235
NOUS44 KMEG 292000
PNSMEG
ARZ009-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017-
020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-300800-
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
300 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR APRIL 27-28 SEVERE STORMS
DYERSBURG TORNADO
RATING: EF0
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 0.95 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 100 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 04/28/2026
START TIME: 12:24 AM CDT
START LOCATION: 1 SE DYERSBURG / DYER COUNTY / TN
START LAT/LON: 36.0262 / -89.3631
END DATE: 04/28/2026
END TIME: 12:28 AM CDT
END LOCATION: 2 ESE DYERSBURG / DYER COUNTY / TN
END LAT/LON: 36.0228 / -89.3469
SURVEY SUMMARY:
A WEAK, SHORT-LIVED EF-0 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ON THE SOUTHEAST
SIDE OF DYERSBURG SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY, APRIL 28. THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE OCCURRED AT A WAREHOUSE ON E COURT ST,
WHERE TEN SKYLIGHTS WERE BLOWN OUT AND A LARGE METAL PANEL WAS
PULLED FROM THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. THE TORNADO CONTINUED
SOUTHEASTWARD ALMOST PARALLEL TO E COURT STREET, CAUSING TREE
DAMAGE TO EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. MINOR ROOF DAMAGE WAS NOTED AT
A HOUSE ON AUBURN AVE. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST BEFORE REACHING US
412.
STEELE STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
SURVEY SUMMARY:
SURVEY TEAMS FOUND THE DAMAGE TO CENTRAL ELEMENTARY IN STEELE,
MISSOURI TO BE NON-TORNADIC. MINOR TREE DAMAGE IN THE FORM OF
BROKEN LIMBS AND THE UPLIFT OF A METAL ROOF IS CONSISTENT WITH A
CONCENTRATED SWATH OF STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS NEAR 80 MPH. NO OTHER
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND.
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 EVENT AND PUBLICATION IN
NWS STORM DATA.
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