Confirmed Tornado in Warren County, TN

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
305 PM CDT WED SEP 9 2009

...NWS CONFIRMS EF-0 TORNADO DAMAGE IN WARREN COUNTY FROM SEPTEMBER
7TH STORM...

A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GROUND SURVEY TODAY CONCLUDED THAT AN
EF-0 TORNADO OCCURRED AROUND 657 PM CDT MONDAY IN WARREN COUNTY
TENNESSEE. THE TORNADO TRAVELED IN A NORTH TO SOUTH PATH FROM JUST
WEST OF HIGHWAY 70 AND LAWS ROAD AND ENDING 1/2 MILES SOUTH. THE
TORNADO DAMAGED A PATH THAT WAS 1/2 MILES LONG AND 50 YARDS WIDE.

SEVERAL TREES WERE EITHER SNAPPED OFF OR UPROOTED. A COUPLE OF HOMES
SUSTAINED SOME PEELING OF METAL ROOFS.

BASED ON THE DAMAGE...WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 85 MPH WHICH
CORRESPONDS TO A HIGH END EF-0 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE.

NWS NASHVILLE THANKS WARREN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DIRECTOR PERCY PHIFER FOR HIS ASSISTANCE DURING THIS SURVEY.


SUMMARY...

STRENGTH...EF-0
PATH LENGTH...1/2 MILES
WIDTH...50 YARDS
TOUCHDOWN TIME...657 PM CDT


MICHAEL DAVIS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE


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