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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
504 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...TORNADO CONFIRMED NEAR CLARKRANGE IN FENTRESS COUNTY TENNESSEE...

DATE...4/27/2011
ESTIMATED TIME...7:45 AM
MAXIMUM EF-SCALE RATING...EF0
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...80-85 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50
YARDS PATH LENGTH...300 YARDS
BEGINNING LAT/LON...36.15N / 85.10W
ENDING LAT/LON...36.15N / 85.09W



* 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 TORNADO
NEAR CLARKRANGE IN FENTRESS COUNTY TENNESSEE ON APRIL 27 2011.

THE SURVEY TEAM ESTABLISHED THAT A BRIEF EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE NORTH OF THE FENTRESS AND PUTNAM COUNTY
LINE AND ONE HALF MILE NORTHWEST OF HWY 62. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES AND MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE.

THANK YOU TO THE FENTRESS COUNTY EMA FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN
CONDUCTING THIS STORM SURVEY.

THIS INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/OHX.

FOR REFERENCE...THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES TORNADOES INTO
THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

EF0...WIND SPEEDS 65 TO 85 MPH.
EF1...WIND SPEEDS 86 TO 110 MPH.
EF2...WIND SPEEDS 111 TO 135 MPH.
EF3...WIND SPEEDS 136 TO 165 MPH.
EF4...WIND SPEEDS 166 TO 200 MPH.
EF5...WIND SPEEDS GREATER THAN 200 MPH.

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11/12





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