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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
1144 AM CDT TUE MAY 7 2024
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 5/6/24 TORNADO EVENT
SMITHVILLE EF1 TORNADO
RATING: EF1
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 100 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 3.30 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 150 YARDS
FATALITIES: 0
INJURIES: 0
START DATE: 05/06/2024
START TIME: 04:23 PM CDT
START LOCATION: 2 WNW SMITHVILLE / DE KALB COUNTY / TN
START LAT/LON: 35.9719 / -85.8581
END DATE: 05/06/2024
END TIME: 04:33 PM CDT
END LOCATION: 1 NE SMITHVILLE / DE KALB COUNTY / TN
END LAT/LON: 35.9714 / -85.8003
SURVEY SUMMARY:
AN EF1 TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN EAST OF HIGHWAY 70 IN NORTHWEST
SMITHVILLE THEN MOVED EAST PARALLELING ALLEN FERRY RD. NUMEROUS
TREES WERE BROKEN, SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG THE ROAD AND
SEVERAL FARM BUILDINGS LOST ROOFING. THE TORNADO THEN CURVED
SOUTHEAST AND CAUSED THE WORST DAMAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 56 NORTH OF
SMITH ROAD WHERE DOZENS OF TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AND A
COUPLE HOMES SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT ROOF, GARAGE AND EXTERIOR WALL
DAMAGE. THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED EAST OF THE HIGHWAY.
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.
HUSTED/LAROSA/SHAMBURGER
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