000 NOUS44 KOHX 032241 PNSOHX TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-042245- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 540 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011 ...ADDITIONAL DAMAGE SURVEYS COMPLETED MONDAY AND TUESDAY... ...5 ADDITIONAL TORNADOES SURVEYED FROM APRIL 27TH... BELOW IS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON 6 ADDITIONAL SURVEYS COMPLETED BY THE NWS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED WEDNESDAY MORNING. AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 90 TO 100 MPH TOUCHED DOWN AROUND 530 AM IN NORTHEAST MARSHALL COUNTY. DAMAGE BEGAN JUST WEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 31A AND THICK RD. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LONG. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YDS. AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 90 TO 100 MPH TOUCHED DOWN AROUND 615 AM IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST BEDFORD COUNTY. DAMAGE WAS CENTERED ALONG MAGNOLIA LANE AND WINDING WAY RD. THE DAMAGE PATH IN BEDFORD AND COFFEE COUNTIES WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE LONG. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 75 YDS. AN EF0 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 70 TO 80 MPH BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AROUND 645 AM IN NORTHEAST COFFEE COUNTY. DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG SWAN AND ROCK ROADS. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS AROUND 1 MILE LONG AND 50 YDS WIDE. AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 105 TO 110 MPH AFFECTED AREAS BETWEEN VIOLA AND MORRISON IN WARREN COUNTY AROUND 650 AM. DAMAGE BEGAN NORTHWEST OF VIOLA ON HIGHWAY 287. THE DAMAGE THEN FOLLOWED HIGHWAY 108. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES LONG. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YDS. DAMAGE OVER NORTHERN GILES COUNTY WAS DUE TO STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. ...THE FOLLOWING TORNADO HAPPENED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OF 4/27... AN EF0 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 70 TO 80 MPH BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AROUND 6 PM IN GRUNDY COUNTY. INITIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALTAMONT ALONG FLETCHER STRIP ROAD. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS AROUND 1 MILE LONG AND 50 YDS WIDE. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TORNADOES IN NWS NASHVILLE`S 39 COUNTY WARNING AREA TO A TOTAL OF 9 FROM THE STORMS OF APRIL 27TH. $$ TOM JOHNSTONE NWS NASHVILLE 000 NOUS44 KOHX 292204 PNSOHX TNZ034-300415- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 504 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR CLARKRANGE IN FENTRESS COUNTY TENNESSEE... DATE...4/27/2011 ESTIMATED TIME...7:45 AM MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0 ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80-85 MPH MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS PATH LENGTH...300 YARDS BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.15N / 85.10W ENDING LAT/LON...36.15N / 85.09W * THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE TN HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR CLARKRANGE IN FENTRESS COUNTY TENNESSEE ON APRIL 27 2011. THE SURVEY TEAM ESTABLISHED THAT A BRIEF EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF THE FENTRESS AND PUTNAM COUNTY LINE AND ONE HALF MILE NORTHWEST OF HWY 62. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES AND MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. THANK YOU TO THE FENTRESS COUNTY EMA FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN CONDUCTING THIS STORM SURVEY. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/OHX. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. $$ 11/12 000 NOUS44 KOHX 290039 PNSOHX TNZ093-094-290645- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 739 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011 ...MICROBURST/STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE NEAR COLLINWOOD... LOCATION...10 MILE PATH FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF COLLINWOOD IN WAYNE NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE LAWRENCE COUNTY LINE. ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80-90 MPH. THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. ...SUMMARY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE TN HAS CONFIRMED A MICROBURST/STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/NEAR COLLINWOOD IN WAYNE TO THE LAWRENCE COUNTY LINE IN TENNESSEE ON APRIL 26 2011. FOR REFERENCE... A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS. $$ 04 000 NOUS44 KOHX 282245 PNSOHX TNZ062-290445- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 545 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011 ...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT... PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY RESULTS IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY. OUR STORM SURVEY TEAM IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY HAS CONFIRMED THAT 2 TORNADOES OCCURRED AND THAT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE PATH. TORNADO 1: LOCATED IN THE COUNTRY PARK SUBDIVISION JUST OFF HIGHWAY 96 ON THE WEST SIDE OF MURFREESBORO. THIS WAS A BRIEF TORNADO THAT UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES AND SNAPPED OFF OTHERS. WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 75 MPH. PRELIMINIARY RATING IS EF0. TORNADO 2: LOCATED NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF ROCKVALE. THIS WAS ALSO A BRIEF TORNADO. SOME TREES WERE UPROOTED. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 75 MPH. PRELIMINARY RATING IS EF0. STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE: STRAIGHT LINE WINDS UPROOTED SEVERAL LARGE TREES ON HAYNES DRIVE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH. $$ JLM 000 NOUS44 KOHX 282056 AAA PNSOHX TNZ094-290300- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 356 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011 ...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR SUMMERTOWN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY TENNESSEE... DATE...04/27/2011 MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1 MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS PATH LENGTH...3 MILES INJURIES...1 THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS STORM DATA. AGAIN, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR SUMMERTOWN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY ON 04/27/2011. THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GRESHAM AND MOORE ROADS AND LIFTED NEAR THE INTERSECTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 240 AND 43. THANK YOU TO THE LAWRENCE COUNTY EMA FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN CONDUCTING THIS STORM SURVEY. THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/OHX. FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH. EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH. EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH. EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH. EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH. EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH. $$ ROSE