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National Weather Service Nashville TN
1242 PM CST Tue Dec 12 2023
...NWS Damage Survey for 12/09/2023 Tornado Event Update #6...
.Update...Added Indian Mound tornado. There are now 6 confirmed
tornadoes in Middle Tennessee.
.Overview...A strong storm system moved through Middle TN on
Saturday afternoon December 9, 2023, producing multiple tornadoes.
.Indian Mound EF-1 Tornado...
Rating: EF1
Estimated Peak Wind: 110 mph
Path Length /statute/: 7.10 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 75 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 12/09/2023
Start Time: 01:20 PM CST
Start Location: 6 ENE Dover / Stewart County / TN
Start Lat/Lon: 36.498 / -87.7274
End Date: 12/09/2023
End Time: 01:30 PM CST
End Location: 9 SSE Lafayette / Montgomery County / KY
End Lat/Lon: 36.5308 / -87.6073
Survey Summary:
The tornado first touched down just east of the Cumberland River
near Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge off of Commissary
Hollow Road. Minor damage was observed to trees with a home
sustaining significant roof damage. The tornado continued east-
northeast where dozens more trees were snapped and uprooted along
Lower Cross Creek Road. Once the tornado entered Indian Mound,
more trees were either uprooted or snapped along Highway 46. The
tornado then intensified on Red Top Road and Gillum Hollow Road
where a church overhang awning and greenhouses were damaged. A
few more barns and outbuildings were damaged along Gillum Hollow
Road with several instances of uprooted and snapped trees along
its path including a tree falling onto a residence. The tornado
finally began to weaken as it entered into far western portions
of Montgomery County where only a few large branches were broken.
The tornado then lifted near Indian Mound Road and Liverpool
Road.
.Clarksville EF-3 Tornado...
Rating: EF3
Estimated Peak Wind: 150 mph
Path Length /statute/: 11.33 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 600 yards
Fatalities: 3
Injuries: 62
Start Date: 12/09/2023
Start Time: 01:41 PM CST
Start Location: 5 S Fort Campbell North / Montgomery County / KY
Start Lat/Lon: 36.5753 / -87.4693
End Date: 12/09/2023
End Time: 01:56 PM CST
End Location: 5 S Trenton / Todd County / KY
End Lat/Lon: 36.642 / -87.2833
Survey Summary:
This EF-3 tornado first touched down on Fort Campbell just north
of the Sabre Airfield with mostly minor tree damage. It quickly
intensified as crossed Walnut Grove Road and destroyed a building
next to a church. The tornado then continued northeast and
damaged dozens of homes in a neighborhood along Garrettsburg Road
near Purple Heart Highway. The tornado then went through a
heavily wooded neighborhood south of Britton Springs Road where
dozens of mobile and manufactured homes were destroyed. The
tornado crossed into another neighborhood causing heavy damage in
and near Eva Drive, with several houses shifted off their
foundations that were only attached with straight nails
(EF2/120mph). The tornado intensified to EF-3 (140 mph) as it
crossed Highway 41 and struck several commercial businesses,
including a vacant fast food restaurant and strip mall where only
the interior remained. Just east of Highway 41 north of Ringgold
Road, another neighborhood was struck with several homes
sustaining significant damage. As the tornado continued
northeast, it strengthened further to EF-3 (150mph), destroying
four two story brick and vinyl siding homes on Henry Place Blvd.
Debris was blown across the field towards West Creek Elementary
School where the school sustained roof damage. As the tornado
crossed Peachers Mill Road, two dozen brand new two story brick
apartment homes were severely damaged with roofs missing on at
least a dozen of these structures. Dozens more houses suffered
significant roof damage along and near Needmore Road and Tiny
Town Rd (EF-2). The tornado then crossed I-24 at Trenton Road
where numerous cedar trees were uprooted. Continuing across
Tylertown Road, the tornado caused EF-1 to EF-2 damage roof and
siding damage to dozens of homes across 3 neighborhoods before
moving into Kentucky. A total of nearly 1000 homes were impacted
by the tornado, including 114 homes destroyed and 268 homes with
major damage, with 3 people killed and 62 injured.
.Cumberland Furnace EF-2 Tornado...
Rating: EF2
Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph
Path Length /statute/: 5.83 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 1
Start Date: 12/09/2023
Start Time: 03:29 PM CST
Start Location: 3 ESE Slayden / Dickson County / TN
Start Lat/Lon: 36.2793 / -87.4138
End Date: 12/09/2023
End Time: 03:39 PM CST
End Location: 8 N Charlotte / Dickson County / TN
End Lat/Lon: 36.3029 / -87.3137
Survey Summary:
This EF-2 tornado touched down southwest of the intersection of
Woods Valley Road and Bone Road, then moved east-northeast where
it snapped a few pine trees and caused roof damage to a home.
Continuing east-northeast, the tornado damaged a mobile home and
outbuilding on Gamble Hollow Road. The tornado intensified to EF-
2 as it crossed Highway 48, causing the most significant damage
along its path as it completely removed the top level of a home,
leaving only the lower exterior walls in place. Winds were
estimated at 125 mph in this area. The tornado maintained its
strength as it continued toward Freeman Loop, striking an A-frame
house and ripping off the top half of the home. As it continued
eastward, the tornado did substantial damage to another mobile
home and snapped and uprooted dozens of trees along Freeman Loop
before finally lifting after crossing Barton's Creek.
