Middle Tennessee Tornado Outbreak
March 23, 2011

 

 


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Rutherford County

 

000
NOUS44 KOHX 241859
PNSOHX
TNZ062-250100-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
159 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED 2 MILES WEST OF CHRISTIANA IN RUTHERFORD
COUNTY TENNESSEE...

LOCATION...2 MILES WEST OF CHRISTIANA IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY TENNESSEE
DATE...MARCH 23, 2011
ESTIMATED TIME...7:03 PM -7:05 PM
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1 MILE

* 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...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE TN HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO
NEAR 2 MILES WEST OF CHRISTIANA IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY TENNESSEE ON
MARCH 23, 2011.

DAMAGE OCCURRED ON WALNUT GROVE ROAD NEAR HWY 231...SOME TREES
WERE UPROOTED AND A SMALL PORTION OF SHINGLES WERE REMOVED FROM A
FEW HOMES. A COUPLE OF OUTBUILDING WERE ALSO DAMAGED.

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.

$$

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White County

 

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NOUS44 KOHX 242117
PNSOHX
TNZ065-250100-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
415 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011

...EF-2 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN WHITE COUNTY...

BEGIN LAT/LON...35.960N 85.639W
END LAT/LON...35.913N 85.490W
ESTIMATED TIME (BY RADAR)...6:54 PM -7:06 PM
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...115 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...9 MILES

* 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...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE...ALONG WITH WHITE COUNTY
EMA...SURVEYED DAMAGE IN WESTERN AND CENTRAL WHITE COUNTY.  IT WAS
DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY AN EF-2 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM
WIND SPEEDS AROUND 115 MPH.

DAMAGE BEGAN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF INDIAN MOUND ROAD AND OLD
SMITHVILLE HIGHWAY.  HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED
ALONG A NEARLY CONTINUOUS 9 MILE PATH.   THREE HOMES HAD COMPLETE
ROOF LOSS...AND A MOBILE HOME WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH DEBRIS
SCATTERED OVER A LARGE AREA.  AROUND A DOZEN BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS
WERE DESTROYED.

THE LAST EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WAS JUST SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN SPARTA ON
IRIS DRIVE.

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
NWS NASHVILLE

 Wilson/Smith/Dekalb Counties

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NOUS44 KOHX 242106
PNSOHX
TNZ028-030-064-250100-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
405 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011

...EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN WILSON...SMITH AND DEKALB COUNTY...

BEGIN LAT/LON...36.099N 86.093W
END LAT/LON...36.065N 86.001W
ESTIMATED TIME (BY RADAR)...6:19 PM -6:27 PM
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...100 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...100 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...ALMOST 6 MILES

* 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...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE...ALONG WITH WILSON COUNTY
EMA...SURVEYED DAMAGE BEGINNING NEAR WATERTOWN IN SOUTHEASTERN
WILSON COUNTY.  IT WAS DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY AN EF-1
TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WIND SPEEDS AROUND 100 MPH.

HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED ALONG A NEARLY CONTINUOUS
6 MILE PATH.  SEVERAL HOMES SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE...AND A
COUPLE BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED.

THE TORNADO CLIPPED THE FAR SOUTHWESTERN TIP OF SMITH COUNTY AS IT
MOVED INTO DEKALB COUNTY.  THE TORNADO MOVED ACROSS THE NORTH SIDE
OF THE TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA WHERE TREE AND ROOF DAMAGE WAS NOTED.  THE
LAST EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WAS ALONG LOWER HELTON ROAD 2 MILES EAST OF
ALEXANDRIA.

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
NWS NASHVILLE

 

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