Damage Survey from Rutherford County - 03/28/09

Rutherford County Tornado

...RESULTS FROM STORM DAMAGE SURVEY...

...EF1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY...
...EF1 TORNADO TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED IN CHEATHAM COUNTY...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ASSESSMENT TEAM SURVEYED DAMAGE IN
CHEATHAM AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES. THE TEAM DETERMINED AN EF1 TORNADO
WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 90 MPH TOUCHED DOWN IN MURFREESBORO...AND AN
EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR 100 MPH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
DAMAGE IN CHEATHAM COUNTY.

THE TORNADO IN MURFREESBORO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR SCOTT STREET AROUND
7PM AND CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES THERE...AND CONTINUED
ACROSS BROAD STREET WHERE IT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO SHOPS IN
THE JACKSON HEIGHTS MALL. THE TORNADO ALSO CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO
THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB LOCATED ON JONES BOULEVARD. NUMEROUS TREES
AND MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED TO HOMES NORTH OF LOKEY
AVENUE...AND THERE WAS SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BUSINESSES ON
MEMORIAL BOULEVARD NEAR CLARK BOULEVARD. THE TOTAL PATH LENGTH OF
THE TORNADO WAS JUST OVER A MILE...AND THE WIDTH WAS ABOUT 50 YARDS.

IN CHEATHAM COUNTY...THE TORNADO BEGAN ALONG STATE HIGHWAY
249...ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF ASHLAND CITY...AND CONTINUED FOR 5
MILES ALONG HIGHWAY 249 TO JUST NORTH OF MOUNT ZION. THE DAMAGE PATH
WAS 50 YARDS WIDE...BUT INCREASED TO AROUND 100 YARDS WIDE. NUMEROUS
HARDWOOD TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OFF OR WERE COMPLETELY UPROOTED
ALONG THE PATH...1 MODULAR HOME WAS DESTROYED ON ROB NEWMAN
ROAD...AND 3 OTHER HOMES WERE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED ON BEARWALLOW
ROAD AND BENNETT ROAD.

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