of the roof of two chicken houses were pealed off and trusses damaged. 

Just east of the chicken houses, the roof of a small shed structure was pealed back about 25 percent.

The tornado continued its path northeast, moving across portions of Entrekin Road, causing sporadic trees to be uprooted and snapped.

The tornado continued its EF-0 intensity as it moved just west of Glasgow Corner, before crossing Highway 187, near Underground Lake Road. At this location, additional tree damage was found, with two portions of large trees snapped, along with some large tree limbs. One of these trees fell on a house. 

The tornado continued northeast, crossing Highway 24, and taking an east-northeast path before lifting.

Along Highway 524, multiple trees were uprooted and snapped. One tree in particular, fell on a porch roof and damaged it.

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