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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
303 PM CST MON NOV 18 2013

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 11/17/13 TORNADO EVENT...

AN NWS DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM HAS CONFIRMED TWO TORNADOES OCCURRED
DURING THE EVENING HOURS OF NOVEMBER 17TH IN ROBERTSON AND SUMNER
COUNTIES.

.ROBERTSON COUNTY/ORLINDA TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    90 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  1 MILE
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   100 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             NOV_17_2013
START TIME:             531_PM_EST
START LOCATION:         1 SE ORLINDA

END DATE:               NOV_17_2013
END TIME:               532_PM_EST
END LOCATION:           2 SE ORLINDA

A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM CONSISTING OF NWS METEOROLOGISTS AND
ROBERTSON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HAS CONFIRMED THAT
AN EF-1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN ORLINDA LAST EVENING.

THE TORNADO...WITH MAXIMUM WINDS BETWEEN 85 AND 90 MPH...CAUSED ROOF
DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES AND ALSO BLEW SEVERAL WINDOWS OUT. MULTIPLE
TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE TORNADOES APPROXIMATE 1 MILE
PATH. INITIAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG EAST ROBERTSON RD WITH A 100 YARD
WIDE PATH CONTINUING ALONG PLEASANT HILL RD.



.SUMNER COUNTY/PORTLAND TORNADO...

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    70 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  0.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   50 YARDS
FATALITIES:             0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             11_17_2013
START TIME:             641_PM_EST
START LOCATION:         WEST SIDE OF PORTLAND

END DATE:               11_17_2013
END TIME:               642_PM_EST
END LOCATION:           DOWNTOWN PORTLAND

A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM CONSISTING OF NWS METEOROLOGISTS AND
SUMNER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL HAS CONFIRMED THAT AN
EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN PORTLAND LAST EVENING. THE TORNADO...WITH
MAXIMUM WINDS AROUND 70 MPH...TORE THE ROOF OFF THE FIRE HALL IN
PORTLAND AND DID MINOR DAMAGE TO A CHURCH. SEVERAL TREES WERE ALSO
SNAPPED ALONG THE 1/2 MILE LONG DAMAGE PATH.

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES
TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW THE EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

$$

TOM JOHNSTONE
NWS NASHVILLE




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