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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1050 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

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

SIX ADDITIONAL TORNADOES WERE CONFIRMED FROM THE SEVERE WEATHER
EVENT ON THE MORNING OF JANUARY 30TH 2013. THIS INCLUDES THREE EF0
TORNADOES AND ONE EF1 TORNADO IN SUMNER COUNTY...ONE EF1 TORNADO
IN ROBERTSON COUNTY AND ONE EF0 TORNADO IN CHEATHAM COUNTY.

...SUMNER COUNTY TORNADO INFORMATION IN GALLATIN...

RATING: EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 	85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 	10.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 	125 YARDS
FATALITIES: 		0
INJURIES: 		0

START DATE: 		JANUARY 30 2013
START TIME: 		323 AM CST
START LOCATION: 	INTERSECTION OF HWY 31 AND SHUTE LANE
START LAT/LON: 		36.3336/-86.5463

END DATE: 		JANUARY 30 2013
END TIME: 		335 AM CST
END LOCATION: 		BLEDSOE CREEK STATE PARK
END_LAT/LON: 		36.3776/-86.3636

AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 31 AND
SHUTE LANE. NUMEROUS TREES WERE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED WITH SOME
TREES FALLING ON HOMES. SEVERAL HOMES HAD MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED IN THE FAIRVIEW PLANTATION AND
BAYPOINT SUBDIVISIONS. THE TORNADO TRAVELED 10.3 MILES AND
CONTINUED TO UPROOT AND SNAP TREES AND CAUSE MINOR ROOF DAMAGE
ALONG THE PATH UNTIL IT LIFTED NEAR BLEDSOE CREEK STATE PARK.


...SUMNER COUNTY TORNADO INFORMATION IN NEAR CASTALIAN SPRINGS...


RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 	75 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 	1.0 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 	50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 		0
INJURIES: 		0

START DATE: 		JANUARY 30 2013
START TIME: 		334 AM CST
START LOCATION: 	NEAR INTERSECTION OF HWY 25 AND HARSH LANE
START LAT/LON: 		36.3974/-86.3425

END DATE: 		JANUARY 30 2013
END TIME: 		337 AM CST
END LOCATION: 		NEAR THE SUMNER COUNTY RC FLIERS
END_LAT/LON: 		36.4006/-86.3240

AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 25 AND
HARSH LANE DIRECTLY IMPACTING THE APPLE MARKET WITH MINOR ROOF
DAMAGE. AS THE TORNADO TRAVELED 1.0 MILES A FEW TREES WERE SNAPPED
AND UPROOTED UNTIL THE TORNADO LIFTED VERY NEAR THE SUMNER COUNTY
RC FLIERS AREA.


...SUMNER COUNTY TORNADO INFORMATION IN SANDY VALLEY...


RATING:                 EF-0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 	80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 	3.5 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 	75 YARDS
FATALITIES: 		0
INJURIES: 		0

START DATE: 		JANUARY 30 2013
START TIME: 		319 AM CST
START LOCATION: 	TYREE SPRINGS ROAD AND SANDY VALLEY ROAD
START LAT/LON: 		36.3923/-86.6264

END DATE: 		JANUARY 30 2013
END TIME: 		323 AM CST
END LOCATION:		UPPER STATION CAMP CREEK ROAD
END_LAT/LON: 		36.4139/-86.5711

AN EF0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TYREE SPRINGS
ROAD AND SANDY VALLEY ROAD DESTROYING TWO GARAGE BUILDINGS.
NUMEROUS TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED...AND SOME HOMES HAD
MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. AS THE TORNADO TRAVELED 3.5 MILES TREES WERE
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED UNTIL THE TORNADO LIFTED ALONG UPPER STATION
CAMP ROAD.


...SUMNER COUNTY TORNADO INFORMATION 4 MILES EAST OF CROSS PLAINS...

RATING: 		EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 	100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 	1 MILE PATH
WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 	100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 		0
INJURIES: 		0

START DATE:             JANUARY 30 2013
START TIME: 		315 AM CST
START LOCATION: 	NORTH OF INTERSTATE 65 AND MILE MARKER 113
START LAT/LON: 		36.5351/-86.6400

END DATE: 		JANUARY 30 2013
END TIME: 		317 AM CST
END LOCATION: 		EAST OF HWY 31
END_LAT/LON: 		36.5355/-86.6357

AN EF1 TORNADO CROSSED INTERSTATE 65 FROM ROBERTSON COUNTY AND
CAUSED NUMEROUS SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES ONE MILE NORTH OF THE
HWY 25 AND HWY 31 JUNCTION. THIS TORNADO WAS THE CONTINUATION OF
THE ROBERSTON COUNTY EF1 TORNADO.



...ROBERTSON COUNTY TORNADO INFORMATION...

RATING:                 EF-1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 	100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 	15.3 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 	150 YARDS
FATALITIES: 		0
INJURIES: 		1

START DATE: 		JANUARY 30 2013
START TIME: 		306 AM CST
START LOCATION: 	PINSON SCHOOL ROAD
START LAT/LON: 		36.4825/-86.8087

END DATE: 		JANUARY 30 2013
END TIME: 		315 AM CST
END LOCATION: 		INTERSTATE 65 ALONG MILE MARKER 113
END_LAT/LON: 		36.5350/-86.6400

AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ALONG PINSON SCHOOL ROAD AND TRAVELED
ACROSS POSSUM TROT ROAD UPROOTING AND SNAPPING SEVERAL TREES. ONCE
THE TORNADO CROSSED THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 76 AND GUM STATION
ROAD MORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED TO NUMEROUS HOMES AND A
BARN. MOST HOMES HAD MINOR ROOF DAMAGE WHILE A FEW HAD SUBSTANTIAL
ROOF DAMAGE. HUNDREDS OF TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED ALONG GUM
STATION ROAD...BETHLEHEM ROAD AND BAGGETT ROAD. THE TORNADO CAUSED
SMALL AREAS OF SNAPPED AND UPROOTED TREES UNTIL IT CROSSED OVER
INTERSTATE 65 AT MILE MARKER 113 MOVING INTO SUMNER COUNTY.



....CHEATHAM COUNTY TORNADO INFORMATION...

RATING:                 EF-0	
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 	80 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 	0.25 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 	50 YARDS
FATALITIES: 		0
INJURIES: 		1

START DATE: 		JANUARY 30 2013
START TIME: 		252 AM CST
START LOCATION: 	GLORIA CIRCLE IN ASHLAND CITY
START LAT/LON: 		36.2761/-87.0583

END DATE: 		JANUARY 30 2013
END TIME: 		253 AM CST
END LOCATION: 		INTERSECTION OF GLORIA CIRCLE AND STRATTON BLVD
END_LAT/LON: 		36.2785/-87.0553

AN EF0 TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN IN ASHLAND CITY ALONG GLORIA
CIRCLE AND STRATTON BLVD. SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED AND
SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED AND SNAPPED ALONG THE ONE QUARTER MILE
TRACK BEFORE IT LIFTED.


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 EVENTS AND PUBLICATION IN NWS
STORM DATA.

$$

MIKE DAVIS/JAMES LAROSA
NWS NASHVILLE




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