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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville, TN
312 PM CDT Fri Sep 1 2017

...NWS Damage Survey for the August 31, 2017 Davidson County Tornado...

Rating:                   EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind:      95 MPH
Path length /Statute/:    0.7 Miles
Path width /Maximum/:     75 Yards
Fatalities:               0
Injuries:                 0

Start date:               August 31, 2017
Start time:               1128 PM CDT
Start location:           5.1 NW of Nashville
Start Lat/Lon:            36.208673/-86.853862


End date:                 August 31, 2017
End time:                 1130 PM CDT
End location:             5.8 NW of Nashville
End_lat/lon:              36.214889/-86.864453

A brief EF-1 tornado associated with the remains of Hurricane Harvey
hit near the Bordeaux community in the northwest part of Nashville at
around 1130 PM CDT. It traveled to the northwest and was on the ground
for about 2 minutes.

The strongest winds were estimated to be around 95 MPH.  These winds
removed a large portion of a roof from a wood frame house.  It also
removed shingles from a few homes and collapsed two carports.  The
tornado snapped or uprooted nearly 100 large mature hardwood trees.

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 of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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