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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED TYPOS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1040 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

...UPDATED NWS DAMAGE SURVEY INFORMATION FOR 01/30/13 TORNADOES...

AN ADDITIONAL TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED NEAR MANCHESTER IN COFFEE
COUNTY FROM THE SEVERE WEATHER EVENT ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 30TH
2013.

RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND:    80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/:  ALMOST 5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/:   75 YARDS
FATALITIES              0
INJURIES:               0

START DATE:             JANUARY 30 2013
START TIME:             526 AM CST
START LOCATION:         COFFEE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL IN MANCHESTER
START LAT/LON:          35.4868/-86.0789

END DATE:               JANUARY 30 2013
END TIME:               530 AM CST
END LOCATION:           SHINING STAR LN OFF RAGSDALE RD
END_LAT/LON:            35.5036/-86.0003

BASED ON A SURVEY COMPLETED BY COFFEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED NEAR MANCHESTER FROM THE EARLY MORNING
STORMS OF JANUARY 30TH.  INITIAL DAMAGE CONSISTING OF SNAPPED TREES
AND A DESTROYED SCOREBOARD WAS NOTED AT THE COFFEE COUNTY MIDDLE
SCHOOL.  INTERMITTENT DAMAGE...CONSISTING OF DOZENS OF SNAPPED TREES
AND DAMAGED ROOFS...CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES TO THE
NORTHEAST.  THE LAST EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE WAS ON SHINING STAR LANE
JUST OFF RAGSDALE ROAD.

EF SCALE: THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE CLASSIFIES
TORNADOES INTO THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES.
EF0...WEAK......65 TO 85 MPH
EF1...WEAK......86 TO 110 MPH
EF2...STRONG....111 TO 135 MPH
EF3...STRONG....136 TO 165 MPH
EF4...VIOLENT...166 TO 200 MPH
EF5...VIOLENT...>200 MPH

NOTE:
THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO
CHANGE PENDING FINAL REVIEW THE EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

$$
TOM JOHNSTONE
NWS NASHVILLE










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