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Davidson and Wilson Counties Tornadoes
February 24, 2011

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
345 PM CST FRI FEB 25 2011

...TWO EF2 TORNADOES CONFIRMED FROM 02/24/2011...

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR ANTIOCH IN DAVIDSON COUNTY TENNESSEE...

LOCATION...ANTIOCH IN DAVIDSON COUNTY TENNESSEE
DATE...02/24/2011
ESTIMATED TIME...1002 PM CST ESTIMATED BY RADAR
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...120 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YDS
PATH LENGTH...7.5 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.087089N/86.6163W
ENDING LAT/LON...36.120583N/86.48837W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

* THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
AN ASSESSMENT TEAM CONSISTING OF NWS AND METRO NASHVILLE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL TOURED DAMAGE IN THE SMITH SPRINGS
AREA OF SOUTHEAST DAVIDSON COUNTY. DAMAGE BEGAN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF BUTLER AND SMITH SPRINGS ROAD WHERE 2 CHURCHES
SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE.

DAMAGE CONTINUED TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE PRIEST LAKE FOREST
COMMUNITY WHERE APPROXIMATELY 10 HOMES SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT ROOF
DAMAGE. A COUPLE HOMES HAD COMPLETE ROOF LOSS INCLUDING A 2 STORY
HOME WHICH LOST MOST OF ITS SECOND FLOOR. DAMAGE WAS RATED EF2 IN
THIS AREA WITH WINDS AROUND 120 MPH.

DAMAGE CONTINUED NORTHEAST ACROSS PERCY PRIEST LAKE AND EVENTUALLY
INTO WILSON COUNTY. THE LAST EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WAS NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF GLADIEVILLE CIRCLE AND STEWARTS FERRY PIKE.

&&

...SECOND TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR LEBANON IN WILSON COUNTY...

LOCATION...LEBANON
DATE...02/24/2011
ESTIMATED TIME...1014 PM CST ESTIMATED BY RADAR
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...120 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 YDS
PATH LENGTH...8 MILES
BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.118821N/86.417906
ENDING LAT/LON...36.183829N/86.299975
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...2

...SUMMARY...

A SECOND TORNADO SPUN UP JUST SOUTH OF CENTRAL PIKE ALONG
GLADIEVILLE ROAD. DAMAGE CONTINUED NORTHEAST FOR 8 MILES WITH THE
LAST EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE NEAR INTERSTATE 40 AND CUMBERLAND STREET
SOUTH OF LEBANON. THE WILSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
ASSISTED THE NWS WITH THIS SURVEY.

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE...EF2...OCCURRED BETWEEN FRANKLIN ROAD
AND HIGHWAY 840. SEVERAL WAREHOUSE BUILDINGS SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT
ROOF AND WALL DAMAGE...AND A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER WAS COMPLETELY
DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS SPREAD OUT OVER HUNDREDS OF YARDS. A 500KV
TVA HIGH TENSION METAL TRUSS TOWER WAS COMPLETELY BENT OVER.
HUNDREDS OF HARDWOOD TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/OHX.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

$$
TOM JOHNSTONE/MICHAEL DAVIS
NWS NASHVILLE

36.087089 -86.6163W

36.120583 -86.48837W