Public Information Statement as of 8:52 AM CST on January 18, 2012
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 8:52 AM CST on January 18, 2012
...Tornado confirmed near Smyrna in Rutherford County Tennessee...
Location...near Smyrna in Rutherford County Tennessee.
Date...January 17th 2012.
Estimated time...unknown.
Maximum ef-scale rating...EF-0.
Estimated maximum wind speed...80 to 85 mph.
Maximum path width...125 yards.
Path length...1.69 miles.
Beginning lat/Lon...36.02n 86.28w.
Ending lat/Lon...unknown
* fatalities...unknown
* injuries...0
* the information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event(s) and publication in NWS
storm data.
...Summary...
the National Weather Service in Nashville TN has confirmed a tornado
near Smyrna in Rutherford County Tennessee on January 17th 2012. A damage
assessment team is currently surveying the path length...width...
and other information associated with this tornado. The tornado
began approximately 4 miles northeast of Smyrna on Lamar Road at
the Lamar Hill Access Area near Percy Priest Lake. A home in this
area suffered damage associated with an EF-0 tornado producing
winds of 80 to 85 mph.
Additional information will be forthcoming as the survey team
inspects more damage.
This information can also be found on our website at
weather.Gov/ohx.
For reference...the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies tornadoes into
the following categories:
EF0...wind speeds 65 to 85 mph.
EF1...wind speeds 86 to 110 mph.
EF2...wind speeds 111 to 135 mph.
EF3...wind speeds 136 to 165 mph.
EF4...wind speeds 166 to 200 mph.
EF5...wind speeds greater than 200 mph.
