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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville, TN
543 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2017

...NWS Damage Survey for March 1, 2017 Severe Weather Event -
Update #5...

...Damage near Portland and Lafayette determined to be Straight
Line Winds...

.Update...

An NWS storm survey team looked at two separate areas of wind
damage in Sumner County and Macon County from the Wednesday
morning March 1st storms and determined both areas were straight
line wind damage.

.Straight Line Wind Damage - Northern Sumner County...

Peak wind:                70 MPH
Path length /Statute/:    6.3 Miles
Path width /Maximum/:     500 Yards
Fatalities:               0
Injuries:                 0

Start date:               March 1, 2017
Start time:               717 AM
Start location:           Portland TN

End date:                 March 1, 2017
End time:                 724 AM
End location:             6 miles E of Portland TN

A NWS storm survey determined non-continuous wind damage from
around downtown Portland eastward to about 6 miles east of
Portland, just to the north of Highway 52, was straight line wind
damage. The metal roof was blown off a church at Market Street
and Russell Street in downtown Portland and an outbuilding on Old
Westmoreland Road lost part of its roof. Scattered trees were also
blown down along the path just west of downtown Portland eastward
to Parker Road.

.Straight Line Wind Damage - Macon County...

Peak wind:                65 MPH
Path length /Statute/:    3.1 Miles
Path width /Maximum/:     400 Yards
Fatalities:               0
Injuries:                 0

Start date:               March 1, 2017
Start time:               746 AM
Start location:           1.2 Miles NNW of Lafayette TN

End date:                 March 1, 2017
End time:                 750 AM
End location:             2.8 Miles ENE of Lafayette TN

A NWS storm survey determined non-continuous wind damage on the
north side of Lafayette was from straight line wind damage. A
metal roof was damaged at the DT McCalls building on Scottsville
Highway. An outbuilding suffered minor roof damage on Chaffin Road
and a home lost a small amount of siding on Coleytown Road at
Galen Road. A few trees and tree limbs were also blown down along
the path.

Note:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

$$

Vannozzi
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