[BNAWX] Public Information Statement

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
244 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012

...TORNADO CONFIRMED IN JACKSON COUNTY SPANNING INTO NORTHERN
PUTNAM COUNTY AND SOUTHERN OVERTON COUNTY...

LOCATION...TORNADO BEGAN IN THE DODSON BRANCH COMMUNITY IN
SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY AND SPANNED INTO NORTHERN PUTNAM
COUNTY. THE TEAM HAS NOT YET DETERMINED A PATH END YET BUT HAS
CONFIRMED THAT DAMAGE WAS ALSO SEEN IN PARTS OF OVERTON COUNTY.

DATE...MARCH 2, 2012

MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF2, WITH ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED
125 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 TORNADO
BEGINNING IN THE DODSON BRANCH COMMUNITY IN SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON
COUNTY TENNESSEE ON MARCH 2, 2012. SURVEY TEAMS ARE STILL
ASSESSING DAMAGE SPANNING INTO SOUTHERN OVERTON COUNTY AND A
DAMAGE PATH END HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.

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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