Public Information Statement National Weather Service Huntsville AL 335 PM CDT Wed Mar 22 2017 ...NWS Damage Survey for 3/21/2017 Thunderstorm Wind Event... .Overview...Official NWS survey determines 80 MPH Straight Line Winds. .Lincoln/Moore/Franklin Damaging Straight Line Winds... Peak wind Estimated: 80 MPH Path length /Statute/: 8.5 Miles Path width /Maximum/: 940 Yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: Mar. 21, 2017 Start time: 450 PM CDT Start location: 5 SE Mulberry End date: Mar. 21, 2017 End time: 520 PM CDT End location: 10 E Huntland Survey Summary: NWS and Franklin County (TN) EMA survey team determined the damage from the Mar. 21 storms were from straight line winds, estimated at 80 MPH. While widespread tree damage was observed across Lincoln, parts of Moore, and Franklin counties, the peak of damage appeared across an area that affected the Crystal Ridge Area (southeast of Mulberry), southern Moore County (south of Preston Ridge), Old Salem area (north of Huntland), and the Cedar Ridge Area (south of Belvidere). The bulk of damage indicators came from soft wood trees that were either uprooted or had damaged large limbs. The orientation of the damage was consistently in a NE to ENE direction from the Crystal Ridge Ridge through the Cedar Ridge Area. Radar did indicate a strong surge from the southwest wrapping around the broadening rotation of the parent cell. Note: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data. $$ Barron |