.White Bluff EF-2 Tornado...
Rating: EF2b
Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph
Path Length /statute/: 14.29 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 500 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 12/09/2023
Start Time: 04:03 PM CST
Start Location: 4 NNW White Bluff / Dickson County / TN
Start Lat/Lon: 36.1601 / -87.2335
End Date: 12/09/2023
End Time: 04:24 PM CST
End Location: 6 SE Ashland City / Cheatham County / TN
End Lat/Lon: 36.2057 / -86.9854
Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down in the Claylick community in eastern
Dickson County snapping and uprooting several trees and
destroying an outbuilding. It quickly intensified to low end EF-
2 strength as it crossed Nosegay Road and demolished a single
story manufactured home. The tornado continued to Pack Annex Road
where it did minor damage to the tops of high-tension power lines
and continued to snap large trees as it moved northeast into
Cheatham County. Uprooted trees and minor roof damage occurred in
the Griffintown area of Cheatham County. The tornado weakened and
caused sporadic tree damage as it moved into Cheatham Wildlife
Management Area. It strengthened once more, causing prolific tree
damage and structure damage to homes along Dry Creek Road south
of Ashland City. The tornado lifted after causing minor structure
damage and snapping a few trees near River Road.
.Springfield EF-2 Tornado...
Rating: EF2
Estimated Peak Wind: 120 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.52 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 4
Start Date: 12/09/2023
Start Time: 04:19 PM CST
Start Location: 1 S Springfield / Robertson County / TN
Start Lat/Lon: 36.4784 / -86.883
End Date: 12/09/2023
End Time: 04:24 PM CST
End Location: 3 E Springfield / Robertson County / TN
End Lat/Lon: 36.4993 / -86.8261
Survey Summary:
This EF-2 tornado touched down near Fairway Trail and Kemper
Court in southern Springfield. Moving northeast, the tornado
snapped and uprooted trees along many residential streets and
caused minor damage to a few homes. More significant damage to
homes occurred further northeast on Rudolph Street and Brentlawn
Drive. The tornado strengthened as it crossed Highway 41 near the
Kroger shopping center, with numerous businesses damaged from
high-end EF1 to low-end EF2 intensity (110-115 mph). 25 vehicles
in the Kroger parking lot were flipped with some thrown into
nearby ditches. The tornado then crossed the railroad tracks
behind Kroger and reached its peak intensity as it entered an
industrial area, where multiple warehouse structures were heavily
damaged. With the majority of these metal building systems having
Grade 5 bolts holding down the columns, winds were estimated at
EF-2/120 mph in this area. The tornado then struck a fire
department and strip mall (EF-1/110 mph) and bent a steel
transmission pole at a power substatation (EF-2/115 mph) on the
east side of the industrial park. As the tornado continued
northeast, it significantly weakened but still uprooted trees and
caused minor roof damage to homes on Greystone Drive and Sloan
Lane. On Roy Pitt Road, the tornado destroyed a two car garage
and rolled a trailer on its side (EF-1). The tornado finally
lifted near the intersection of Oakland Road and Highway 76E.
.Davidson/Sumner County EF-2 Tornado...
Rating: EF2
Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph
Path Length /statute/: 29.73 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 400 yards
Fatalities: 3
Injuries: 0
Start Date: 12/09/2023
Start Time: 04:39 PM CST
Start Location: 5 N Nashville / Davidson County / TN
Start Lat/Lon: 36.2552 / -86.7844
End Date: 12/09/2023
End Time: 05:22 PM CST
End Location: 7 W Hartsville / Sumner County / TN
End Lat/Lon: 36.418 / -86.2914
Survey Summary:
This EF-2 tornado touched down just to the east of I-24 on Brick
Church Lane. There were a few trees down and shingle damage to
several homes in this area. The tornado strengthened in the
Madison area causing EF-2 damage with winds up to 120-125 mph.
The heaviest damage was confined to two areas, off of East
Campbell Road as well as Nesbitt Lane. Multiple mobile homes were
destroyed on Nesbitt Lane. This is where 3 fatalities occurred.
Multiple single family homes and a church off of East Campbell
Road were missing large sections of their roofs, with some
exterior walls collapsed. Several metal power poles in the area
were bent as well. Nearby, an apartment complex off Palmer Avenue
sustained damage. As the tornado moved further northeast it
damaged an industrial complex off of Myatt Drive. The tornado
continued into Hendersonville downing hundreds of trees and
causing roof damage to multiple homes. It damaged many businesses
along Main Street. The tornado continued northeast into Gallatin
where EF-2 (115 mph) damage was found to a few homes in The Club
at Foxland Harbor as we as the Foxland Harbor Golf and Country
Club. At this point, the tornado began to weaken, though EF-
1 damage was found as it crossed Hwy 109 and Steam Plant Road.
Several trees were still found to be uprooted, along with minor
roof and shingle damage to a couple of homes as the tornado
crossed Hartsville Pike. The tornado lifted just to the northeast
of Castalian Springs on Lauderdale Lane. Around
600 homes/businesses were damaged in Sumner County.
&&
EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:
EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>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.
$$
Hurley/LaRosa/Adcock/Husted/Barnwell/Whitehead/Baggett/
Shamburger/Unger/Mueller/Herron
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