Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville, TN
1210 PM CDT Wed Jul 12 2017

...NWS Damage Survey for July 5, 2017 Humphreys County Tornado...

Rating:                   EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind:      75 MPH
Path length /Statute/:    3.73 Miles
Path width /Maximum/:     75 Yards
Fatalities:               0
Injuries:                 0

Start date:               July 5, 2017
Start time:               858 PM
Start location:           4.5 NW of McEwen
Start Lat/Lon:            36.161/-87.6791

End date:                 July 5, 2017
End time:                 908 PM
End location:             5.5 N of McEwen
End Lat/Lon:              36.1867/-87.6224

A weak EF0 tornado touched down in far northern Humphreys County
4.6 miles northwest of McEwen, then moved northeast before lifting
just south of the Houston County line. Damage began on Dry Hollow
Road near Mt Zion Road where a shed was overturned and several
trees were snapped and uprooted in a convergent pattern, with a
few trees falling onto a home. More trees were blown down on HWY
231 and Peach Creek Road. A home lost several shingles, the door
was blown off an outbuilding, and more trees were snapped on Tom
Brown Road before the tornado lifted east of Smith Branch Road.

This is the first tornado on record in Humphreys County in the
month of July since official NWS records began in 1950.

Special thanks to Humphreys County Emergency Management and David
Drobny of NashSevereWx for their help with the storm survey.

EF Scale:  The Enhanced Fujita Scale Classifies Tornadoes into
the following categories.

EF0...Weak......65 to 85 MPH
EF1...Weak......86 to 110 MPH
EF2...Strong....111 to 135 MPH
EF3...Strong....136 to 165 MPH
EF4...Violent...166 To 200 MPH
EF5...Violent...>200 MPH

Note:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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