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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
444 PM CDT Fri May 28 2021


...NWS Damage Survey for May 28, 2021 Tornado Event...

..Central Putnam County Tornado...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    85 mph
Path Length /statute/:  9.0333 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   75.0 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             05/28/2021
Start Time:             12:55 PM CDT
Start Location:         2 SSW Cookeville / Putnam County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          36.1306 / -85.5325

End Date:               05/28/2021
End Time:               01:09 PM CDT
End Location:           3 E Algood / Putnam County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            36.1882 / -85.388

Survey Summary:

A weak tornado touched down near South Willow Avenue and Winston
Drive in Cookeville, causing minor damage to a church and moderate
damage to an outbuilding, and snapping large branches from nearby
trees. It continued to the east downing multiple trees in east
Cookeville with Watauga Drive being the hardest hit. Then the
circulation appears to have crossed highway 111, causing minor
damage to multiple structures before lifting near Falling Water
Road and Buck Mountain 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 of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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Whitehead
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