February 16, 2023 Tornadoes

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
500 PM CST Sat Feb 18 2023

...NWS Damage Survey for February 16, 2023 Tornado Event...

.Wayne County Wind Damage...

Rating:                 TSTM/Wind
Estimated Peak Wind:    70 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.1582 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/16/2023
Start Time:             03:05 PM CST
Start Location:         2 SW Waynesboro / Wayne County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.3098 / -87.7817

End Date:               02/16/2023
End Time:               03:08 PM CST
End Location:           1 SSW Waynesboro / Wayne County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.3153 / -87.7624

Survey Summary:
A narrow swath of wind damage affected western and central
Waynesboro. A home on Hwy 64 West to the west of Longvue Drive
was heavily damaged from the roof of a nearby barn blowing into
it, with wood beams puncturing through the walls of the home and
breaking windows. Several trees were also blown down near the
home. Further to the east, more trees were blown down along Hwy
64 West and South High Street, and a detached carport was turned
upside down on Woodtown Street. More trees, power lines, and
fences were knocked down on South Main Street, with one large
tree falling onto a small business and shifting it off its
foundation. Special thanks to Wayne County Emergency Management
for their help with this damage survey.


..West Lawrence County EF0 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.304 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/16/2023
Start Time:             03:38 PM CST
Start Location:         8 W Lawrenceburg / Lawrence County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.2491 / -87.4872

End Date:               02/16/2023
End Time:               03:44 PM CST
End Location:           5 W Lawrenceburg / Lawrence County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.2686 / -87.4338

Survey Summary:
An EF0 tornado touched down on South Hood Road and moved
northeast blowing down numerous trees. More trees were blown down
with minor damage to outbuildings on N Bradley Rd and Mt Lebanon
Rd. The worst damage occurred along Granddaddy Road at Gore Rd,
where numerous large trees were snapped and uprooted and
outbuildings damaged. One large tree fell onto a home crushing
much of the structure. The tornado apparently lifted south of
Robertson Road. Special thanks to Lawrence County Emergency
Management for their help with this damage survey.


..Ethridge EF0 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.6385 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   200.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/16/2023
Start Time:             03:57 PM CST
Start Location:         1 NNE Ethridge / Lawrence County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.3351 / -87.2895

End Date:               02/16/2023
End Time:               04:03 PM CST
End Location:           5 NE Ethridge / Lawrence County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.3689 / -87.2402

Survey Summary:
An EF0 tornado touched down in Ethridge north of Brewer Road and
moved northeast, blowing the storefront off a building on Highway
43. Continuing northeast, the tornado snapped and uprooted
numerous trees along Rushing Road and caused minor damage to a
few homes and outbuildings. More barns and farm outbuildings were
damaged and trees blown down on East Edan Road, Morgan Drive, Tom
Lane, and Marcell Falls Road before the tornado lifted west of
Cross Road.


.Marshall County EF1 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.4295 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             02/16/2023
Start Time:             04:39 PM CST
Start Location:         5 NNE Lewisburg / Marshall County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.5158 / -86.7595

End Date:               02/16/2023
End Time:               04:43 PM CST
End Location:           6 NNE Lewisburg / Marshall County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.5249 / -86.7371

Survey Summary:
A low end EF-1 tornado touched down near Big Rock Creek northwest
of Farmington and moved northeast, damaging a barn and blowing
down dozens of trees west of Bethbirei Road. A home on Bethbirei
Road was damaged by a large uprooted tree falling on it, and
several nearby outbuildings were also damaged. Further northeast,
dozens more trees were snapped and uprooted south of Wade Brown
Road, and an RV was blown over with a horse trailed partially
blown on top of it. A home further east of Wade Brown Road
suffered minor exterior damage, while several nearby barns were
damaged or destroyed. Other trees and a nearby barn on Stegall
Road were heavily damage, with tree limbs and debris from the
barn blown up to 600 yards away across adjacent farm fields
before the tornado lifted. Special thanks to Marshall County
Emergency Management and NashSevereWx for their help with this
damage survey.


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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 events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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Shamburger