Hancock County, TN (WOKI) The National Weather Service now confirming that an EF-1 tornado did, in fact, touch down Tuesday evening in Hancock County.

Officials with the National Weather Service say the twister, which occurred five-and-a-half miles east of Sneedville shortly before 6:30 p.m., goes into the record books as the first September tornado for East Tennessee.

Wednesday’s survey crew reporting that the tornado traveled just over 6 miles at 110 miles per hour and was 250 yards wide.

No injuries were reported and snapped trees were the only damage reports received.