Estille Springs Tornado June 2013

.ESTILLE SPRINGS TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    105 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  2.95 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   150 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             06/09/13
START TIME:             609 PM CDT
START LOCATION:         LUTTRELL DRIVE NEAR OLD ESTILL SPRINGS RD
START LAT/LON:          35.2300/-86.1291

END DATE:               06/09/13
END TIME:               614 PM CDT
END LOCATION:           HWY 127 JUST SOUTH OF PEABODY RD
END LAT/LON:            35.2471/-86.0831

SURVEY_SUMMARY: A TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG LUTTRELL DRIVE IN 
WINCHESTER JUST WEST OF ESTILL SPRINGS ROAD. LARGE LIMBS WERE 
SNAPPED OFF SEVERAL TREES. TREES WERE UPROOTED AT A FARMSTEAD ON
THE WEST SIDE OF OLD ESTILL SPRINGS ROAD. THE TORNADO BEGAN TO
STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVED EAST NORTHEAST SNAPPING THE TOPS OF TREES
ALONG THE EDGE OF SEVERAL FARM FIELDS. A HOME ON THE WEST SIDE OF
HIGHWAY 41 SUSTAINED ROOF DAMAGE WITH APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF ITS
SHINGLES REMOVED. IN THIS AREAS, SEVERAL LARGE DIAMETER HARDWOOD
TREES WERE SNAPPED NEAR THE BASE. OTHER LARGE HARDWOOD AND SOFTWOOD
TREES WERE UPROOTED IN THE VICINITY. THE TORNADO REACHED ITS MAXIMUM
INTENSITY HERE WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AT AROUND 105 MPH. THE DAMAGE
WOULD PLACE THIS TORNADO IN THE EF-1 CATEGORY. THE TORNADO ALSO
REACHED ITS MAXIMUM WIDTH OF APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS HERE. AS THE
TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST, MINOR TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG ASIA 
DRIVE. THE TORNADO LIFTED ON THE WEST SIDE OF HIGHWAY 127 JUST 
SOUTH OF PEABODY ROAD. SMALL SOFTWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED AND
UPROOTED HERE. INVESTIGATIONS FURTHER EAST AND NORTHEAST REVEALED
NO FURTHER CONTINUOUS DAMAGE.

SURVEYED BY: DARDEN/BURGESS