This page contains 3 Public Information Statements concerning 3 confirmed tornado events in Middle Tennessee from August 31, 2017. Public Information Statement National Weather Service Nashville, TN 454 PM CDT Fri Sep 1 2017 ...NWS Damage Survey for the August 31, 2017 Maury County Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 MPH Path length /Statute/: 1.5 Miles Path width /Maximum/: 50 Yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: August 31, 2017 Start time: 520 PM CDT Start location: 1.7 W of Mt. Pleasant Start Lat/Lon: 35.540490/-87.236760 End date: August 31, 2017 End time: 525 PM CDT End location: 3.1 NW of Mt. Pleasant End_lat/lon: 35.555931/-87.256985 An EF-0 tornado associated with the remains of Hurricane Harvey touched down just west of Mt. Pleasant in southwest Maury County around 520 PM CDT on Thursday, August 31, 2017. It traveled to the northwest for about 1.5 miles and was on the ground for up to 5 minutes. The strongest winds were around 75 MPH. The tornado snapped many large tree limbs and uprooted a number of other trees. It peeled sheet metal from one home's large porch. It also ripped sheet metal from several farm storage outbuildings and sheds.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Nashville, TN 607 PM CDT Fri Sep 1 2017 ...NWS Damage Survey for August 31, 2017 Davidson County Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 75 MPH Path length /Statute/: 1 Miles Path width /Maximum/: 50 Yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: August 31, 2017 Start time: 1147 PM CDT Start location: 0.14 Miles E of the Foxwood Community Start Lat/Lon: 36.159183/-86.708236 End date: August 31, 2017 End time: 1149 PM CDT End location: 0.86 Miles E of Sevier Lake End_lat/lon: 36.172312/-86.716035 A brief, weak EF0 tornado touched down in southeast Nashville just north of Lebanon Pike Near Omohundro Drive and moved NNW. Several trees were uprooted in all directions along Dahlia Drive and a small garage building was blown inwards. A few more trees were snapped and uprooted and a carport had minor sheet metal damage on Dahlia Circle. The most significant damage occurred at a warehouse on River Hills Drive where a large section of a wall was blown out and an 18 wheeler was flipped over. Several more trees were snapped along both sides of the Cumberland River and in the Shelby Bottoms Park before the tornado lifted.
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Nashville, TN 312 PM CDT Fri Sep 1 2017 ...NWS Damage Survey for the August 31, 2017 Davidson County Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 95 MPH Path length /Statute/: 0.7 Miles Path width /Maximum/: 75 Yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: August 31, 2017 Start time: 1128 PM CDT Start location: 5.1 NW of Nashville Start Lat/Lon: 36.208673/-86.853862 End date: August 31, 2017 End time: 1130 PM CDT End location: 5.8 NW of Nashville End_lat/lon: 36.214889/-86.864453 A brief EF-1 tornado associated with the remains of Hurricane Harvey hit near the Bordeaux community in the northwest part of Nashville at around 1130 PM CDT. It traveled to the northwest and was on the ground for about 2 minutes. The strongest winds were estimated to be around 95 MPH. These winds removed a large portion of a roof from a wood frame house. It also removed shingles from a few homes and collapsed two carports. The tornado snapped or uprooted nearly 100 large mature hardwood trees.
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
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