PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 713 AM CST Tue Nov 21 2017 ...NWS Damage Survey for November 18, 2017 Tornado Event - Update #2... ...Tornado Count Now Three for November 18, 2017 Event... .Overview... NWS Nashville damage survey teams have determined at least 3 tornadoes along with several areas of severe straight line winds occurred with the line of severe thunderstorms that raced across Middle Tennessee on Saturday, November 18th. Damage assessments are not yet complete and all information below is preliminary and subject to change. .Joelton EF-1 Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 105 MPH Path length /Statute/: 2.25 Miles Path width /Maximum/: 200 Yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: November 18, 2017 Start time: 429 PM Start location: 1.3 Miles West of Joelton Start Lat/Lon: 36.318/-86.889 End date: November 18, 2017 End time: 432 PM End location: 1 Mile Northeast of Joelton End_lat/lon: 36.328/-86.852 Survey Summary: An EF-1 tornado started just south of Interstate 24 producing weak EF-0 damage just west of Joelton to trees and outbuildings on Clarksville Pike. The tornado crossed Interstate 24 and intensified as it struck several neighborhoods off Union Hill Road. Significant roof damage occurred to two homes with dozens of mature trees snapped and uprooted. Power poles were snapped as well. The tornado rapidly dissipated close to Wilkinson Road. The last known tornado to hit Davidson County in the month of November also struck Joelton over 106 years ago on November 12, 1911. .Gladeville EF-1 Tornado... Rating: EF-1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 MPH Path length /Statute/: 10.1 Miles Path width /Maximum/: 100 Yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: November 18, 2017 Start time: 452 PM Start location: 3 Miles North of La Vergne Start Lat/Lon: 36.068/-86.574 End date: November 18, 2017 End time: 506 PM End location: 0.5 Miles East of Gladeville End_lat/lon: 36.116/-86.403 Survey Summary: An EF-1 tornado began in far southeastern Davidson County causing mostly minor tree and roof damage on Hampton Drive before crossing Percy Priest Lake. More damage was observed in the far northwest portion of Rutherford County before the tornado intensified to EF-1 and moved into southern Wilson County. The most significant damage was surveyed in Gladeville where dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted and several outbuildings were destroyed. A few homes sustained roof damage especially in the Stonefield Neighborhood and a church had the steeple and a wall knocked off. The tornado lifted just east of Odum Lane. The last known tornado to hit Wilson County in the month of November occurred 92 years ago on November 7, 1925, while the last known tornado to hit Rutherford County in the month of November was 91 years ago on November 26, 1926. .Hartsville EF-0 Tornado... Rating: EF-0 Estimated Peak Wind: 85 MPH Path length /Statute/: 6.9 Miles Path width /Maximum/: 125 Yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start date: November 18, 2017 Start time: 504 PM Start location: 5.5 Miles West-Northwest of Hartsville Start Lat/Lon: 36.410/-86.257 End date: November 18, 2017 End time: 511 PM End location: 2.3 Miles Northeast of Hartsville End_lat/lon: 36.415/-86.134 Survey Summary: The EF-0 tornado touched down just east of Highway 231 in Trousdale County causing weak tree damage before intensifying on Walnut Grove Road and Sulphur College Road where dozens of trees were snapped and uprooted. A few homes sustained some minor roof damage with a few outbuildings and barns severely damaged. Additional trees were downed on Highway 141 and Halltown Road before the tornado lifted. This is the first known tornado on record in the month of November in Trousdale County. 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. $$ Hurley/Hawblitzel/Larosa