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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Nashville TN
508 PM CDT Tue Jul 30 2024

...NWS Damage Survey for 07/29/24 Tornado and Wind Event...

.Overview...A severe thunderstorm produced both a significant
downburst as well as a weak tornado in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Here are the findings from today's survey.

..Tornado #1...

Rating:                 EF0
Estimated Peak Wind:    75 mph
Path Length /statute/:  3.38 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             07/29/2024
Start Time:             02:24 PM CDT
Start Location:         Murfreesboro / Rutherford County / TN
Start Lat/Lon:          35.855 / -86.3899

End Date:               07/29/2024
End Time:               02:29 PM CDT
End Location:           3 E Murfreesboro / Rutherford County / TN
End Lat/Lon:            35.8401 / -86.3331

Survey Summary:
A small, weak tornado moved through Murfreesboro, TN, also
impacting the Middle Tennessee State University campus. The main
damage was large tree branches down, with some trees uprooted.
Minor structural damage was noted at the stadium, including some
siding material off of one of the nearby buildings and some gate
and fencing damage. This is also where the viral video of the
trailer being blown around in the tornado was taken. The tornado
began just east of Memorial Boulevard, continued east-southeast
towards the MTSU campus, and ended east-southeast of campus on
Copper Hollow Drive.



..Murfreesboro Damaging Winds...

Estimated Peak Wind:    80 mph
Path Length /statute/:  2.55 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             07/29/2024
Start Time:             02:25 PM CDT

End Date:               07/29/2024
End Time:               02:31 PM CDT

Survey Summary:
A swath of damaging winds occurred across parts of Murfreesboro.
Damage consisted of many trees down or uprooted, many branches
snapped off, and some structural damage, primarily due to trees or
branches falling. There was some minor roof damage to a few
buildings, including metal peeled up at a business and some
shingles lost on a few houses.



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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the
following categories:

EF0.....65 to 85 mph
EF1.....86 to 110 mph
EF2.....111 to 135 mph
EF3.....136 to 165 mph
EF4.....166 to 200 mph
EF5.....>200 mph

NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in
NWS Storm Data.


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