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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT....CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
755 PM CDT SAT APR 12 2008

...PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE LAWRENCE COUNTY AND THE GILES COUNTY
TORNADO SURVEYS...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM VIEWED DAMAGE FROM THE
TORNADO THAT HIT LAWRENCE AND GILES COUNTIES ON FRIDAY, APRIL 11.

IN LAWRENCE COUNTY...THE TORNADO TRACKED FROM 4.2 MILES NORTHWEST OF
LAWRENCEBURG TO 7.8 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAWRENCEBURG FROM 1205 PM CDT
TO 1215 PM CDT, FRIDAY APRIL 11. THE PATH LENGTH OF THE TORNADO WAS
10 MILES WITH A PATH WIDTH OF 100 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED A LOW
END EF-3 ON THE ENHANCED F SCALE. EF-3 WINDS RANGE FROM 136 TO 165
MPH. NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. MANY HOMES HAD ROOF
DAMAGE. A TVA ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION TOWER WAS BLOWN DOWN.

IN GILES COUNTY...THE TORNADO TRACKED FROM 0.4 MILES WEST NORTHWEST
OF LIBERTY HILL TO 4.4 MILES NORTHEAST OF LIBERTY HILL. THE PATH
LENGTH OF THIS TORNADO WAS 4.8 MILES, WITH A PATH WIDTH OF 100
YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED A LOW END EF-3 ON THE ENHANCED F SCALE.
AGAIN...EF-3 WINDS RANGE FROM 136 TO 165 MPH. MANY HOMES HAD ROOF
DAMAGE. A WELL BUILT HOME WAS COMPLETELY LEVELED AT LIBERTY HILL.
NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED.

THE TORNADO MOVED ACROSS NORTHWEST GILES COUNTY FROM 1220 PM CDT TO
1224 PM CDT, FRIDAY APRIL 11.

RESULTS ARE PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ADDITIONAL SURVEY
INFORMATION FROM THE SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK WILL BE POSTED AS
SOON AS IT IS AVAILABLE.

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ORCHANIAN





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