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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
739 PM CDT THU APR 28 2011

...MICROBURST/STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE NEAR COLLINWOOD...

LOCATION...10 MILE PATH FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF COLLINWOOD IN WAYNE
NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE LAWRENCE COUNTY LINE. ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND
SPEED...80-90 MPH.

THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW OF THE EVENT(S) AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

...SUMMARY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NASHVILLE TN HAS CONFIRMED A
MICROBURST/STRAIGHT LINE WIND DAMAGE/NEAR COLLINWOOD IN WAYNE TO
THE LAWRENCE COUNTY LINE IN TENNESSEE ON APRIL 26 2011.

FOR REFERENCE...
A MICROBURST IS A CONVECTIVE DOWNDRAFT WITH AN AFFECTED OUTFLOW AREA
OF LESS THAN 2 1/2 MILES WIDE AND PEAK WINDS LASTING LESS THAN
5 MINUTES. MICROBURSTS MAY INDUCE DANGEROUS HORIZONTAL/VERTICAL
WIND SHEARS...WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE AND
CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS ARE GENERALLY ANY WIND
THAT IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH ROTATION...USED MAINLY TO DIFFERENTIATE
THEM FROM TORNADIC WINDS.

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