We’re talking about the Tennessee Tornado roller coaster at Dollywood, of course. Tennessee Tornado opened in April 1999 and is still one of the popular rides at the Pigeon Forge theme park.

That’s a tornado in the picture above ... The storms across Tennessee also brought very heavy rain. This was the scene at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The area saw up to 5 inches ...

Today there are over 50 rides and attractions at Dollywood. Some have been there since the park's inaugural season or even before that.

The more than 50 rides and attractions at Dollywood give visitors today plenty of choices, from the looping Tennessee Tornado to the wooden Lightning Rod to Big Bear Mountain roller coaster ...