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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









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