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Damage Survey from Coffee County
Coffee County Tornado
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Location / Time of event: Coffee County, 04/13/09
Beginning Point: Near the intersecton fo Hwy 53 and Riddle Road
Ending Point: Just East of Riddle Road
Rating: EF0 maximum estimated wind speed at 70 mph
Path Length: 1/2 mile
Maximum Width: 30 yds
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Event Graphical LSR: April 13, 2009
KML Data File: Coffee_County_Tornado_041309
Summary of Damages:
...NWS CONFIRMS EF-0 TORNADO DAMAGE IN COFFEE COUNTY FROM LAST
NIGHTS STORMS APRIL 13...
NWS NASHVILLE PERSONNEL SURVEYED TORNADO DAMAGE IN COFFEE COUNTY
ON TUESDAY. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 53
AND RIDDLE ROAD IN MANCHESTER. IT THEN TRAVELED NORTHEAST AND ENDED
JUST EAST OF RIDDLE ROAD. THE TORNADO DAMAGED A PATH THAT WAS HALF A
MILE LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS WIDE.
THE START OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND OFF OF HWY 53 NEAR RIDDLE ROAD.
NUMEROUS TREES WERE FOUND TWISTED AND SNAPPED WITH A COUPLE OF
SHALLOW ROOTED LARGE TREES UPROOTED ALONG THE DAMAGE PATH. ALSO A
HOME HAD SOME DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. BASED ON THE DAMAGE FOUND...WINDS
WERE ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH WHICH CORRESPONDS TO EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED
FUJITA SCALE.
NWS NASHVILLE THANKS COFFEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DIRECTOR ALLEN LENDLEY FOR HIS ASSISTANCE DURING THIS SURVEY.
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MICHAEL DAVIS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE
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