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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1136 AM CDT Mon Apr 3 2023

...NWS Nashville Damage Survey for 3/31/2023 to 4/1/2023
Marshall/Bedford/Rutherford and Rutherford/Cannon Tornadoes...

Updated to correct end time for Rutherford/Cannon EF2 tornado.

Damage surveys were conducted on Sunday for two tornadoes that
struck parts of Marshall, Bedford, Rutherford, and Cannon
Counties in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 1. These
tornadoes were spawned from the same supercell that produced the
long track tornado across Wayne and Lewis Counties. So far, a
total of 3 tornadoes have been confirmed across Middle Tennessee
from the severe storms late Friday evening March 31st into early
Saturday morning April 1st.

Additional damage surveys will be conducted today for possible
tornado damage in Trousdale and Macon Counties. All tornado
information should be considered preliminary and will be updated
as new satellite and drone imagery becomes available.


.Marshall/Bedford/Rutherford County EF1 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  12.98 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   150 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/01/2023
Start Time:             01:16 AM CDT
Start Location:         4 WNW Chapel Hill / Marshall County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.6642 / -86.753

End Date:               04/01/2023
End Time:               01:31 AM CDT
End Location:           6 E Eagleville / Rutherford County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.7222 / -86.5343

Survey Summary:
This EF1 tornado touched down 4 miles northwest of Chapel Hill
near Moss Road in northern Marshall County. Moving northeast, the
tornado blew down severe trees and caused minor to moderate damage
to homes on Thick Road, Egypt Road, Smiley Road, and Blackwell
Road. The tornado intensified as it continued northeast, blowing 5
train cars off a track along Highway 31A and heavily damaging
homes on Beasley Road and TN Central Road. The tornado clipped the
extreme northwest edge of Bedford County where an outbuilding was
heavily damaged, then moved into Rutherford County were several
trees were blown down on Highway 41A. More trees were knocked down
and a few homes were damaged along Bunker Hill Road and Hant
Hollow Road before the tornado lifted south of Versailles Road.

.Rutherford/Cannon County EF2 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF2
Estimated Peak Wind:    130 mph
Path Length /statute/:  16.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1/4 mile
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/01/2023
Start Time:             01:41 AM CDT
Start Location:         6 SSE Murfreesboro / Rutherford County /
TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.7554 / -86.3814

End Date:               04/01/2023
End Time:               01:58 AM CDT
End Location:           3 WNW Woodbury / Cannon County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.8426 / -86.1157

Survey Summary:
This strong EF2 tornado touched down 6 miles south of downtown
Murfreesboro near County Farm Road, then moved northeast along
Elam Road where several trees and fences were blown down and a few
homes suffered minor damage. Trees continued to be blown down as
the tornado crossed Lyle Creek Road, Bradyville Pike, Floraton
Road and McElory Road. The tornado strengthened to EF1 as it
crossed Highway 70 west of Old Woodbury Pike, significantly
damaging one home and several nearby outbuildings. Intensifying
even futher to a strong EF2, the tornado moved into the Readyville
community on Murfreesboro Road at the Rutherford/Cannon County
line, heavily damaging or destroying numerous homes and
businesses. Several historic properties dating to the early 1800s
such as the Readyville Mill and The Corners on Stones River were
also heavily damaged. The tornado weakened as it continued
northeast but still blew down numerous trees and caused minor
damage to homes on Porterfield Road and Locke Creek Road before
lifting.

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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 events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.


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