[BNAWX] Public Information Statement

Tue Apr 4 00:06:09 CDT 2023

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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
1205 AM CDT Tue Apr 4 2023

...Updated NWS Nashville Damage Surveys for March 31 - April 1,
2023 Tornadoes...

Updated to list all 4 confirmed tornadoes across NWS Nashville
counties. Combined NWS Memphis survey information for long track
EF3 tornado into Wayne/Lewis tornado information, and tweaked
path length for Trousdale/Macon County EF1 tornado. Also
increased injuries to 2 in Wayne County and 2 in Cannon County
per news reports.

.Hardeman/McNairy/Hardin/Wayne/Lewis EF3 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF3
Estimated Peak Wind:    TBD
Path Length /statute/:  86.43 miles (estimated)
Path Width /maximum/:   1/2 mile (estimated)
Fatalities:             9 in McNairy County
Injuries:               TBD (2 in Wayne County)

Start Date:             03/31/2023
Start Time:             11:02 PM CDT
Start Location:         5 S Hornsby / Hardeman County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.154 / -88.8274

End Date:               04/01/2023
End Time:               12:37 AM CDT
End Location:           10 WSW Mount Pleasant / Lewis County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.5278 / -87.3681

Survey Summary:
This major, long track EF3 tornado began in Hardeman County and
moved across McNairy and Hardin Counties before entering Wayne
County southwest of Clifton. Please refer to NWS Memphis damage
surveys for more information on the Hardeman, McNairy and Hardin
County portions of this tornado path. Note that although the
entire tornado track is rated EF3, only EF2 damage occurred in
Wayne and Lewis counties.

The tornado entered Wayne County around 2 miles south of Clifton
and continued northeast, passing across Highway 641 near Tom Holt
Road where several homes and outbuildings were heavily damaged
and dozens of trees blown down. Further northeast, the tornado
struck the Leatherwood community along Beech Creek Road, where a
few poorly constructed homes were leveled and others heavily
damaged. One person was critically injured in this area and
airlifted to the hospital, and another person was also injured.
The tornado then crossed Highway 13 about 6 miles north of
Waynesboro before moving through the Topsy and Ashland
communities, snapping and uprooting hundreds of more trees. The
tornado entered Lewis County along Cothran Road and continued
northeast across Seiber Ridge Road, Rockhouse Road, Howard Switch
Road, Buffalo Road, and the Natchez Trace Parkway at Summertown
Highway, blowing down hundreds of more trees and damaging several
homes and outbuildings. The last damage was noted on Tiger
Bennett Road before the tornado finally lifted. The tornado path
length and width will be refined over the coming days as newly
available satellite and drone imagery becomes available.

.Trousdale/Macon County EF1 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF1
Estimated Peak Wind:    95 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.22 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   125 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             04/01/2023
Start Time:             12:53 AM CDT
Start Location:         6 ENE Hartsville / Trousdale County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.4204 / -86.0464

End Date:               04/01/2023
End Time:               12:58 AM CDT
End Location:           6 SE Lafayette / Macon County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            36.4592 / -85.9461

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down about 100 yards southwest of Pumpkin
Branch Road in Trousdale County. Damages found as it traveled
northeast into Macon County were primarily snapped and uprooted
trees. Property damage was found as the tornado tracked over Rose
Lane in Macon County with minor roofing and shingle damage along
with a flipped propane tank as well as an outbuilding set on
cinder blocks that was moved about 50 feet. The family that lives
at the residence with the flipped propane tank had to temporarily
evacuate due to a gas leak. The tornado strengthened as it
approached Dixon Creek Road, and this is where the most
significant damage was found. A residence here lost about 60
percent of their roof, six outbuildings on the property were
completely destroyed, and multiple trees were uprooted. The
tornado weakened after crossing Dixon Creek Road, causing minor
roofing damage to barns and other outbuildings before it lifted
at Sycamore Valley Road.

.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:               2

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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