[BNAWX] Public Information Statement

[EMWIN Server]

NOUS44 KOHX 142253
PNSOHX
TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-150800-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
553 PM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

...NWS CONFIRMS EF-0 TORNADO DAMAGE IN COFFEE COUNTY FROM LAST
NIGHTS STORMS APRIL 13...

NWS NASHVILLE PERSONNEL SURVEYED TORNADO DAMAGE IN COFFEE COUNTY
ON TUESDAY. THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 53
AND RIDDLE ROAD IN MANCHESTER. IT THEN TRAVELED NORTHEAST AND ENDED
JUST EAST OF RIDDLE ROAD. THE TORNADO DAMAGED A PATH THAT WAS HALF A
MILE LONG AND APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS WIDE.

THE START OF DAMAGE WAS FOUND OFF OF HWY 53 NEAR RIDDLE ROAD.
NUMEROUS TREES WERE FOUND TWISTED AND SNAPPED WITH A COUPLE OF
SHALLOW ROOTED LARGE TREES UPROOTED ALONG THE DAMAGE PATH. ALSO A
HOME HAD SOME DAMAGE TO THE ROOF. BASED ON THE DAMAGE FOUND...WINDS
WERE ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH WHICH CORRESPONDS TO EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED
FUJITA SCALE.

NWS NASHVILLE THANKS COFFEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DIRECTOR ALLEN LENDLEY FOR HIS ASSISTANCE DURING THIS SURVEY.

$$

MICHAEL DAVIS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE









This weather bulletin was brought to you by:
www.nashvilleweather.net