April 26-28 Super Outbreak & Flooding Event April 24-27


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Storm Survey Results:

 

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
540 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...ADDITIONAL DAMAGE SURVEYS COMPLETED MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

...5 ADDITIONAL TORNADOES SURVEYED FROM APRIL 27TH...

BELOW IS PRELIMINARY INFORMATION ON 6 ADDITIONAL SURVEYS COMPLETED
BY THE NWS AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OVER THE PAST TWO DAYS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASED WEDNESDAY MORNING.

AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 90 TO 100 MPH TOUCHED DOWN AROUND
530 AM IN NORTHEAST MARSHALL COUNTY.  DAMAGE BEGAN JUST WEST OF THE
INTERSECTION OF HWY 31A AND THICK RD. THE DAMAGE PATH WAS
APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LONG. MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YDS.

AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 90 TO 100 MPH TOUCHED DOWN AROUND
615 AM IN EXTREME SOUTHEAST BEDFORD COUNTY.  DAMAGE WAS CENTERED
ALONG MAGNOLIA LANE AND WINDING WAY RD.  THE DAMAGE PATH IN BEDFORD
AND COFFEE COUNTIES WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE LONG.  MAXIMUM PATH
WIDTH WAS 75 YDS.

AN EF0 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 70 TO 80 MPH BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN
AROUND 645 AM IN NORTHEAST COFFEE COUNTY.  DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG
SWAN AND ROCK ROADS.  THE DAMAGE PATH WAS AROUND 1 MILE LONG AND 50
YDS WIDE.

AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 105 TO 110 MPH AFFECTED AREAS
BETWEEN VIOLA AND MORRISON IN WARREN COUNTY AROUND 650 AM.  DAMAGE
BEGAN NORTHWEST OF VIOLA ON HIGHWAY 287.  THE DAMAGE THEN FOLLOWED
HIGHWAY 108.  THE DAMAGE PATH WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES LONG.
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH WAS 100 YDS.

DAMAGE OVER NORTHERN GILES COUNTY WAS DUE TO STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

...THE FOLLOWING TORNADO HAPPENED IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OF 4/27...

AN EF0 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS 70 TO 80 MPH BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN
AROUND 6 PM IN GRUNDY COUNTY. INITIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF ALTAMONT ALONG FLETCHER STRIP ROAD.  THE DAMAGE PATH
WAS AROUND 1 MILE LONG AND 50 YDS WIDE.

THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TORNADOES IN NWS NASHVILLE`S 39
COUNTY WARNING AREA TO A TOTAL OF 9 FROM THE STORMS OF APRIL 27TH.

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TOM JOHNSTONE
NWS NASHVILLE

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
504 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR CLARKRANGE IN FENTRESS COUNTY TENNESSEE...

DATE...4/27/2011
ESTIMATED TIME...7:45 AM
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80-85 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50
YARDS PATH LENGTH...300 YARDS
BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.15N / 85.10W
ENDING LAT/LON...36.15N / 85.09W



* 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 CLARKRANGE IN FENTRESS COUNTY TENNESSEE ON APRIL 27 2011.

THE SURVEY TEAM ESTABLISHED THAT A BRIEF EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF THE FENTRESS AND PUTNAM COUNTY
LINE AND ONE HALF MILE NORTHWEST OF HWY 62. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES AND MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THANK YOU TO THE FENTRESS COUNTY EMA FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN
CONDUCTING THIS STORM SURVEY.

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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11/12

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
231 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...STORM DAMAGE SURVEYS COMPLETED IN BENTON AND STEWART COUNTIES...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM ASSESSMENT TEAM HAS COMPLETED
SURVEYING DAMAGE IN BENTON AND STEWART COUNTIES THAT RESULTED FROM
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY NIGHT.

DAMAGE IN BENTON COUNTY WAS THE RESULT OF AN UNUSUALLY INTENSE
MICROBURST WITH ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 110 MILES AN HOUR. DAMAGE
OCCURRED ALONG A 15-MILE PATH THAT WAS UP TO 1 MILE WIDE. THERE
WERE THOUSANDS OF TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. THERE WAS ALSO ROOF
DAMAGE TO MANY HOMES AND BARNS DESTROYED.

IN STEWART COUNTY, DAMAGE NEAR THE CARLISLE COMMUNITY ALSO
RESULTED FROM A MICROBURST, WITH WINDS ESTIMATED AT 80-90 MILES AN
HOUR. DOZENS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED AS A RESULT OF THIS STORM.

$$
ROSE
 
 
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
915 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...STORM SURVEY RESULTS FROM HUMPHREYS COUNTY...

A STORM SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE
HAS CONCLUDED THAT WEDNESDAY`S DAMAGE IN THE NEW JOHNSONVILLE
AREA OF HUMPHREYS COUNTY WAS CAUSED BY AN INTENSE MICROBURST, WITH
ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 100 MILES AN HOUR. THERE WAS ROOF
DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES AND HUNDREDS OF TREES SNAPPED. MOST OF THE
DAMAGE WAS CONCENTRATED IN THE WOODLAWN ROAD AREA.

THE SURVEY TEAM WILL NEXT ASSESS DAMAGE IN BENTON COUNTY. TWO
ADDITIONAL SURVEY TEAMS ARE PRESENTLY ASSESSING DAMAGE IN OTHER
PARTS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

$$

ROSE
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
739 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011

...MICROBURST/STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE NEAR COLLINWOOD...

LOCATION...10 MILE PATH FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF COLLINWOOD IN WAYNE
NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE LAWRENCE COUNTY LINE. ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND
SPEED...80-90 MPH.

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
MICROBURST/STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/NEAR COLLINWOOD IN WAYNE TO
THE LAWRENCE COUNTY LINE IN TENNESSEE ON APRIL 26 2011.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA
OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN
5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL
WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND
THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE
THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
545 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY RESULTS IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY.

OUR STORM SURVEY TEAM IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY HAS CONFIRMED THAT 2
TORNADOES OCCURRED AND THAT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCED A STRAIGHT
LINE WIND DAMAGE PATH.

TORNADO 1: LOCATED IN THE COUNTRY PARK SUBDIVISION JUST OFF
HIGHWAY 96 ON THE WEST SIDE OF MURFREESBORO. THIS WAS A BRIEF TORNADO
THAT UPROOTED SEVERAL TREES AND SNAPPED OFF OTHERS. WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 75 MPH. PRELIMINIARY RATING IS EF0.

TORNADO 2: LOCATED NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF ROCKVALE. THIS WAS ALSO A
BRIEF TORNADO. SOME TREES WERE UPROOTED. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT
75 MPH. PRELIMINARY RATING IS EF0.

STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE: STRAIGHT LINE WINDS UPROOTED SEVERAL
LARGE TREES ON HAYNES DRIVE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY. WINDS WERE
ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH.



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JLM

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
356 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR SUMMERTOWN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY TENNESSEE...

DATE...04/27/2011
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF1
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...3 MILES
INJURIES...1

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

AGAIN, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE HAS
CONFIRMED A TORNADO NEAR SUMMERTOWN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY ON
04/27/2011.

THE TORNADO FIRST TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF GRESHAM
AND MOORE ROADS AND LIFTED NEAR THE INTERSECTIONS OF HIGHWAYS 240
AND 43.

THANK YOU TO THE LAWRENCE COUNTY EMA FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN
CONDUCTING THIS STORM SURVEY.

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.

$$

ROSE
 

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