[BNAWX] Public Information Statement

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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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