[BNAWX] Public Information Statement

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
357 PM CDT TUE OCT 2 2012

...NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM CONFIRMED AN EF-0 TORNADO NEAR THE TOWN
OF GRANT IN SMITH COUNTY TENNESSEE...

LOCATION...GRANT IN SMITH COUNTY TENNESSEE
DATE...10/01/2012
ESTIMATED TIME...5:32 PM CDT
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF-0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...75 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YARDS
PATH LENGTH...1 MILE
BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.18 / 86.08W
ENDING LAT/LON...36.20 / 86.08W
* 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 AN
EF-0 TORNADO NEAR GRANT IN SMITH COUNTY TENNESSEE ON 10/01/2012.

AN EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 40 IN THE
GRANT COMMUNITY BEFORE ENDING NEAR HIGHWAY 141. DAMAGE INCLUDED
NUMEROUS TREES BLOWN OVER OR SNAPPED WITH SOME UNDERCARRIAGE
DAMAGE AT A MOBILE HOME ON SP MCCLANAHAN ROAD.

THIS IS THE FIRST TORNADO ON RECORD TO OCCUR DURING THE MONTH OF
OCTOBER IN SMITH COUNTY.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/OHX.

SPECIAL THANKS GO TO THE SMITH COUNTY EMA DIRECTOR FOR ASSISTING
THE STORM SURVEY TEAM WITH THEIR EFFORTS.

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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TB12/SHAMBURGER




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