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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
158 PM CDT Tue Mar 31 2020

...NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 03/29/2020 TORNADO EVENT ...

A strong storm system impacted Middle Tennessee late Saturday
night through early Sunday morning March 28 - March 29, 2020.
Widespread straight line wind damage was experienced across
Lawrence, Marshall, Bedford, Cannon, Warren, White, and Cumberland
Counties. In addition to the intense straight line winds one
tornado touched down in White County.

.Sparta EF-0 Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  6.88 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/29/2020
Start Time:             02:29 AM CDT
Start Location:         2 ESE Sparta / White County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.9157 / -85.4341

End Date:               03/29/2020
End Time:               02:33 AM CDT
End Location:           7 WSW Pleasant Hill / White County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.9446 / -85.317

Survey Summary:
The tornado touched down near Sparta Golf and Country Club on
Baker Montain Road. Most of the damage was to large trees and
broken trees limbs. Several of the limbs and an uprooted tree were
more of a convergence pattern rather than the straightline
wind/divergent pattern at other damage locations in White County.
The tornado continued northeast crossing Crossville Highway 70
knocking trees down. Additional damage occurred to the Bon Air
community where several farm outbuildings and barns were destroyed
near Corolla Road. A few homes had roof damamge as well. Sporadic
tree damage continued along Highway 70 where the tornado lifted
right before reaching DeRossett Community.

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 of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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HURLEY
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