Public Information Statement
Statement as of 9:21 AM CST on January 30, 2013
...NWS damage survey for Mount Juliet Jan 30 2013 tornado...
Rating: EF-2
estimated peak wind: 115 mph
path length /statute/: 4.6 miles
path width /maximum/: 150 yards
fatalities: 0
injuries: 0
Start date: January 30 2013
start time: 325 am CST
start location: Glenwood drive in Mount Juliet TN
start lat/lon: 36.2208/-86.5461
End date: January 30 2013
end time: 330 am CST
end location: Cooks Church Road in Mount Juliet TN
end_lat/lon: 36.2480/-86.4722
National Weather Service Nashville personnel and Wilson County
emergency management surveyed damage in Mount Juliet the morning
of January 30 2013 and confirmed an EF2 tornado touched down. The
tornado began on Glenwood drive then moved east-northeast through
the city before lifting near Cooks Church Road. The heaviest
damage occurred in a commercial district around Lebanon Road and
Mount Juliet Road where one warehouse and an automotive business
were heavily damaged. Several other businesses in the area
received minor to moderate structural damage. Significant damage
to outbuildings...fences...and power poles occurred at The Mount
juilet ballpark. Dozens of trees and power lines were blown down
and many other homes received minor damage along the path.
Ef scale: the Enhanced Fujita scale classifies
tornadoes into the following categories.
EF0...weak......65 to 85 mph
EF1...weak......86 to 110 mph
EF2...strong....111 to 135 mph
EF3...strong....136 to 165 mph
EF4...violent...166 to 200 mph
EF5...violent...>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.
Detailed Conditions and Forecast Information:
http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=37022&from_email=1
