Fire crews make their way up Short Tail Springs Road on Friday afternoon after a tornado struck the area in Harrison.Hey @nbcsnl, clever skit, but for the record, I'm the same height as @therock.
— Tom Cotton (@SenTomCotton) March 30, 2015
The National Weather Service has confirmed ratings for Friday’s tornadoes.
The Harrison tornado in Hamilton County was classified as EF3, which includes winds up to 165 mph, the weather service reported Sunday.
Tornadoes in Monroe and McMinn counties, as well as Cherokee County, N.C., were categorized as EF2, with winds of up to 130 mph.
The weather service said the Monroe County tornado had a width of 400 yards and persisted for nearly 15 miles.