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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN  
523 PM CDT FRI JUN 20 2025  
   
..NWS DAMAGE SURVEY FOR 06/18/2025 TORNADO EVENT - UPDATE #1
 
 
ADDED INFORMATION FOR A SECOND EF-0 TORNADO FROM JUNE 18TH IN  
MACON COUNTY.  
   
SUNRISE TORNADO
 
 
RATING: EF0  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 80 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 7.03 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 175 YARDS  
FATALITIES: 0  
INJURIES: 0  
 
START DATE: 06/18/2025  
START TIME: 08:37 PM CDT  
START LOCATION: 8 SSE CENTERVILLE / HICKMAN COUNTY / TN  
START LAT/LON: 35.6788 / -87.4327  
 
END DATE: 06/18/2025  
END TIME: 08:59 PM CDT  
END LOCATION: 10 SE CENTERVILLE / HICKMAN COUNTY / TN  
END LAT/LON: 35.6951 / -87.3107  
 
SURVEY SUMMARY:  
NWS NASHVILLE HAS CONFIRMED A TORNADO TOUCHDOWN JUST SOUTHEAST OF  
SUNRISE NEAR PRINCE RD WHERE MINOR TIMBER DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE  
TORNADO CONTINUED EAST TOWARDS FALLS BRANCH RD, DOING DAMAGE TO  
TREES. MOBILE HOME ROOF DAMAGE ALSO OCCURRED AND SHIFTED THE HOME  
OFF ITS FOUNDATION. THE TORNADO THEN MOVED EAST OVER A HEAVILY  
WOODED AREA CROSSING OVER UGLY CREEK RD AND EVENTUALLY BLUE BUCK  
CREEK RD. HERE THE TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO A RESIDENCE AND  
SNAPPED AND UPROOTED NUMEROUS TREES BEFORE CROSSING OVER A RIDGE  
TOP. THE TORNADO WEAKENED THEREAFTER WITH ONLY TREE BRANCHES  
OBSERVED ON SHE BOSS RD AND OLD TRACE RD.  
   
OAK KNOB TORNADO
 
 
RATING: EF0  
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 70 MPH  
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 4.41 MILES  
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 300 YARDS  
FATALITIES: 0  
INJURIES: 0  
 
START DATE: 06/18/2025  
START TIME: 08:37 PM CDT  
START LOCATION: 5 NNW LAFAYETTE / MACON COUNTY / TN  
START LAT/LON: 36.5962 / -86.0543  
 
END DATE: 06/18/2025  
END TIME: 08:42 PM CDT  
END LOCATION: 7 NNE LAFAYETTE / MACON COUNTY / TN  
END LAT/LON: 36.6211 / -85.9824  
 
SURVEY SUMMARY:  
NWS NASHVILLE HAS CONFIRMED AN EF0 TORNADO NORTH OF LAFAYETTE.  
THE TORNADO BEGAN NEAR SPARROW RD AND CONTINUED NORTHEAST ALONG  
OAK KNOB RD WHERE A PATH OF TIMBER DAMAGE OCCURRED AS WELL AS  
DAMAGE TO A FEW RESIDENCES AND CARPORTS. DAMAGE WAS MORE SPORADIC  
TO THE NORTHEAST, BUT CONTINUED TO AKERSVILLE RD BEFORE  
DISSIPATING.  
 

 
 
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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