[BNAWX] Public Information Statement

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
918 PM CST TUE MAR 1 2011

...EF-1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY FROM LAST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMA SURVEYED
DAMAGE WEST OF CLARKSVILLE ALONG YORK AND DOTSONVILLE ROAD. THE
DAMAGE WAS CONVERGENT AND ROTATIONAL IN NATURE...CONSISTENT WITH
A TORNADO.

THE EF1 TORNADO...WITH WINDS 90 TO 100 MPH...TOUCHED DOWN ALONG YORK
ROAD JUST SOUTH OF THE WOODLAWN COMMUNITY. INTERMITTENT DAMAGE
CONTINUED 2.3 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST. DOZENS OF TREES WERE
UPROOTED AND SNAPPED...AND A HOUSE ON DOTSONVILLE ROAD LOST
PART OF ITS ROOF.

DAMAGE TYPE...TORNADO
DATE...02/24/2011
ESTIMATED TIME...905 PM CST ESTIMATED BY RADAR
RATING...EF-1
ESTIMATED MAXIMUM WIND SPEED...90 TO 100 MPH
MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH...50 YDS
PATH LENGTH...2.3 MILES
BEGIN LAT/LON...36.5347N/87.4549W
ENDING LAT/LON...36.5375N/87.4166W
* FATALITIES...0
* INJURIES...0

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

$$
TOM JOHNSTONE
NWS NASHVILLE




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